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2017 Michael Rocco Ruglio-Misurell
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The effect is surprising - the transformation from collected detritus into cleanly designed sculptures and prints creates a subtle lightness and ephemeral quality. This duality creates layers of meaning and emotion within work that explains the beauty of organized chaos.
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Michael Rocco Ruglio-Misurell (b. Newark, NJ) is a Berlin-based artist with a BFA from The Art Institute of Boston and an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2009, Ruglio-Misurell was a Fulbright Fellow in Berlin. Past residencies include Vermont Studio Center (2016), Skowhegan (2011) and Ox-Bow (2008) and recent exhibitions include a two person show at LVL3 in Chicago (2016) and a two person show at Aunt Linda in Berlin (2016). The sculptures and prints in the exhibition represent recent explorations during a residency at Heilstätte Grabowsee, an abandoned sanatorium in Oranienburg, Germany and most recently, Mass MoCA.
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“The works appear impermanent and fleeting — like a Snapchat video, and memory itself.” — Rachel Elizabeth Jones for SevenDays
Curated by Rachel Moore
Exhibition dates: September 22 - November 11, 2017
Opening Reception: September 22, 5-7pm
Artist Talk: September 22, 5:30pm