Primary // Wade Tullier

Primary is proud to present "It was a Dream It is a Flood," a selection of new large-scale ceramics by the artist Wade Tullier. This exhibit marks Tullier's second solo exhibition with the gallery, further exploring generational storytelling and hierarchical proportion concerning his familial identity.  "It was a Dream It is a Flood" is Tullier's most significant work, exhibiting human-sized sculptures that are pillars of his character. A dedicated journal to the storybook traditions of his heritage. Animals, objects, and other phenomena balance into columns of various heights ranging from a few feet to six feet or more. Each codifies Tullier's experience, trauma, dreams, memories, and hunter/gatherer identity. The constellation of sculptures forms a psycho-geologic site, suggesting the interior landscape of Tullier's mind. Individual columns act as wayposts in the mythologized retelling of stories. A shared narrative that peeks into where we once were but leaves no hints of where we might be going or the state of the path we might be on. - Primary