Jerome China: Without Further Ado

June 30 – August 15

Opening Reception: July 11, 6-8pm

Jerome China: Without Further Ado brings together a striking body of sculptural works that transform discarded metal into powerful expressions of memory, resilience, and reinvention. Working with rusted scrap metal, automobile gears, industrial remnants, and salvaged materials, China creates abstract sculptures that exist between raw presence and refined intention—where material histories and artistic intuition converge.

Born in Richmond, Virginia and currently based in Jersey City, New Jersey, China began his sculptural practice in 2012. His early training as the first artist-in-residence at All Iron Works in Hoboken, NJ, alongside studies in blacksmithing and metallurgy with Paul Januz at Gravity Line Forge, established the technical and conceptual foundation for his work. Drawing from experiences across New York, Bermuda, Virginia, and New Jersey, China’s sculptures fuse industrial histories with deeply personal acts of transformation.

In Without Further Ado, found materials are not treated as waste, but as cultural artifacts rich with memory and possibility. Rusted fragments, worn tools, and discarded metal components are stripped of their original function while still carrying echoes of their past lives. Through welding, assemblage, and improvisation, China reimagines these remnants into sculptural forms that challenge viewers to reconsider value, permanence, and the beauty embedded within decay.

The exhibition foregrounds directness, inviting viewers to engage with form, weight, texture, and gesture without ornament or distraction. Each sculpture stands unapologetically in its own right: a declaration of material reborn through the language of metal.