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9/8 - 10/15/2006 Christopher Reiger Solo Exhibition "Mongrel Truth"
Opening Reception: 9/8 Friday 7-10pm
Williamsburg Gallery Night Reception: 9/15 Friday 7-10pm

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Mongrel Truth"
-Christopher Reiger: Solo Exhibition-
9/8 - 10/15/2006
Opening Reception: 9/8, Friday, 7-10pm

Brooklyn - AG Gallery is pleased to present "Mongrel Truth", the first solo exhibition of Christopher Reiger in New York. The exhibition will consist of Reiger's latest series of paintings accompanied by a collection of 20 small drawings.

Reiger's work is principally concerned with contemporary man's mutable conception of Nature and his relationship to his animal armature. Growing up on the rural Delmarva Peninsula, his youthful days of hunting, fishing, or simply playing were similar to those of Lewis Carol's "Alice in Wonderland". Those childhood adventures let him built his interest in Nature and its relationship to human being. Evolving into a fascination with biology and behavioral science, he realized amazingly increasing numbers of facts about Nature, in the meantime, became aware of how human being is ignorant of these facts.

In this exhibition, "Mongrel Truth", Reiger introduces an extreme beauty of ambivalent Nature in imaginary landscapes. Animals are displaced, transplanted into hallucinatory landscapes, suggesting the possible scenarios of our contemporary cultural and political climate. He states that the global populace is increasingly uncertain and insecure. We embrace hybrid cosmologies, mixing our traditional stories and religions with science, consumerism and imported narratives. His latest series of paintings depicts our anxiety of this world-view hysterical transcendentalism.

Christopher Reiger received a MFA from School of Visual Arts in 2002. His work has been shown at Jeff Bailey Gallery (New York), Mushroom Arts (New York) and many other places in United States. He was born in Washington D.C. and currently lives and works in NYC.

"Mongrel Truth" will be on view at AG Gallery through October 15th, 2006. The gallery is located at 103 North 3rd St., between Berry and Wythe Ave. Hours: Sun. − Tue. 12-8pm Wed.-Sat. 12-10pm

For further information, please contact the gallery at 718-599-3044 or visit www.aboutglamour.net