Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion is an exhibition of paintings by the acclaimed Irish artist. One of Ireland's leading cultural figures, Maguire has turned the practice and tradition of painting into acts of 

visual testimony. His paintings are global in scope and are derived from projects he undertook in Mexico, the Mediterranean, Syria, Sudan, the United States, and the Amazon. Maguire's artworks are 

painted from direct experience, after spending extensive time on the ground in each of the locations presented in the exhibition. The result are paintings that visualize the commonality of human suffering, 

something that most people avoid or try to forget. Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion is curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné, organized by USF Contemporary Art Museum, and supported in part by a 

grant from Culture Ireland.