Monday, January 22, 2018

Rebecca Morgan, Mark Mulroney, Montgomery Perry Smith, Three's Company @ Mrs.


So, chances are you might not have made it out to Maspeth to see Mrs., yet well bad on you. They have been putting on a consistent string of quality shows with Threes Company being a stellar example of what they have been up to just outside the range of the subway system. The show features a large sculpture piece by Montgomery Perry Smith that looks like a large beige alien hair braid that floats in front of a light blue wall with Mark Mulroney’s grid of New England landscapes that bring to mind illustration from a children’s book. The blue of the wall and the simplicity of the landscapes make Montgomery Perry Smith’s large alien sculpture seem less menacing and adding a touch of whimsy to the show. That tension between the other worldliness of Montgomery Perry Smith sculptures and the seeming familiarity of Mark Mulroney landscapes makes for a perfect set up for Rebecca Morgan’s R. Crumb-like portraits, which walk a very slippery line between loving characterization and biting criticism. The bright, almost pastel palate is a wonderful match for the large blue wall, producing in an excellent show of work in a stellar gallery that is well worth a trip out to Maspeth.


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