1878 Gallery

August 9 - November 2, 2025

ArtWalk Opening Reception
Saturday, August 9, 2025
6 – 9 PM
Artist talk at 6:30 PM

GAC’s exhibitions are supported in part by a grant from Texas Commission on the Arts.

Roberto Jackson Harrington
Almost certain superfluity

Almost certain superfluity is an exhibition of Roberto Jackson Harrington’s sculptural and collage works that exploit the idea of potential through the manipulation of found mass-manufactured objects. Working under the pseudo-brand Taller de Harrington, his work mimics the presentations of high-end luxury retail objects released as collections. Paired with two-dimensional works that further polish and amplify their synthetic origins, Harrington leads the viewer to believe that the art somehow “works” or performs some kinetic function or illustrates a scheme of some unknown contraption. However, the arrangements do nothing, merely acting as a stimulus or catalyst. The works suggests a situation, or an action, that compels the viewer to respond and project their own ideas of how these works function.

Based in Austin, TX, Roberto Jackson Harrington creates artwork from everyday materials that center on the concept of potential. Harrington received his BFA from the University of Texas at El Paso and his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been included in exhibitions at the International Sculpture Center, Museo de Arte Juárez, The Contemporary Austin, Mexic-Arte Museum, Lawndale Art Center, and the University Art Galleries at Texas State. Most recently, Harrington has presented work at El Museo del Barrio in New York City and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, in Houston, Texas.

www.robertjacksonharrington.com