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The House of Chance and Mischief is based on a recurring dream of Renée Stout’s, in which she is walking through a familiar house and suddenly encounters a door that leads to new and mysterious rooms. Using the dream as inspiration for the exhibition, Stout creates a cacophonous party in which the viewer becomes a guest wandering through the private spaces of a home, glimpsing into the challenging lives of the characters developed throughout Stout’s career. The artist’s expertly rendered images and carefully manipulated objects reveal personal, and often private, narratives. Grounded in a complex blending of cultural heritage, personal mythology, and social responsibility, the artworks are charged with the energy of talismans and objects of divination.