No Instructions Gallery Presents Tanner MacArthur: New Tactics

Milwaukee, WI – August 5, 2025 – No Instructions Gallery is proud to present New Tactics, a solo exhibition of new work by Milwaukee-based artist Tanner MacArthur. The show opens with a reception on Thursday, August 21 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the gallery, located at 2124 E. Rusk Ave., Milwaukee, in the heart of the Bay View.
New Tactics runs from August 21 through September 19, 2025.

Tanner MacArthur is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, he earned a B.A. from Lawrence University and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. MacArthur’s practice explores the interplay between urban disorder, collage, and abstraction, building vibrant visual languages that invite ambiguity and layered interpretation. Through the use of line, form, and texture, his work evokes memory, connection, and shifting meaning.

Exhibited widely across the region, MacArthur’s work balances raw, inspired materiality with refined abstraction—creating pieces that are both bold in form and rich in conceptual depth.

About the Exhibit

In describing his work and the show title New Tactics, MacArthur states:

“A tactic is always on the watch for opportunities that must be seized on the wing. Jaywalkers draw wandering lines through the streets, while scrappers follow the city’s trash like stars, charting routes through what’s left behind.

The system is too vast and too rigid to be our own. So we juke and pivot to create viability and meaning within the confines of technocracy, using unexpected maneuvers to get us there. Playing in the margins births unexpected relationships. Excess material, lost or forgotten, begs us to reconsider its potential. Just like our grocery lists depend on what’s in the fridge, this work relies on what I find during tactical expeditions in the metropolis.”

Regular gallery hours are Fridays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during exhibitions. For more information, visit www.noinstructs.com.

About No Instructions Gallery

No Instructions is a contemporary art gallery located in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood. The gallery’s mission is to present bold, dynamic artwork that sparks conversation and challenges traditional boundaries. No Instructions supports both emerging and established artists with a focus on innovation and cultural relevance.

For media inquiries, high-resolution images, or to schedule an interview with the gallery director, please contact James Stepanek at (773) 317-1500 or james@noinstructs.com.

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