About the Gallery
The Meeting was founded in 2016 by Bill Cournoyer and is based in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. Its mission is to present a muti-generational and international program of contemporary artists. Its name references the painting “The Meeting, Or Bonjour Monsieur” by Gustave Courbet, a masterpiece that depicts an encounter between the artist and his patron, and which defines the synergetic relationship between them.
The gallery has presented the debut solo exhibitions of Andy Bennett, Nick Hoecker, Samuel Farrier, and Tod Lippy, as well as the first New York solo exhibitions of Andrew Chapman, Buck Ellison, Christopher Culver, Henry Belden, Hongyan, Jack Ryan, and Patrick Carroll.
About the Presentation
The Meeting and David Petersen Gallery will present work by Janine Iversen in a solo presentation at Independent. Iversen’s work approaches painting as a form of play and communication, drawing on language, optical illusion, and process to activate a dynamic relationship between artist, object, and viewer. Her paintings unfold through patterns, misreadings, and visual puns, where meaning remains open and perception becomes part of the work’s narrative. At a moment when images are increasingly expected to deliver instant clarity, Iversen’s practice insists on ambiguity, pleasure, and duration, asking viewers to slow down and engage attentively. This presentation underscores painting’s continued relevance as a medium capable of thought, desire, and active exchange today.