GADGETS AND GIZMOS
Arizona State University Art Museum
Nelson Fine Arts Center
June 7 through August 24, 2003
image credit: Abel Barroso, Tiempo de inversion (Cuckoo Clocks
series), 1998. Carved cedar and mahogany, installation dimensions variable.
Collection of the ASU Art Museum, gift of Howard Hirsch and the ASU Art
Museum Advisory Board 100% Cuban Campaign.
FAMILY DAY
Saturday, June 28
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
FREE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
GADGETS AND GIZMOS
Gadgets and Gizmos is this year’s annual summer
family exhibition. Using high technology, like a small video camera,
or low technology,
like the hand-carved wooden cuckoo clocks by Abel Barroso, artists have
combined pieces and parts into intriguing works of art. Whether conceptually
complex, visually appealing and/or whimsical, these works present an
unique art experience for viewers of any age.
Artists in the Exhibition
Artists represented in the exhibition include Kim Abeles, Lew Alquist,
Abel Barroso, Feliciano Bejar, Thomas Hart Benton, Deborah Butterfield,
Jim Campbell, Dan Collins, Kim Cridler, Tom Eckert, Rene Francisco, Denis
Gillingwater, Steve Gompf, Jenny Holzer, Hans Kooi, Heidi Kumao and Robert
Strini.
Family Day
On Saturday, June 28, the ASU Art Museum will present its third annual
summer family day filled with hands-on activities and events. For Gadgets
and Gizmos, the Art Museum will be filled with interactive art-making
experiences for the entire family from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Jean Makin, GADGETS AND GIZMOS will be installed in the
ASU Art Museum Nelson Fine Arts Center location.
Duration
GADGETS AND GIZMOS (June 7 - August 31, 2003) is open at the Nelson Fine
Arts Center: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Support
The exhibition and related programs are supported in part by Friends
of the ASU Art Museum.
ASU Art Museum exhibitions
Selected past exhibitions at the ASU Art Museum include:
Sites Around
the City: Art and Environment
Jim Campbell:
Transforming Time
Contemporary
Art from Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island k
Dis/Functional
What
I Did On My Summer Vacation
Frogs
and Dogs: David Gilhooly and Roy De Forest
For more information contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
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