5-50 Gallery

Last few days to catch Pillow Princess!! 👑 Featuring Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters, and Kristin O’Connor. On view through May 17

5-50 Gallery is pleased to present Dog Days, a solo exhibition by Emily Olszewski. Join us at 5-50 Gallery Thursday, May 21 5 - 8 pm 5-50 51st Ave, LIC Featuring a new series of paintings, the exhibition explores the languid intensity of summer through the perspective of a woman entering the later stages of young adulthood. Across these works, Olszewski captures the fragile tension between freedom and responsibility, where days spent in the sun - swimming, tanning, drifting - are shadowed by the quiet but persistent presence of the future.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday’s artist talk. 🥂 We’re grateful to have shared such a thoughtful conversation with Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters and Kristin O’Connor. Kristin O’Connor Legion, 2025 Oil on linen 28 1/2 x 43 inches Debra Pearlman Glitter Girls, 2007 Silkscreen prints with glitter on archival paper 23 x 10 inches Edition of 20 plus AP Alexandria Deters Various Clothing Objects, 2023 - 24 Embroidery, thread, found fabric

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Join us for a Cocktail Hour and Artist Talk May 6 | 7–9 PM RSVP Link in Bio Artists Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters, and Kristin O’Connor come together in conversation to consider the question: what does it mean to be a “pillow princess”? Cocktails will be served.

#PillowPrincess, borrowed from a term often used to trivialize or eroticize passivity, is reworked as a provocation at 5-50 Gallery: what if refusal, softness, or self-prioritization were not deficits, but strategies? Artist and writer Anoushka Bhalla reviews work by Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters, and Kristin O'Connor on view through May 17, 2026. #longislandcity

Alexandria Deters Don’t Call Me A Pillow Princess, 2023 Embroidery, thread, appliqué fabric, pillowcase 27 x 24 1/2 inches Alexandria Deters One good joint deserves another, 2021 Embroidery on pillow from Donyella Bierman, thread, based on a Vargas Girl from “Playboy”, November 1975 19 x 6 x 19 inches Alexandria Deters My Blood On Your Hands, 2026 Super Heavyweight Matte paper, embroidery thread, self-portrait part of ‘R.R.R’, March 6, 2025, iPhone 14, Hammock, FL, Paleface Swiss “My Blood On Your Hands”, 2025 40 x 30 inches Edition of 4 (each one unique) Alexandria Deters If your stomach feels weak, then my work here is done, 2026 Super Heavyweight Matte paper, embroidery, thread, self-portrait, from the series “R.R.R.”, iPhone 14, Bronx, NY, March 3, 2026 Chiodos “The Words ‘Best Friend’ Become Redefined”, 2005 16 x 20 inches Edition of 4 (each one unique) Alexandria Deters Let’s start again, 2026 Super Heavyweight Matte paper, embroidery, thread, self-portrait series part of ‘R.R.R.’, iPhone14 Bronx, NY, December 31, 2024 The Mars Volta, “Take the Veil Cerpin Tax”, 2003 16 x 20 inches Edition of 4 (each one unique)

Thank you to everyone for coming to the opening of Pillow Princess!! Featuring Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters and Kristin O’Connor. 👑👑👑

Opening Tonight 👑 April 4, 5 - 8 pm Pillow Princess: Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters, Kristin O’Connor

On March 18th we were delighted to host Salon and Supper Social 05! Thank you so much to @artfreaky_ for including us 🤍🤍🤍 A beautiful evening centered around art, exchange, and community. Grateful to all who made it special. Bites by: Alessandra Vertrees

5-50 Gallery is pleased to present, Pillow Princess, a group exhibition featuring the work of Debra Pearlman, Alexandria Deters, and Kristin O’Connor. Join us at 5-50 Gallery Saturday, April 4 5 - 8 pm 5-50 51st Ave, LIC Working across multimedia practices, these three artists approach their materials and intentions distinctly, each offering an independent and nuanced exploration of womanhood. Within a patriarchal culture that often centers male pleasure, women who prioritize their own desire are frequently mischaracterized and labeled as ‘lazy’ or, conversely, judged harshly for their autonomy. Pillow Princess challenges these reductive narratives, instead reclaiming and reframing self-prioritization as a form of agency. This presentation seeks to celebrate and affirm those who place themselves first, encouraging a broader reimaging of pleasure, power, and self-definition on one’s own terms.

Insight by Emily Blair Quinn closes March 29 - don’t miss it ✨