Open Secrets is an exhibition spanning ten years of Hovnanian's work that combines painting, sculpture, interactive installations, works on paper, and video art. This show marked Rachel Hovnanian's first solo museum exhibition, in Tuscany. With Open Secrets, Hovnanian posits a Humanist approach that emphasizes our autonomy within this digital age of addiction to perfection. Much like Hovnanian’s oeuvre as a whole, Open Secrets delves into the embedded societal norms that reveal the dichotomy between our intrinsic value systems and our public selves, as seen in Perfect Baby Showroom.
Open Secrets highlights the irony of society’s infatuation with hyper-connectivity: despite all the new digital means of communication, Hovnanian asks, are we connecting with others as closely in this post-internet age? Open Secrets reveals the dual realities fostered by our new virtual lives that have evolved online through the rise of the digital revolution.