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GARFO ART CENTER:

July 9th - September 10th, 2010

containment: new perspectives on the human form

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 9th, 2010 6-9pm

Containment is an exhibition that surveys and re-evaluates the figure in contemporary art from the inside out. Local, national, and international artists Jenny Morgan, Pooneh Maghazehe, Sri Whipple, Jayoung Yoon, Rebecca Campbell, Rob Lorie, Shantel Kristin Bennett, and Jaron Anderson—work across diverse media to examine the figure; both as a container for human emotion and the mind, and as something contained by the outside world and all its cultural and historic implications.


Using figurative work as a springboard, containment features the often more traditional approach (painting and portrait), but also branches to alternative interpretations and methods of dealing with the body. Video, performance, costume, cast, and textile works reveal a look at not only the recognized surface of the body, but also at the interior--and exterior--and the constructions and shrouding made to encase it.

The accomplished emerging artists in containment have been featured in several noteable publications, institutions, and prominent galleries worldwide, including Adbusters, The New York Times, Washington Post, Art Ltd., New American Paintings, Flavorpill, The Chelsea Museum, PS-1, The Smithsonian Institute’s National Portrait Gallery, LA Louver, and more.


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Admission is FREE and open to the public
Location: Visual Art Institute, 1838 S. 1500 E. SLC, UT 84105

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