VINYL REIMAGINED : NAUTILUS POP UP : JULY 26 2025
VINYL REIMAGINED
A pop up exhibition in collaboration with Nautilus Architects in Old Lyme CT, with over 50 paintings of iconic record albums in celebration of the Old Lyme Midsummer Arts Festival
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Live Music by Eggshell: 2:30 – 4:30 PM
9 Halls Road, Old Lyme, CT
Nautilus Architects has announced a free open house event during the Midsummer Festival featuring a pop up exhibition by contemporary artist Jac Lahav of Lyme.
The event will take place Saturday July 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Nautilus studio located at 9 Halls Rd. in Old Lyme.
The architecture firm in a press release said the exhibition, titled “Vinyl Reimagined,” includes over 50 expressive paintings inspired by iconic record covers in Lahav’s extensive personal collection. Please join us in celebrating local artist Jac Lahav and seeing these intimate paintings before they head out to exhibit at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City NJ for the remainder of 2025.
Lahav says this body of work began when they discovered a rare Russian bootleg version of Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation, which featured Gerhard Richter’s haunting painting Kerze (Candle). That discovery launched a creative journey exploring how memory, identity, and collective history converge through music and visual art.
Each painting evokes the nostalgia and emotional resonance of analog sound, reinvigorating cultural moments from the past with Lahav’s eclectic and virtuosic painting style. From realism, to charcoal sketches, to cartoony cats, the works represent our shared musical history while Lahav’s “style flipping” asking a deeper question of what is painting in the age of mechanical reproduction. This theme was evident in Lahav’s past touring exhibitions titled 48 Jews and The Great Americans. The result is an immersive, analog oasis in a digital world polluted by AI slop.
The public is invited to explore this unique collaboration at the studio described by the firm as “a space where innovation and artistry meet.”
Light refreshments will be available.
Select paintings are available for sale.
If interested please use this inquiry form. Each painting is 12” x 12”, acrylic and gouache on canvas board. Works include a display shelf. All paintings are $2400 each (with discounts for multiple purchases).
