Ohad Meromi‘s second solo show at the gallery 56 Henry in New York occupies both gallery spaces, 56 and 105 Henry Street. Ohad Meromi explores the concept of pausing through a series of small watercolors he started creating last year after quitting smoking. His work highlights a deep connection between physical actions—such as smoking, abstaining, drawing, or simply existing—and mental processes. The sculptures in his exhibition, primarily figurative and crafted from materials like bronze, Aqua-Resin, steel, and polyurethane, seek to unravel this intricate relationship between the body and mind. The exhibition runs until October 26, 2025.

Ohad Meromi: At Rest / 56 Henry, New York. Opening reception, September 3, 2025.

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Ohad Meromi was born in 1967 in Kibbutz Mizra, Israel. The artist works in New York, NY. Ohad Meromi’s practice is optimistic, reimagining public monuments as potential sites for historical reckoning. Meromi’s sculptures engage the zeitgeist and an expanded understanding of the monument as a site of contention, transition, and liberation. Ohad Meromi graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and went on to receive his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. He has exhibited at venues and events including The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; The Tel Aviv Museum of Art; The 2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art; The Lyon Biennial, France; Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin; Magasin 3, Stockholm; De Appel Museum, Amsterdam; Sculpture Center, New York; MoMa PS1, New York; and Art in General, New York.