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Perfection is overrated. In works of art, it’s the flaws that we truly appreciate. Brooklyn-based artist Valerie Hegarty should know, her installations revolve around the destruction of beautifully framed artwork. Each demolished painting and decomposing frame only contributes to the intrigue.

The bubbling decay and weathered remains, of what we can only assume was once a solid form of art, make for an even more engrossing installation. There is an obvious fascination with the colonial period in this series, which features several paintings of George Washington in a state of near-obliteration. The devastation, made apparent through the disfigurement and damage to these historical figure and landscape replications, appear to be Hegarty’s way of representing the destruction that occurred in the fight to colonize, which we can still relate to today. Every war has a purpose and wreckage is certain to be present, in one form or another.