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THE MAC ANNOUNCES THREE NEW EXHIBITIONS: XX Century Parade by Armando Romero, Tigersprung: Obscure Couture, curated by Dr. Charissa Terranova; and C.G’s Playhouse by C.G. Ingram. All exhibits open May 9th and continue through June 20th, 2009
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(Dallas, Texas, March 26, 2009) The MAC is proud to present three new exhibitions. With simultaneous openings in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles, the first exhibition, XX Century Parade, features works by Mexican contemporary artist Armando Romero. The second exhibition, Tigersprung: Obscure Couture, curated by Dr. Charissa Terranova, Assistant Professor of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas and Director of Centraltrak: The UT Dallas Artist Residency, features fashion-based art objects by artists from North America and Europe. The third exhibition, CG’s Playhouse, features a fashion-show-based performance and installation by Dallas artist CG Ingram, also known as The Cow Goddess. The opening reception will be Saturday, May 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at our galleries located at 3120 McKinney Avenue, which is in the Uptown District of Dallas.
In the large gallery, XX Century Parade will show nine paintings and three sculptures, including the single-tone marble “Grand Pierrot,” by Armando Romero. In this series, Romero assembles a parade of characters from various areas of the last century, including the film industry, science fiction, professional wrestling, the circus and superherodom. According to the catalogue essay, “As with Romero’s paintings, the sculpture invokes a laughter driven by the farce of what we see and the subtle anxiousness that follows. It is a humor powered by an existential guffaw – laughter at life’s meaning manufactured circus-like from the contradictory follies of pop culture and its forefather, putative western civilization.”
The square gallery will feature Tigersprung: Obscure Couture. The exhibition’s title comes from the fashion historian and researcher Ulrich Lehmann’s book, Tigersprung: Fashion in Modernity, based on the writings of Charles Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin. There will be an art talk May 13, 6:30 pm at Centraltrak in conjunction with this exhibition. The invited speakers include the curator of the Texas Fashion Collection at UNT Myra Walker and Dr. Terranova. Participant artists in the show are Libby Black from San Francisco, Amy Revier, Sunny Sliger and Keri Oldham from Dallas, and artists-in-residence at Centraltrak James Gilbert from Los Angeles, Thera Hillennar from The Netherlands and Gabriel Dawe from Mexico.
The New Works Space will show CG’s Playhouse, an installation and performance by CG Ingram. Based on poignant childhood memories, this project unfolds in time as a performance and video and in space as series of objects that unite modernity and mythologies of the South and ancient cultures. In Ms. Ingram’s words, “From an early age, I have been intrigued by the transformation of the outer self and fascinated by its impact on the inner self. Never feeling comfortable in my own skin lent itself to an entry into physical transformation.” Works include a tricked-out Cow Goddess Aprilia motor scooter “Bullie”, a Bovine artcar parked in the front lot “Betsy II”, and a ten-minute Bovine-Based couture with collaborative hair stylings By Briola Designs on opening night. Please note that some of the content of Ms. Ingram’s show might not be suitable for children under the age of 17.
The May-June Exhibitions at The MAC has been made possible by Tasende Gallery, Light&Sie Gallery, General Consulate of Mexico in Dallas, Sandy Winn and Rick McCance of Synthetic Turf of North Texas, Dan Pritchett, and John Reoch.
About the MAC
Established in 1994, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) is a nonprofit organization that stands as a Dallas advocate for creative freedom offering the opportunity for experimentation and presentation of art in all disciplines. It supports the emerging and established artist roll in society providing a forum for critical dialogue with their audiences. This relationship is cultivated through education and innovative programming. The MAC is a member of Dallas Art Dealers Association and The Uptown Association.
Call 214-953-1212 for information or visit www.the-mac.org. The MAC is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.the-mac.org
Interviews and images related to this exhibition are available upon request.
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Emily Cheek
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
3120 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75204
+1.214.953.1212
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