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Xanda McCagg: Recent Works

February 13 – April 18, 2021

Xanda McCagg, Majestic, oil and graphite on canvas.

Xanda McCagg’s abstract paintings are investigations of the human condition, on both a global and an intimate level. Observing frameworks of behavior in relation to larger happenings—poverty, war, systems of control and understanding, religion and mythology—she explores shifting relationships, both subtle and vast. Through line, form and compositional effect, McCagg comments on the dichotomies that define and shape our lives.

Xanda McCagg’s paintings have been shown in both individual and selected group exhibitions in New York, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, and internationally in Paris France, and Budapest, Hungary. Along with a BFA in Art Education from Boston University she has completed Fellowship and residencies at C.A.M.A.C Marnay Sur Seine, France, The American Academy Rome, Italy, Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, The Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams MA, and Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT.

               
Left: Xanda McCagg, Dialogue, oil and graphite on canvas; Right: Xanda McCagg, Between, oil and graphite on canvas.

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Encountering Resonance: Aaron Taylor Kuffner’s Gamelatron

February 27 – May 23, 2021

Gamelatron Jiwa dan Raga, 2018.

Aaron Taylor Kuffner’s Gamelatron is a sonic, kinetic, site-specific sculpture like no other! Based on the thousand-year-old Indonesian musical tradition of the gamelan, the Gamelatron is made of handmade brass and iron instruments retrofitted with automated mallets and digital musical compositions. The result is an ethereal, resonant, and entirely unique sonic experience that blurs the line between ancient and modern, art and body.

 
Left: Gamelatron Lengkung Riak, 2018; Right: Gamelatron Lengkung Riak (detail), 2018.

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Brian Keith Stephens: Almost True Tales

February 6 – May 30, 2021

Brian Keith Stephens, Perfect Romance, oil on cotton.

In Almost True Tales, artist Brian Keith Stephens explores his fascination with animals as mythic symbols across time and culture. In vibrant, figurative paintings, Stephens draws on iconography, fables and folk tales from around the world to invest his animal subjects with meaning and emotion, revealing a common cultural language that resonates with children and adults alike. At a time when the constant and omnipresent flow of information makes it harder than ever to identify what is true, Stephens’ work encourages viewers to recall the simple virtues embodied by animals in countless tales. These enduring folk wisdoms are a source of solace and a reminder that human decency can prevail and help the world to heal in even the most difficult times.

Brian Keith Stephens, Promise to Never Make Me Eat Sardines, oil on cotton.

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