“She’s Like the Wind”

“She’s Like the Wind” is the best rejoinder to the most trenchant critique of the art scene in Jersey City: that our collective faith in innocence, yearning, and magic is prepubescent. This year’s all-female show demonstrates that we can be sweet and sexy at the same time.

The ravages of the pandemic made bodies feel off-limits for awhile. Many of the best shows of 2024 and 2025 suggested that the physical world was back in all its sumptuousness. This is the first one that truly revels in the return.