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Andrew Kreps Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Oakland-based artist Alicia McCarthy, on view at 394 Broadway from April 18 to May 10, 2025.

McCarthy鈥檚 paintings are characterized by recurring motifs of helices, rainbows, spectrums, and weaves, which together build a distinctive visual language of line and color, pigment and pattern. The intrinsic structure of these forms is offset by spontaneous inflections of the hand, a nod to McCarthy鈥檚 ties to graffiti and her punk and street beginnings. In Untitled, 2020, bands of black outlined in white interlace across a black field, creating a visual play of negative space. The painting鈥檚 measured warp and weft is grounding, while surrounding sprays and splatters evoke constellations suspended in an undefined galaxy, providing a contrasting boundlessness. In Untitled, 2020, interlocking rainbows rise from a subtle horizon, each arc of color unique in its tenor, resulting in a chromatic tension both discordant and fluid. Throughout, McCarthy鈥檚 approach remains process-oriented and materially-driven. Graffiti, by its nature, demands precision and intentionality. As McCarthy has noted, 鈥淪pray paint is not an easy medium. There鈥檚 a line and a gesture and a spray with a spray can that you cannot get with a brush.鈥�