Two Works
on Sunday
Alli Lemon | Paolo Piscitelli
For this second iteration of Two Works on Sunday, a new work by Alli Lemon is in dialogue with one of Paolo Piscitelli’s sculptures.
There is no curatorial statement; the works speak to each other, and we gather around them on a convivial Sunday.
By reducing the exhibition to two works, attention sharpens. Within a domestic setting, art becomes part of lived experience — something we inhabit, return to, and share.
An informal, intimate encounter with art: slow, domestic, conversational.
Sunday, April 26 | 10 AM – 4 PM
4615 Friendship Ave., Pittsburgh
The works will also be visible by appointment through Sunday, May 10. Please contact Alli Lemon or Paolo Piscitelli to schedule a visit.
Alli Lemon: artofalemon@gmail.com
Paolo Piscitelli: paolopiscitelli@hotmail.com
I would love to see you.
Paolo Piscitelli
Two Works on Sunday is a recurring series hosted in a residence/studio in Bloomfield, where one of Paolo Piscitelli’s sculptures is placed in dialogue with a work by an invited artist.
Hedone (2026) Indian Black Soapstone: L. 14.5 cm – 5.7 in.
Hedone is an abstract, biomorphic sculpture whose organic mass of rounded lobes is crossed by a delicate, decorative, necklace- or bracelet-like string of small beads, defining a subtle border that gently separates different faces of the same matter.
The size, texture, and solidity of the sculpture invite touch, conveying a paradox of pleasure through stillness and containment. Rather than exuberance, it suggests a deep, inward pleasure—one that is private, tactile, and contemplative, aligned with the classical meaning of “hedone” as embodied sensation.
Clepsydra (2026) Onyx: H. 12.8 cm. – 5 in.
This sculpture refers to the ancient device for observing temporal flow, transforming it into a tactile, enduring object that does not measure time but suggests its presence through material stillness—presenting the paradox in which quiet flow becomes stillness.
Harlem (2020) statuario marble: H. 15.8 cm – 6.2 in.
The Task of Dying (2022) Peach alabaster with stone inlays: L. 22 cm / 8.7 in
Artemis, Reformed (Portable Nature)
Grey Tiger’s Eye Alabaster, 2025
H. 12 cm (4.7 in).
Artemis, Reformed (Portable Nature) is a compact sculptural work carved from grey tiger’s eye alabaster. The form draws inspiration from the ancient Artemis of Ephesus, reimagining the goddess of fertility and protection in a contemporary, intimate scale.
At once sensual and monumental in feeling, yet small enough to be held, this sculpture embodies the idea of portable power—a condensed symbol of endurance, nourishment, and watchful resilience.
The White Man (2025) black soapstone: H. 17 cm – 6.7 in.The
The White Man is a multi-faced head, its overlapping features dissolving into one another, pierced by scattered, eye-like voids. Neither mask nor portrait, the work embodies layered identities and shifting gazes. It challenges the notion of a singular self, echoing the complexities of contemporary existence.
Around Itself (2024) Kenyan black soapstone: H. 22.6 cm. – 8.9 in.
A Sculpture Into Which Thoughtfulness Had Entered (2024) Black soapstone: H. 32 cm. – 12.6 in.
From this multifaceted piece, a sense of interconnectedness and shared human experience emerges, inviting the viewers to delve into the depths of introspection, empathy, and elemental presence.
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