The Hall Art Foundation is pleased to announce a group exhibition, A Farewell to the Western World, to be held in Reading, Vermont from 9 May – 29 November 2026. Borrowing its title from a painting by the acclaimed Romanian artist Adrian Ghenie, A Farewell to the Western World gathers approximately 70 artworks in painting, drawing, sculpture and photography that depict imagery suggestive of global shifts and an irreverence towards systems of established order. By tracing patterns of conflict, power, and sociopolitical upheaval that have concerned artists globally, A Farewell to the Western World questions established constructs like West versus East. As authoritarian tendencies last seen almost a century ago appear to be in ascendancy, assumptions of “history ending” and liberal democracy are similarly challenged. Although these often-stark images illustrate the consequences of their time, they underscore a humbling reminder that every generation determines its own reckoning.

Open 11am – 4pm on weekends May 10th – November 30th 2026