At Tobias Mueller Modern Art, Carmen D'Apollonio's "It's All a Big Mystery" casts ceramic lighting as a group of characters. Hand-built, the lamps preserve dents and visible seams. Irregular contours give each object a human attitude between awkwardness and swagger. A porcelain shade can radically alter its temperament. Illumination serves as structure and mood, not decoration. Humor prevents the installation from becoming precious, so sculpture and utility meet freely. Fixtures look almost ready to speak, though silence is part of the joke.
June 23, 2026