**EJ Hauser**, *The First Yellow Smilers*, 2016-17, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 x 1 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm)

MAIL: HATE MAIL, FAN MAIL, JUNK MAIL, EMAIL.

Curated by Anna Berlin

Hannah Antalek, Destiny Belgrave, Lauren Faigeles, Rema Ghuloum, EJ Hauser, Eli Hill, Miranda Holmes, Maggie King, Alyssa Klauer, Talia Levitt, Keisha Prioleau-Martin, Adam Milner, Naomi Nakazato, Cassi Namoda, Mack Sikora, Aliza Sternstein, Christina Yuna Ko

February 13 - March 20, 2021

Olympia presents MAIL: Hate Mail, Fan Mail, Junk Mail, & E-Mail, a physical exhibition highlighting the works of 17 artists who each embrace their own idiosyncratic methods of communication.

Art objects, similar to mail, wait in rooms or envelopes until eventually leaving their creators’ hands to be sent out into the world. There are endless destinations for these objects beyond the names and street numbers written on their packaging, for once they find their recipient or viewer, their communication becomes cosmic.

In a world where an email can arrive in seconds and hellos are sent through clicked hearts,the physical object brings tactility into communication. It can be fragile, HANDLED WITH CARE, and share its own stories from its journey through a crumpled corner.

To Whom It May Concern,

I miss you

I want you

I long to BE you

I hate you

I forgive you

I made this for you with my hands. I touched it all over and licked the back.

Please consider this a proxy of myself. It is a residual relic that travels over time, space, and across the interweb to tell you:

I love you

You have a limited time offer

To Go Fuck Yourself

Kindly,