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It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken

Nov 22 - Jan 17th, 2026



“It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” is the latest exhibition by Mary and Jiem at Court Tree Collective in Brooklyn. In this new body of work, the self-taught duo from Northern France and Belgium unveils 100 fresh paintings, each forming part of a winding journey through everyday rituals, dreamlike landscapes, and nostalgic yet ebullient memories. Their compositions feel like fragments of lived experience—moments at once intimate and expansive—woven through with anecdotes, humor, and a gentle, bittersweet emotional charge.

True to their creative spirit, Mary and Jiem’s paintings radiate a sense of spontaneity, freshness, and freedom, standing unbound by academic conventions or orthodox approaches to representation. They work with an intuitive hand, allowing color, gesture, and storytelling to lead the way. The result is a visual world that feels deeply personal yet universally resonant, grounded in sincerity and the joy of making.

This exhibition marks the duo’s first solo presentation in the United States, following their well-received group appearance at Court Tree Collective and their participation in the Outsider Art Fair 2025. “It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” offers viewers a rare chance to enter their world in full—playful, vulnerable, and unmistakably alive.





Court Tree Collective is an art gallery committed to pushing boundaries in close collaboration with the artists it represents. Its program is rooted in original, thought-provoking work that resists easy categorization, rejecting the confines of traditional labels in favor of a distinct energy and point of view. More than a conventional gallery, it operates as a living, evolving space driven by instinct and a shared creative momentum that challenges the norms of the art world.

Founded and run independently by Stephen Lipuma and Amy Ng, Court Tree Collective exists outside the influence of corporate structures and the often exclusionary traditions of the industry. Sustained through alternative means and guided by an artist-first ethos, the gallery reflects the lived experience of its founders, who continue to embrace risk as an essential part of their practice. Drawing from counterculture, heritage, pop, skateboarding, music, and everyday life, the gallery cultivates a hybrid sensibility, where outsider perspectives and formal training intersect to create something immediate, raw, and resonant.︎

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Location

Industry City
51 35th Street,
BLD #5
2nd FL, Suite B236
Brooklyn, NY 11232


Mailing Address

Court Tree Collective
728 41st Street #1F
Brooklyn, NY 11232


Contact

info@courttree.com

917.225.9253








Gallery Hours

Thurs - Sat 12 - 6pm
Sun 12 - 5pm
*and by appointment



The 36 St subway station {D, N, R, trains} is the nearest one to Industry City in Brooklyn






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