SACRED DOOM ENDLESS GLOOM

SMS Gallery presents SACRED DOOM ENDLESS GLOOM, a group exhibition curated by Philip Hinge featuring Christopher Gambino, Kevin Lowenthal, and Tess Manhattan, on view October 10 – November 21, 2026, with an opening on Saturday, October 10, 5–8pm.

Christopher Gambino (b. 1996, New York NY) is an artist based in New York and New Haven, Connecticut. Christopher received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018, and is expected to receive an MFA in sculpture from the Yale School of Art in 2028. Recent solo and two-person presentations include The Thorn Stigmata and the Faded Branch of the Crown at Pangée (Montréal, Canada 2026,) The Christmas Show at Below Grand (New York, NY 2025,) Puqpa at Weatherproof (Chicago, IL 2025,) and Who Shot Candy Warhol? at Horse Room (Worcester, MA 2024.) Christopher’s work has also been exhibited at Storey Gallery (New York, NY 2026,) Amity (Los Angeles, CA 2026,) Blue Velvet (Zurich, Switzerland 2026,) Espace Maurice (Montréal, Canada 2025,) and Spielzeug (New York, NY 2025,) among others.

Kevin Lowenthal (b. 1994, Philadelphia) lives and works in New York, NY. Lowenthal received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. His work employs the use of techniques from weaving, papermaking, and painting: he laminates the canvas with cotton fibers to build a ground on which to make paintings. Fabric and the figure are connected through a symbiotic relationship that is synced with an index of universal alchemy. Recent solo exhibitions were with Derek Eller, New York, NY; 243 Luz in Margate, UK, as well as at the Material Art Fair in Mexico City. Recent group exhibitions include Brigitte Mulholland, Paris, France; Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY; and JVDW, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Tess Manhattan (b. 1995) is an artist and writer based in New York. Working across painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, and video, her practice uses collage as a method for exploring the interconnectedness of all things. Manhattan uses everyday objects as a form of personal archaeology. Drawing from celebrity and consumer culture, her works function as spiritual vessels, bringing together her own experiences with the objects and images that capture her attention, seeking to create harmony between them. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018. Her work has been exhibited at Sitting Room Gallery, Drama Gallery, Pop Gun, HEART, Outlet Projects, and Estrella Gallery in New York, as well as Galeria Café in Warsaw and Argua Fine Arts in Miami.

Philip Hinge (b. 1988, Seattle, WA) is an artist, curator, and independent project-space operator based in Ridgewood, New York. He received an MFA in Painting from Virginia Commonwealth University. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including International Waters, Martos Gallery (NY,NY), Brennan & Griffin (NY,NY), Afternoon Projects (Vancouver, BC) 427 Gallery (Riga, Latvia); Mélange (Cologne, DE), mcg21xoxo (Chiba, Japan), Plague Space (Krasnodar, RU), Final Hot Desert (Utah), Freddy (Harrison, NY) and Lower Cavity (Holyoke, MA). Alongside his studio practice, Hinge founded and directs two independent exhibition projects: Catbox Contemporary (Ridgewood, NY) and darkZone (New Jersey). Since 2017, Catbox Contemporary has presented exhibitions both within and beyond Hinge’s apartment, including projects at Alyssa Davis Gallery (New York), Hot Wheels Athens (Athens), Felix Art Fair, and Baitball (Polignano a Mare, Italy). darkZone was established in 2019 in the basement of Hinge’s childhood home and operated there until 2022, when the property was sold.