{"id":369385,"date":"2026-06-21T19:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369385\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:10:32","slug":"signals-in-the-noise-exhibition-graffiti-meets-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369385\/","title":{"rendered":"Signals in the Noise Exhibition: Graffiti Meets Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever stopped to read a mural on a building and felt something shift \u2013 like the city was talking back to you \u2013 then Signals in the Noise at Madison Gallery is going to hit differently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer group exhibition brings together four internationally recognized artists whose work grew out of the streets long before it ever hung on a gallery wall.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/signals-in-the-noise-8.jpg\" alt=\"Madison Gallery Signals in the noise art exhibit\" class=\"wp-image-88372\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Four Artists, One Conversation<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/retna_art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RETNA (Los Angeles)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rerostudio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RERO (France and Brazil)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/funskull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FUNSKULL (Australia)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robertmontgomeryghost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Robert Montgomery (London)<\/a> each work with text, symbols, and visual language in ways that feel more like acts of communication than decoration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their practices are rooted in graffiti, public intervention, poetry, and urban culture \u2013 and the exhibition draws a clear through-line from those street origins to the fine art world where their work now lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they span four cities across four continents, yet the work feels unified around a shared question: what does it mean to make something visible in a world saturated with images and noise?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/signals-in-the-noise.jpg\" alt=\"Madison Gallery Signals in the noise art exhibit\" class=\"wp-image-88353\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Art That Has Something to Say<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lornayork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Lorna York<\/a>, Signals in the Noise was brought to San Diego as a direct response to the current moment \u2013 one marked by political division, digital overload, and a growing sense of disconnection. These aren\u2019t abstract concerns for the artists involved; they\u2019re the raw material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes the exhibition compelling is that it doesn\u2019t stop at critique. Alongside the tension, there\u2019s humor, beauty, poetry, and a genuine sense of human connection woven through the work. Each artist finds a way to turn language into image and public space into something worth pausing for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/signals-in-the-noise-2.jpg\" alt=\"Madison Gallery Signals in the noise art exhibit\" class=\"wp-image-88354\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"88359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/signals-in-the-noise-5.jpg\" alt=\"Retna Iridescence Diptych\" class=\"wp-image-88359\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"88373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/signals-in-the-noise-7.jpg\" alt=\"RERO Start from where you are\" class=\"wp-image-88373\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>About Madison Gallery<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2001 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lornayork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Lorna York<\/a>, Madison Gallery focuses on mid-career and established international artists working at museum level. Their program is built around artists whose work contributes to broader cultural dialogue \u2013 and Signals in the Noise is a strong example of that in practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gallery is located in Solana Beach, right in the heart of one of San Diego\u2019s best walkable arts and design districts.<\/p>\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signals in the Noise is the kind of exhibition you\u2019ll want to sit with \u2013 bring someone who likes to talk about what they\u2019re looking at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc6 On view July 18 \u2013 September 17, 2026 | Opening Night July 18, 5 PM \u2013 7 PM<br \/>\ud83d\udccd 320 South Cedros, Suite 200, Solana Beach<br \/>\u2139\ufe0f Find more details <a href=\"https:\/\/madisongalleries.com\/exhibitions\/48-rero-retna-funskull-robert-montgomery-signals-in-the-noise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever stopped to read a mural on a building and felt something shift \u2013 like the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[91016,71331,93870,39755,71327,5282,149765,74,137137,18099,99810,106686,76,75,18100,149766,39756],"class_list":["post-369385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-art-collection","tag-art-exhibition","tag-art-exhibits","tag-art-galleries-in-san-diego","tag-art-museum","tag-arts","tag-artworks-around-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-art-community","tag-san-diego-art-galleries","tag-san-diego-art-scene","tag-san-diego-artists","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-things-to-see-in-san-diego","tag-what-to-see-in","tag-what-to-see-in-san-diego"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}