Night Swim– Produce Model, Chicago, IL
Madeline Gallucci + Eli Greene
Madeline Gallucci (left) and Eli Greene(right)
Mirror (Free), 2021. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 x 1.5 in
Mirror (Sweet), 2021. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 x 1.5 in
Mirror (Most), 2021. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 x 1.5 in
Mirror (Nope), 2021. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 x 1.5 in
Mirror (Yes), 2021. Acrylic, oil, charcoal and pastel on canvas, 30 x 40 x 1.5 in
Eli Greene (left of column) and Madeline Gallucci
Twinning, 2021. MDF, pine, velvet, corner braces, ceramic, oil on panel, bracelet from Claire's, brass, dried rose, beauty blenders. Dimensions variable.
Pinky, 2021. Plaster and acrylic, 9 x 4 x 0.5 in.
Twinning, detail.
Twinning, detail.
Reverser, 2021. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5 in
Reverser
Sunset Strip, 2021. Digital prints, acrylic and blue tape installed in Produce Model bathroom
Night Swim
October 30 – December 11, 2021
Produce Model is proud to present Night Swim, a two-person exhibition by Madeline Gallucci and Eli Greene. Through reflections of mirrors and home movies, the artists adjust our focus.
Imagery in the exhibition suggests an arm reaching, a bow tie, a word or a half word. It might be a figure or it might be a door closing; your neighbors slow dancing at a wedding, the memory revealed through pressed graphite. Hints of your lover’s initials are carved into a mirror, a sharp relief translated through paint on canvas. Holding your breath - coming up for air - holding your breath - coming up for air: you wonder if the water gets deeper as the night gets darker.
Gallucci and Greene share a practice of attention -- silence, abstraction, memories and collective histories are explored through painting, printmaking and sculpture. As active observers in their respective worlds, they create new meaning between objects and images in an attempt to fill in the gaps of what is no longer there.
Curated by Maggie Crowley.