Almine Rech is pleased to present Alexis McGrigg's first solo show with the gallery, on view from January 8 to February 5, 2022.
In "The Labour of Being", her debut solo show with Almine Rech, Alexis McGrigg takes her ethereal visual storytelling to another level of outer space. Her latest series continues the examination of Blackness as an intangible plane. This exploration of the “Other” in a world where there is no “Other” pushes the boundaries of societal constraints and allows the observer to imagine what freedom feels like beyond form, one through which the souls of black people transcend between here and a third space on the boundary of our universe. She refers to this space as “Home”. In between earth and this third space is an expanse invisible to the eye — The Ether. It is within this plane that the souls find rest and a meeting place to convene during their journey.
— June Sarpong
Alexis McGrigg
The Labour of Being
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Paris, Front Space
For the safety of our visitors and staff, masks must be worn by all visitors upon entrance and hand sanitiser will be provided at the door and throughout the gallery.
Inquire about the exhibition:
inquiries@alminerech.com
The gallery is open from 11 am until 7 pm.
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
January 08 — February 05, 2022 • Paris, Front Space
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
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Alexis McGrigg, Absent from the Body, 2021
Procion dye on canvas
106.5 x 81 cm - 42 x 32 in (unframed)
111.5 x 86 cm - 44 x 34 in (framed) -
Alexis McGrigg, Solitude: A Moment in Blue 2, 2021
Procion dye on canvas
167.5 x 129 cm - 66 x 51 in (unframed)
172 x 134 cm - 67 1/2 x 53 in (framed) -
Alexis McGrigg, Behold, Beheld (Secrets you Tell), 2021
Procion dye on canvas
106.5 x 81 cm - 42 x 32 in (unframed)
111.5 x 86 cm - 44 x 34 in (framed) -
Alexis McGrigg, Acquaintance of Fatigue, 2021
Procion dye & gold mica powder on canvas
167.5 x 129 cm - 66 x 51 in (unframed)
172 x 134 cm - 67 1/2 x 53 in (framed) -
Alexis McGrigg, Solitude: A Moment in Blue 1, 2021
Procion dye on canvas
167.5 x 129 cm - 66 x 51 in (unframed)
172 x 134 cm - 67 1/2 x 53 in (framed) -
Alexis McGrigg, To Give Rest, 2021
Procion dye on canvas
208.5 x 167.5 cm - 82 1/2 x 66 in (unframed)
213 x 172.5 cm - 84 x 68 in (framed) -
Alexis McGrigg, Ends of the Earth: Mother & Child, 2021
Procion dye on canvas
106.5 x 81 cm - 42 x 32 in (unframed)
111.5 x 86 cm - 44 x 34 in (framed)