KIT CURRY

SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY

November 1st - 30th, 2024

Opening Reception: First Friday, November 1st from 5pm - 9pm

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Arch Enemy Arts presents SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY by Kit Curry. Six oil paintings and four drawings of “witches and creatures in the ruins of the world” filled with dynamic energy. Kit’s work is vibrant and beautiful, constructed in tightly-rendered multi-figure tableaus of tasteful nudes, rich with life, expertly illustrated in deep and detailed environments. They fly above forgotten cities and dance among crumbling wharfs, wield the power of freedom and celebrate the subversive magic of joy. 

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“I think of my pieces as illustrations to an absent story. There’s an implied narrative, but you only have access to this little instant. I want viewers to immerse themselves in the picture and imagine what might precede or follow that instant, imagine what the characters might be thinking or feeling…[SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY] is a casual promise of companionship during the apocalypse. Everyone here has a friend, a dance partner, an audience, a pet…no one is alone.”

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Marvelous and theatrical, Kit’s complex compositions do not happen by chance. They painstakingly draft and redraft thumbnails prior to working at full-scale, mastering the weight and ratio of overlapping forms, objects, light, and shadow, to convey movement, tension, and an astonishing sense of activity. The effect draws our eyes across and around each piece in an effort to explore every glorious detail, fully bewitched by their magical tale. 

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Kit Curry is based in Berkshire county, Massachusetts. They have a degree in literature, and received most of their art training from their grandmother, from books by the great 20th century illustrators, including their great great grandfather, the decorated artist Harvey Dunn. Kit Curry has been showing with Arch Enemy Arts since submitting to our Spotlight Showcase in 2023, and SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY is their debut solo exhibition with the gallery.

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DREAMS, PLASTIC, AND DOLLHOUSES will be on view from November 1st - 30th, 2024
Sold works will begin to ship the week starting December 15th unless other rush arrangements have been made.

Payment plan options are available on most works.

All items marked with a red dot have been sold. 

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