Alicia McCarthy Exhibition
Jack Hanley
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The Jack Hanley Gallery is presents its fourth exhibition of works by San Francisco Bay Area artist, Alicia McCarthy.
From folk to punk and back again, Alicia McCarthy’s work loops seemingly discordant aesthetics into a tableau of subcultural Americana--visualize Odetta singing “I Wanna be Sedated.” McCarthy paints intricate patterns reminiscent of démodé textiles with a distinctive palette of colors that announce her utopian sensibilities. Her purposeful strokes, keen eye for color and formal intelligence are welcomingly vandalized by the use of discarded wood as a canvas. In an act of rebellion beyond mere Indie-naiveté, McCarthy slips in refuse material to "tag" her own schooled hand and gesture towards the ethos of the neighborhood from which she emerged, the Mission District.
The San Francisco neighborhood was and continues to be the geographical center of an artistic movement known as "The Mission School." At the height of the movement McCarthy's artistic voice could be seen freely in and around the streets. Echoing "The Mission School's" refreshingly modest, hardworking and community oriented practices, McCarthy's exhibitions exceed an individual's work and become collective projects of resistance and conservation.
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Schedule
from October 08, 2010 to October 28, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-10-08 from 18:00 to 21:00