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Infinite canvas

Ona grey wall in one of many rooms hangs a triptych of paintings by Baltimore artist Evangeline Gallagher. They’re captivating – portraits abstracted into swooshing lines, Francis Bacon by way of an enormous inky fingerprint – but what really makes them striking in this space is their size. The paintings tower over you, inviting you to take a step back – and perhaps a seat on a nearby bench. Do so, and you’ll find yourself inside another exhibit, ‘Rain Room’, from two of the developers behind 2021 squirrel surveil-’em-up The piece borrows that game’s rain effects in order to create a storm, localised within a transparent cube

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