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THE SECOND ACT is a young contemporary gallery with roots in the North of England born out of a frustration in the lack of opportunities for Northern and working class artists, and for artists living outside major cities.
We are addressing the disparity in the representation of artists, by supporting marginalised artists and challenging the status quo that has become the accepted standard in artist-gallery relationships, through a value-led approach.
We choose to work with artists who make contemporary art with challenging concepts, narratives and research; creating a roster of individuals who we believe, should all have the opportunity to write their own Second Act.
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I Can Love but I Cannot Eat, 2022 A spoken word performance that proposes multi layers of meaning. It is both a cultural commentary on the power shifts within relationships, but also the problemati ... -
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After a studio visit with a male art collector who called McCaig’s work ‘too much’, McCaig responded by creating a piece that reduces visual impact, but further sexualises it by utilising a ‘peep hole ... -
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Rattled Sideways is a direct quote from the first response of the ‘Peep Show’, 2023. McCaig responds to the language directly, absorbing the violence of the phrase into the work as a reminder of the t ... -
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‘There is Nothing in This World’ is a giclee print in a custom frame that is the only record of a private performance delivered without an audience. This work functions as both document to action, but ... -
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Performance as Persephone is a recorded performance, in which McCaig inhabits the image of Persephone, from the Greek Myth. McCaig slowly places 6 pomegranate seeds into her mouth before accelerating ... -
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Peep Show invites the male gaze in an erotic proposition that positions the unseen and poetic as art work. Traditionally Peep Show’s are specifically intended for the male gaze, McCaig plays with this ... -
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Persephone's Tears (From Man Ray) Photographic image, reprinted on wall mounted light box. Persephone’s Tears (After Man Ray), is part of a body of work inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone, whic ...