A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins, New York, NY
June 25 - August 7, 2026
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins is pleased to present A House Is Not a Home, a group exhibition that explores the notion of home as a place of memory, history and comfort. The exhibition features 10 artists working across painting, sculpture, textile and photography. Included are works by Josephine Halvorson, Arturo Herrera, Greg Kwiatek, Teresa Lanceta, Liliana Porter, Alessandro Teoldi, Ana Tiscornia, Ann Toebbe, Kay Rosen and Marie Watt.
The exhibition takes its title from the 1964 song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David (famously recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1964 and Luther Vandross in 1981). While the poetic lyrics are rooted in love and longing, the heart of the song explores the idea that a house is merely a physical structure, whereas a home is an emotional concept requiring the presence of people to hold meaning. The song emphasizes that a dwelling only becomes a place of warmth when shared; as the lyrics suggest, a "chair is still a chair" and a "room is still a room" when empty, but a house is not a home.
In this exhibition, the work of these artists connects us to that personal dimension of home. Some explore the history of place, as seen in the work of Marie Watt. Others investigate memories of specific houses, such as Ann Toebbe, Josephine Halvorson, and Arturo Herrera. Additionally, domestic settings and materials are central to the practices of Ana Tiscornia, Teresa Lanceta, Greg Kwiatek, Alessandro Teoldi, and Liliana Porter. Kay Rosen’s paintings on paper serve as a guide for an imaginary floor plan of the exhibition. By elevating these everyday references, the artists bridge the gap between the physical house and the emotional home.
Rosen
Room AT (from Rooms), 2001
Japan colors over latex paint on paper
30 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (76 8 x 57 1 cm)
Framed: 35 x 27 inches (88.9 x 68.6 cm) (KR 23566)
$35,000
95 5/8 x 60 1/2 inches
242 9 x 153 7 cm (TL 23392)
€44,000
Ana Tiscornia
There Were Flowers Between Them, 2019
Acrylic, plaster, and fabric
17 x 38 inches
43 2 x 96 5 cm (AT 23569)
$8,000
, 2026
Oil and gouache on panel
35 x 35 inches
88 9 x 88 9 cm
(AnT 23597)
$15,000
Is Not a
Studio, 2025
Oil, charcoal, chalk, pastels and linen collage mounted on linen
20 x 27 inches
50 8 x 68 6 cm
(AlT 23607)
$13,000
N (from the Rooms series), 2001
30 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (76.8 x 57.1 cm)
Framed: 35 x 27 inches (88 9 x 68 6 cm)
(KR 18307)
$35,000
Oil, charcoal, chalk, pastels and linen collage mounted on linen
14 x 18 1/8 inches
35.6 x 46 cm
(AlT 23611)
$9,000
20 x 16 inches
50 8 x 40 6 cm
(AlT 23610)
$10,000
Milano, 2025
Oil, charcoal, chalk, pastels and linen collage mounted on linen
22 x 28 inches
55 9 x 71 1 cm
(AlT 23609)
$14,000
The Gardner, 2024
Assemblage, metal figure and broken porcelain plate fragments
Dimensions variable (LP 23572)
$50,000
42 x 32 inches
106 7 x 81 3 cm
(JoH 19285)
$24,000
11 1/2 x 14 inches
29 2 x 35 6 cm
23576)
42 x 32 inches
106.7 x 81.3 cm
(JoH 19286)
$24,000
11 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches
29.5 x 37.1 cm
(GeK 23575)
$8,650
12 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches
32.4 x 32.4 cm
(GeK 23577)
$8,650
42 x 32 inches
106.7 x 81.3 cm
(JoH 19287)
$24,000
Marie Watt
Companion Species (Message Board), 2026
Pressure print and lithography with collage and mica dust
flocking on various kozo papers backed with Sekishu kozo
16 panels, approximately 27 x 38 inches (68.6 x 96.5 cm) each
Installed approximately 110 x 155 inches (279 4 x 393 7 cm)
Edition of 4 (MW 23648)
$54,000
Reclaimed blankets, reclaimed cedar
91 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches
232 4 x 74 9 x 74 9 cm (MW 23647)
$165,000
Ana Tiscornia
Three in a Row, 2023
acrylic, and linen on panel
27 x 41 x 1 inches
68 6 x 104 1 x 2 5 cm (AT 23570)
$10,000
Reclaimed wool blankets, embroidery floss, thread
22 x 28 inches (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
Framed: (MW 23644)
$46,000
Marie Watt
Host, 2026
Beads, reclaimed wool blankets, and embroidery floss
16 1/4 x 22 inches (41.3 x 55.9 cm)
Framed: 28 1/2 x 35 inches (72 4 x 88 9 cm)
(MW 23645)
$46,000
(AnT 23598)
$10,000
Room BE CH A (from Rooms), 2001
Japan colors over latex paint on paper
30 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (76 8 x 57 1 cm)
Framed: 35 x 27 inches (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
(KR 23568)
$35,000
11 1/2 x 14 inches
29.2 x 35.6 cm
(GeK 23574)
$8,650
40
101.6 x 76.2 cm
(AnT 23596)
$15,000
14 x 11 x 2 1/2 inches
35.6 x 27.9 x 6.3 cm
(LP 23573)
Room HER (from Rooms), 2001
Japan colors over latex paint on paper
30 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (76.8 x 57.1 cm)
Framed: 35 x 27 inches (88 9 x 68 6 cm) (KR 23565)
$35,000
Rosen
Room TA (from Rooms), 2001
Japan colors over latex paint on paper
30 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (76 8 x 57 1 cm)
Framed: 35 x 27 inches (88 9 x 68 6 cm)
(KR 23567)
$35,000
, 2026
Mixed media
Set of 10: 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches (31.4 x 24.4 cm) each
Framed: 13 1/2 x 11 inches (34 3 x 27 9 cm) each (AH 23594)
$55,000
57 3/4 x 45 inches (146 7 x 114 3 cm)
Framed: 59 3/8 x 46 3/4 inches (150 8 x 118 7 cm) (TL 23391)
€32,000 + Frame ($1,850)
12 x 8 inches
30 5 x 20 3 cm
(AlT 23608)
$6,000
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