Wolfgang Ryan "LAMPS - An Exhibition of Illuminated Objects"

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HQ is often a sort of faux retail outlet continuously packaging and repackaging itself as a store that offers nothing to the conventional shopper. In this context, Wolfgang Ryan's exhibition titled "Lamps" is an example of how an imitation boutique can challenge common opinion on the uselessness of artwork. In this exhibition of illuminated objects, the Artist reconfigures household lighting into post-apocalyptic assemblages that defy their original purpose while maintaining some of their original function. In this sense, the legitimacy of an artwork is called into question by suggesting the work may actually have a use. Similarly, the legitimacy of the retail outlet is called into question by the suggestion that it may actually be a gallery.

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from October 10, 2008 to November 23, 2008

Artist(s)

Wolfgang Ryan

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