Perhaps best known for his site-specific wall paintings that feature satirical figurative imagery, decorative script, floating heads, and simple tags, Barry McGee presents a newly commissioned installation at REDCAT that draws upon the attitudes and processes of unsanctioned acts of expression. McGee’s wry sense of tragedy and skilled hand continue to develop a destabilized art practice that suggest a nostalgia for direct forms of communication, an insatiable appetite for discarded and recycled remains, and an ambivalent relationship toward consumer society. McGee is based in San Francisco.

Born 1966 in San Francisco, McGee received his BFA in painting and printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute. He has exhibited internationally, including at the Museum Het Domein, Sittgard; Deitch Projects, New York; Prada Foundation, Milan; Deste Foundation, Athens; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He lives and works in San Francisco.

This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Jeffrey Deitch, Everloving and Feal Mor, RVCA and Giant Robot.

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