Alexan Peabody
In partnership with Utile, art_works developed a succinct and welcoming art program for a real estate project in Peabody, MA, supporting a broader design vision to make people feel at home.
Mary Hughes, Tondo no. 1-3, 2024. Oil on panel. © Mary Hughes. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Industry: Real Estate
Company Partners: Utile
Services: Art Program Development, Artwork Sourcing, Visitor Engagement, Installation
Featured Artists: Mary Hughes, Crystalle Lacouture, Merill Comeau, Cicely Carew, Hannah Jacoby-Brooks, Michael Zachary
Goal + Impact: At art_works, every project is a gesture that involves far more than putting art on a wall– each is an opportunity to speak to people, places, and values.
For the Alexan Peabody art program, we sourced pieces by New England artists that reflect the concept of home, enhancing spaces where residents may linger, reflect, and connect with their environment.
Two works anchor the program in an unexpected dialogue: Mary Hughes' circular tondo paintings–with their meandering lines evoking topographical maps and nautical charts–speak across the room to Crystalle Lacouture's Where We Meet—a bold composition of undulating waves and a circular sun. While distinct in their approaches, the artists share formal elements and visual motifs.
Elsewhere, Merill Comeau's mixed-media works convey the warmth of domesticity through repurposed materials, exploring memory, endurance, and the myriad moments that make up a life. Cicely Carew's Kinetic print introduces a spirit of joy and discovery, energizing the space with dynamic shapes, layers, and vibrant color. Hannah Jacoby-Brooks and Michael Zachary round out the collection with complementary material investigations in paper—Jacoby-Brooks with surreal intaglio prints and Zachary with luminous CMYK crosshatch landscapes that blur the line between digital and handmade.
Artwork pictured:
Image 1: Hannah Jacoby-Brooks, Rose's Day Dream Part 1 &2, 2022. Intaglio print on BFK Rives. © Hannah Jacoby-Brooks. Michael Zachary, Waves/Twilight, 2024. CMYK ink markers on paper. © Michael Zachary. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Image 2: Merill Comeau, Love Story 2 & Love Story 4, 2024. Paper collage. © Merill Comeau. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Image 3: Mary Hughes, Tondo no. 1-3, 2024. Oil on panel. © Mary Hughes. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Image 4: Merill Comeau, Remembrance, 2021. Deconstructed, painted, and printed vintage linens, commercial fabrics, machine stitching, and acrylic paint. © Merill Comeau. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Image 5: Mary Hughes, Tondo no. 1-3, 2024. Oil on panel. © Mary Hughes. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Image 6: Crystalle Lacouture, Where We Meet, 2021. Oil on canvas. © Crystalle Lacouture. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
Image 7: Cicely Carew, Kinetic, 2024. Akua ink on paper. © Cicely Carew. Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
