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Revisiting the works of Old Masters with the intricate detailing of a contemporary sardonic eye, David Avery’s etchings are witty updates of classic motifs. Macabre Minutiae presents prints from the artist’s multi-decade career, exploring the foibles and follies of the modern world through the complex and endless possibilities of the etching medium.

Working out of his studio in San Francisco, Avery eschews color and exclusively produces etchings in traditional black and white, finding the tonalities of this sparse palette most suitable for the psychological mood of his artwork. Avery trained …