Marie Hagerty's> work makes up part of an exhibition at Artbank entitled 'Sealed Section.' Made up from the Artbank collection, this show is an exploration of themes usually understood to be taboo, off limits as topics of conversation at the dinner table. "'Sealed Section' includes a rich and diverse group of works that highlight the strength and pertinence of contemporary art as a response to the key issues of our time." - Artbank In a video for the show, Artbank curator and collection coordinator Miriam Kelly describes the way Marie's work Coupling II fits into the theme of the exhibition. Within the show, she looks at Hagerty's work for its visceral sexuality and balance between violence and seduction. Coupling II marks a meeting point between figuration and abstraction, depicting a body exploding out of an undefined form. It explores the relationships between controlled restraint and? unreserved expressiveness in painting. Some other artists in the exhibition include Arthur Boyd, Christopher Dean, Richard Larter, Scott Redford and Alex Seton. You can watch the video for the exhibition by clicking here

'Sealed Section' 28 November 2014 - 7 February 2015 Artbank, Unit 1, 198-222 Young Street, Waterloo, 2017