
Emmett Kerrigan, Cline Ave., 2009, oil on canvas, 72 h. x 60
Cline Ave: Emmett Kerrigan
October 16th – November 28th
Opening reception with artist Friday, October 16th, 6-9 pm
Project Space: FRONT PORCH DISASTERS AND OTHER OPEN SECRETS: Lora Fosberg In her latest drawings, the objects and ideas she holds the most dear.
*Artist Talk (Kerrigan and Fosberg): Saturday, October 17th, 2 pm
In his newest body of work, Kerrigan’s career-long fascination with iconic subject matter leads us to the vistas and terrain surrounding the well-traveled drive along Cline Ave and Highway I-94. Eerily, though intentionally, devoid of human life form, the paintings remain focused on mankind’s creations: the forms and structures that created this areas identity. Through Kerrigan’s exhaustive application of numerous layers of paint - creating surfaces rich, sensuous and captivating - the materiality of his work is one of its most expressive and impressive elements. Each brush stroke and palette shift, dynamically ascertain a palpable physicality to each mark.
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