ENGAGE Projects is excited to announce our upcoming exhibition, “Double, Double Toil and Trouble” by David Leggett and Phyllis Bramson. The titular incantation derives from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in which three witches cast a spell on Macbeth over a boiling cauldron, vexing his plans to ruin. Recontextualizing the phrase in this blended exhibition, Bramson and Leggett use elements of collage, comedic relief, and a maximalist style of painting to contribute to contemporary movements of feminist iconography, pop cultural commentary, and the fight against racial injustice. Both borrowing from the dominant cultural aesthetics of their time, the pair’s disparate backgrounds and life experiences coalesce in the taboo, daring to call attention to what others might simply sweep under the rug.

David Leggett, High Vibration Plates Only, 2024, acrylic, collage, and felt on canvas 28 x 22 in  71.1 x 55.9 cm

Phyllis Bramson, Basic Truths about Romantic Conditions, 2023, mixed media, collage, and paint on paper, mounted on panel, 48 x 36 in121.9 x 91.4 cm