Declarative Statements

Apr 4, 2026
Declarative Statements

Aseries of conversations between curator Aaron Wilder and artists participating in the Amos Eno Gallery exhibition A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy, presented on Artsy.net February 22-April 4, 2026.





Declarative Statements: In Conversation with Cathleen Campbell

Artist Cathleen Campbell discussed with curator Aaron Wilder the invention of the United States of America as a name as well as about Campbell’s work in “A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy,” an Amos Eno Gallery exhibition on Artsy through 4/4/26. Campbell told Wilder about the prospect for unity while encountering barriers to moving forward together as Americans and explained the freedom of perception inherent in her exhibited photographs.






Declarative Statements: In Conversation with Lisa Kellner

Artist Lisa Kellner discussed with curator Aaron Wilder the consequences of the American dream as well as about Kellner’s work in “A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy,” an Amos Eno Gallery exhibition on Artsy through 4/4/26. Kellner told Wilder about the connection between object, historical, and personal memory and explained how the American flag as both symbol and material are presented in the works on display.








Declarative Statements: In Conversation with Breanna Cee Martins

Artist Breanna Cee Martins discussed with curator Aaron Wilder the mythology of the American dream as well as about Martins’ work in “A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy,” an Amos Eno Gallery exhibition on Artsy through 4/4/26. Martins told Wilder about the sources of the imagery for the artworks and explained how the spirits of the people depicted contribute to the final form of the paintings.








Declarative Statements: In Conversation with John Francis Peters

Artist John Francis Peters discussed with curator Aaron Wilder the necessity of questioning our social conditioning as well as about Peters’ work in “A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy,” an Amos Eno Gallery exhibition on Artsy through 4/4/26. Peters told Wilder about the relation of his work to gun violence and explained how his art exposes the unnoticed distortion of our shared reality.






Declarative Statements: In Conversation with Niki Singleton

Artist Niki Singleton discussed with curator Aaron Wilder the tension between equal rights and patriarchal control as well as about Singleton’s work in “A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy,” an Amos Eno Gallery exhibition on Artsy through 4/4/26. Singleton told Wilder about her vision of a shared, fluid future and explained the symbols she uses in her art.




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