An exhibit of guitar assemblages titled “Brother and Sister Guitars” by Michael Gaughan will be on display through Oct. 1 in Gallery Two, located in the hallway outside the MCC Library. The college is located at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake.
The guitar assemblages were created for the band, Brother and Sister, and were used during live performances from 2005-2009. The works were created with financial support from the Jerome Foundation for Emerging Artists 2004-2005. “Helicaster” includes an RC helicopter and electric guitar parts and was created with the engineering help of Steven Day. The spinning mechanism on “Quadchopper” was created with the assistance of Toby Lawson.
Michael Gaughan, formerly of McHenry County, who now lives in Minneapolis, earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Minnesota. He has been a visiting artist at the Walker Art Center and at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. His paintings have been exhibited in numerous group and solo shows including Deitch Projects at Art Basel in Miami, Deplayer in Rotterdam, Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts in Oregon, the Ace Hotel in New York City, the Soap Factory, Soo Vac Gallery and Familia Skateshop. His illustrations have been used by Nike, American Apparel, Andrew WK, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Jagjaguwar Records, Troma Films, City Pages, Good Magazine, Dining Out Magazine, and other musical arts, print and film projects.
For more information about MCC art galleries, contact Sandra Lang, at (815) 455-8785 or email her at: slang@mchenry.edu.
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