Glen Hansen “Kansas City Project”
Fischbach Gallery
This event has ended.
The Collection of 30 drawings was exhibited this past summer at The Kansas City Public Library.
My first knowledge of Kansas City came through jazz. Kansas City Style Jazz travelled up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Lester Young, Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins remain my favorite jazz artists.
The cityscape of Kansas City is filled with iconic architecture from the late 19th century to present day. My visual survey highlights historical architecture but also depicts architectural oddities like the T.W.A. Building, Town Topic Hamburgers and The Strahm sign. Incorporating the often overlooked completes my Kansas City Project.
Every building has a story. Union Station where Pretty Boy Floyd was shot down. The Drum Room where Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack performed. Country Club Plaza is the first mall in the US. The Stockyards with the double decker bridge. My depiction of the solitude of 12th and Vine is in paradox to the energy that existed in the 1930s and 40s in that part of town. The list is endless. My Kansas City Project celebrates and honors the vastness and diversity of the architecture. –Glen Hansen
Glen Hansen was born in 1961. He earned a B.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts in 1985. This is his eighth solo exhibition at the Fischbach Gallery. His paintings are in numerous collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He currently resides in New York City.
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from February 13, 2014 to March 15, 2014