Montserrat Galleries offer two exhibitions by Cuban artists

PENDING MEMORIES & POSE

MONTSERRAT COLLEGE OF ART SHOWCASES TWO PERSPECTIVES OF CUBAN CULTURAL IDENTITY

Adrián Fernández Milanés: Pending Memories

301 Gallery, 301 Cabot St, Beverly, MA

On view through October 9

A solo exhibition of Havana-based multimedia artist, Adrián Fernández Milanés. Pending Memories builds upon Milanés’ exploration of the artifice, the spectacle of consumerism, technological constructs (tangible and digital), and beyond. This iteration showcases a massive mixed-media sculpture, unique to Montserrat, that reads like a dystopic advertisement for El Tropicana or a decommissioned military weapon, in limbo between construction and deconstruction.

Anthony Goicolea: Pose

Montserrat Gallery, 23 Essex St, Beverly, MA

On view through November 9

Opening reception: October 3, 5-7pm

Pose is the first New England solo-exhibition of the internationally acclaimed artist, Anthony Goicolea.

On display is four connected and contrasting examples of Goicolea's ideations. The gallery is bisected and the work is presented as two halves of the same mind. One must experience a section with the afterimage of the other heavy on their conscious. The gallery forces contemplation, reflection, and (false) memory; reminiscent of a dream. His work is not intentionally or overtly political. It is a visceral reaction to changing dialogues around ethnicity, sexuality and religion. Growing up as a Cuban, Catholic, gay boy in the Deep South in the early 70’s, heightened his awareness of social constructs and the changing nature of identity politics—a theme that continually informs his work.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

WHAT Adrián Fernández Milanés: Pending Memories

301 Gallery, 301 Cabot St, Beverly, MA

WHEN Through October 9

WHERE 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot St, Beverly, MA

WHAT Anthony Goicolea: Pose

WHEN Through November 9

WHERE Montserrat Gallery, 23 Essex St, Beverly, MA

EVENTS

WHAT Anthony Goicolea: Pose - Reception

WHEN Thursday, October 3, 5:00–7:00 p.m.

WHERE Montserrat Gallery, 23 Essex St, Beverly MA

Images Attached

Image Credits:

Milanes_PendingMemories.jpg

Title: Adrián Fernández Milanés, Untitled No 16. Pending Memories, Archival inkjet print

Goicolea_Shadowprojection.jpg

Title: Anthony Goicolea, Double Projection Shadow Portrait VII, Graphite and acrylic on mylar, mounted to aluminum

Montserrat College of Art is a small, private, residential college of visual art and design, founded in 1970 by artists, for artists, educating the creative problem solvers of tomorrow. The college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, continuing education classes for youth, teens and adults, and three galleries exhibiting works by international, national, and regional contemporary artists that offer art education beyond the Montserrat classrooms through a series of public lectures, gallery talks, catalogs and events.

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