#dutchfakes: Solo exhibition by Brett Angell

For Praise Shadow’s first show of 2024, the gallery is thrilled to announce #dutchfakes, an exhibition of small-scale sculptural collage by Boston-based Brett Angell. Featuring more than 70 Surrealist-inspired works contained within cigar boxes created over the last three years, this is the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery.

An artist talk between Angell and Courtney Harris, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Art of Europe at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, took place on February 3 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Watch the recording here.

Angell has long been fascinated with alternative histories. According to the artist: “Facts remain facts, but I love thinking about what could have happened if history had played out differently. People like Erich von Däniken [the Swiss author whose books make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture] and the Ancient Alien Theory fascinate me. I don’t necessarily believe what is being proposed but it is thoroughly entertaining to think about the prospect of that ‘other’ world. I am also a fan of alternative histories in fiction with writers such as Gregory Maguire, the author of Wicked, playfully riffing off The Wizard of Oz. Adult takes on childhood stories is nothing new, but these individuals bring fresh life to now accepted standards.”