“Let them Eat Cake” Exhibition
UrbanGlass
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There are few mediums like glass, which can capture the magnificence of light. Lavish craftsmanship layered with rich color is easily devoured. However any type of extravagance can soon become gluttony. Let Them Eat Cake, contemplates the innate beauty of the glass medium and our insatiable appetites as humans. Curated by Kimberly McKinnis, this exhibition attempts to create a conversation about human desire and the delicate balance between decadence and degradation, featuring artists using glass to explore excess, ego, voyeurism and overconsumption while pushing the limits of ornamentation. Do we indulge along with the artists’ innate desire to adorn, or are we called to a higher morality?
Participating artists include: Michele Bisaillon, Amber Cowan, Matt Eskuche, Gayle Forman, Kit Paulson, Suzanne M. Peterson, Alexander Rosenberg, Avery Shaffer and Nanda Soderberg
Kimberly McKinnis is an artist and curator originally from Southern California. She holds a BFA in studio art with a concentration in glass and an MFA in Exhibition Design both from the California State University in Fullerton, California. As member of the curatorial team Day Job Projects, she has been organizing exhibitions in and around Orange County since 2012. Recently she has returned to making her own artwork which focuses on themes of identity, introspection, and exploring preconceived notions of beauty through symmetry. In her personal studio practice she utilizes a variety of media including silver, glass, video and performance and has been exhibited nationally and internationally including in publications such as the, New Glass Review. She currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia and is the MFA traveling assistant at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio.
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Schedule
from November 30, 2016 to January 21, 2017
Opening Reception on 2016-11-30 from 18:00 to 20:00