GO NORTH is very pleased to present an exhibition of work by Michael X. Rose entitled Resurrection Insurrection. This is Rose's first solo show with the gallery, and runs from July 12 to August 3, 2008. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 6 to 9pm.

Michael X. Rose, self-professed painter of Doom, Horror, Chaos & Doubt, is the kind of forward-thinking throwback whose work is destined to excite anyone interested in art that bridges the meticulously attentive mythological richness of a romantic-via-baroque style with the pop theatricality of outsider-inspired folk art.

Rose's work delights in the bizarre, mining historical documents, classical art, crime nonfiction, and tales of the fabulous without prejudice, in order to provide his apocalyptic signature to works that interweave complex themes while entertaining with a late-night seventies Creature Feature sort of fun. As a whole, this solo show provides the unique visual experience of having a phantasmal history of the Hudson River Valley forced into synergy with such an unlikely occasion as the Egyptian gods Osiris and Anubis battling Killer Robots in what appears to be a space-time portal linking backwoods Appalachia to the Valley of the Gods.

Directly descended from the last pirate publicly hung in Charleston, South Carolina, Michael X. Rose lives in Bruynswick, Ulster County, NY, where he maintains an art studio in a 17th century farmhouse with his wife, Kristina, and their three children.

GONORTH is located at 469 Main St., Beacon, Gallery hours: 12 - 6pm Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.

For more information visit www.gonorthgallery.com