Threshold of Stone Exhibition: Exploring the Physical, Political and Artistic Multiplicity of Walls

Threshold of Stone: Exploring the Physical, Political and Artistic Multiplicity of Walls is a collaborative photographic exhibition presented by C. Grimaldis Gallery and Catalyst Contemporary. Bringing together Dimitra Lazaridou, Ben Marcin, Brian P. Miller, Bernd Radtke, and Leland Rice, the exhibition considers walls as physical structures and as political, psychological, and artistic symbols. The works explore how walls can divide, protect, isolate, preserve memory, conceal history, and record evidence of human contact through weathering, graffiti, repair, erasure, and time.

The exhibition treats the wall as a meeting point between public and private space and as a boundary between presence and absence. Lazaridou’s urban images examine architectural surfaces, barriers, stairways, and thresholds; Rice’s photographs of the West German side of the Berlin Wall document pictographs, poems, slogans, and other expressions of resistance; Radtke focuses on architectural fragments, light, atmosphere, and the passage of time; Marcin considers architecture as a witness to demographic change and memory; and Miller photographs walls in New York City and Miami as both fortified structures and continually changing canvases for vandalism and free expression. Together, the artists’ photographs reflect on division, endurance, changing perception, and the marks people leave behind.

When: September 10 through October 31, 2026

Opening reception: Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Venue: Maryland Art Place, 5th Floor Gallery, 218 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 PM

Artists: Dimitra Lazaridou, Ben Marcin, Brian P. Miller, Bernd Radtke, and Leland Rice

Presenters: C. Grimaldis Gallery and Catalyst Contemporary

Featured work: Lazaridou’s photographs include pieces from her “Without Borders” series. Rice presents photographs of the Berlin Wall made in the 1980s, while Miller’s works in the exhibition focus primarily on New York City and Miami.

Selected artworks: The exhibition includes Bernd Radtke’s *Boxer* (2012), Leland Rice’s *Invience* (1987/91), Dimitra Lazaridou’s *Untitled (Without Borders Series)* (2005), Ben Marcin’s *Wall, Los Angeles* (2007), and Brian P. Miller’s *Miami Portal* (2025).

Personal tours: Visitors may contact C. Grimaldis Gallery or Catalyst Contemporary to arrange a personal tour.

Tickets: Price not available