Helen MacAlister
The Glamour of Backwardness
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'The Glamour of Backwardness' exhibition instal
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'The Glamour of Backwardness' exhibition instal
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'The Glamour of Backwardness' exhibition instal
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Installation view of Open Canon
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Helen MacAlister
The Wallpaper of Political Life
2018
oil on linen
triptych
29.7 x 63 cm
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Helen MacAlister
The Illusion of the Nation State
2017
oil on linen
triptych
29.7 x 63 cm
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Helen MacAlister
Banal Nationalism
2018
oil on linen
diptych
29.7 x 42 cm
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Helen MacAlister
Semantic Jiggery Pokery
2019
oil on linen
diptych
29.7 x 42 cm
Helen MacAlister
The Glamour of Backwardness
8 September - 18 October 2022
To inaugurate Art First’s new gallery space, we are delighted to present a solo exhibition by Edinburgh based Scottish artist, Helen MacAlister. Her previous solo show was in 2013, titled At the Foot o’ Yon Excellin’ Brae. Accompanied by a fully illustrated online catalogue - accessable on this website – It is crystal clear that her explorations have continued to be rooted in Scotland’s culture. Her art penetrates deep into its languages, embedding words and phrases in exquisitely worked paintings and drawings. Elements of concrete poetry combine with her reductive, elegant approach to distill a specific and engaging cultural/political history.
This new work is urgent, it is vital, lucid and of its time, and now is a very good moment to see it.
