Visual art | Marisa DeLuca's "What Goes Up Must Come Down" will mark the final exhibition at the long-running Oceanside art space, The Hill Street Country Club (HSCC). This exhibit serves as both a farewell and a symbolic funeral for HSCC, which has hosted 14 years of art and community programming. The group recently received a no-fault eviction.
"She's Not There (after Andrés Ximenez)" by artist Marisa DeLuca uses oil paint and pyrolized remains of Oceanside's pier. It's part of "What Goes Up Must Come Down," opening Dec. 14, 2024 at The Hill Street Country Club.
DeLuca, an Oceanside-based artist, frequently explores themes of home, memory, gentrification and displacement in her work. Her paintings and mixed media pieces often feature abandoned or deteriorating buildings and architectural details, like dirty grout on a tile wall or stacks of wood planks in a backyard.
"What Goes Up Must Come Down" opens with an "Awake Service" and reception on Saturday. The exhibit will remain on view until escrow closes on the space, with additional "Burial Site Programming" planned for January. Ultimately, HSCC plans to continue programming in Oceanside and will reveal more of their reopening plans in the future, including work and space in Barrio Logan.