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Exhibited at the Transformer Gallery [DECEMBER 13 - FEBRUARY 14 2015]

After digesting Jameson Magrogan’s works and attending the gallery talk on January 24th, the Transformer gallery’s exhibition seems to evolve pleasantly each time I return to it. While directly referencing the hierarchy of mediums within Art History, Magrogan is poignantly placing his style within the digital age. With bold, seamless gradients and space-suggesting grids, several objects evoke the disorienting graphics and dimensions of increasingly popular “Internet Art.” The formation of this aesthetic is certainly where he displays his technical skills with acrylics and various surfaces, moderating the size of the brush strokes with impressive care in spite of creating his works in a “hurried” and instinctual manner. The artist was sure to develop this statement of his creative practice as being somewhat of an “immediate” process. Completing the show in a six-month period, Magrogan blurs the lines between painting and sculpture in his search for what it meant to be genuine in the era of contemporary art. 

Adding additional layers to his commentary on the history and expansion of art mediums, Magrogan very lovingly discussed his inspirations from the greats of modern art and expressionism. Cleverly describing the intentions of his conversation with the canon of Art History as “passive affection,” the artist utilizes his own “angst” and desire to create something new: Oil, Then Acrylic. 

J. Morrison HomoCats: Fight the Power

February 8 - March 15, 2014

Opening Reception: February 8, 6-8pm

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Transformer presents NYC-based artist J. Morrison’s HomoCats: Fight the Power, a large-scale installation exploring both the abundance of cat culture on the Internet and the intersection of art & activism. Morrison’s drawings, prints, and related multiples utilize the popularity of the feline as a vehicle to address socio-political concerns. Humorous and playful, the HomoCats’ banners and slogans brazenly counteract phobias and debunk cultural stereotypes, propose equal rights, examine global health concerns, and challenge social norms.

Pussy Pop Performance: Purrrformance Art Party Saturday, February 8, 9pm-2am at Black Whiskey

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Inspired by J. Morrison’s HomoCats, Transformer in collaboration with Animals & Fire present a night of performance art exploring the intersection of the freedoms of club culture, fashion and digital politics. Proceeds support Animals & Fire.

Be My Forever Valentine: Cat Adoption Day Saturday, February 15, 12-3pm at Transformer

Transformer in collaboration with Homeward Trails, hosts a special Valentine’s weekend cat adoption event to support and promote feline rescue and adoption. 

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Continuing our commitment to highlight the work of exceptional DC-based emerging artists, Transformer's 10th Annual DC Artist Solo Exhibition presents the work of recent Corcoran College of Art + Design graduate Forest Z. Allread in his first solo exhibition.  Threading and webbing natural and man-made found objects inside milk crates and cigar boxes for his site-specific installation of works at Transformer, Forest creates a patchwork that references string theory and cosmology, and investigates notions of the micro and the macro as related to theories of the multiverse.

During his creative process, Forest explains that his work is “turning out to be a box thing. Each artwork creates an inside look at an inner world or space. I like to think that these resemble the unknown and unseen happenings giving the viewer a voyeuristic view for a new experience. This body of work also deals with both the fragility and seemingly strong web of the brightly colored thread formations and its relationship to the space it occupies.”

Forest Z. Allread: Cabinets of Curiosity 

January 19 – February 23, 2013

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