April 14th  – May 19th  , 2012

Reception for the Artists: Saturday, April 14, 3:00 - 6:00pm

Gallery Paule Anglim is pleased to announce a special exhibition organized by Barry McGee at the gallery’s off-site space at 1717 17th Street in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill district. Contemporary Arts Centre describes the community acknowledging its present and past:  an installation featuring work by McGee and fellow invited artists.  The list of invitees includes:

A. Cuadro, A. Curry, A. Kopps, A. Linton, A. McCarthy, A. Ross, A. Sonnenberg, B. Blurr, B. Chippendale, B. Daniel, B. Mcgee, C. I. A., C. Johanson, C. Lux, C. Rojas, D. Marshall, D. Johnson, E. Jones, E. Lyle, F. Deiana, G. Thompson, J. Ackerman,

J. Bender, J. Canham, J. Geller, J. Lazcano, J. Leonard, J. Nelson, K. Zimmerman, L. Flippen, M. Cross, M. Gonzalas

M. Kilgallen, N. Ackerman, O. Shepard, O. Todd, P. Kirkeby, P. Valmorbida, R. Kaye, R. Neri, R. Potes, S. Simikich, T. James

T. Pushinski

Moving easily across the boundaries of street art, historical High Art, private/anonymous art practices and museum-sanctioned collections, Barry McGee has created and collaborated on artworks appreciated by a broad audience. Addressing social concerns of urban life, yet elaborating a unique personal style, McGee’s works focus on a shared humanity, one painstakingly hand-detailed, finely-painted image at a time.

McGee’s work has been shown widely in the San Francisco community and internationally, including The Venice Biennale (2001) and the Biennale de Lyon (2009-2010,) the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Los Angeles, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the BALTIC Centre in England and  the Watari-um Museum in Tokyo.  A retrospective exhibition of his work will be presented at the Berkeley Art Museum opening August 2012.