May 29th - July 1st, 2009

1982: let’s start here
Grand opening exhibition for GARFO ART CENTER at VAI!
Join us May 29, 2009, at the Visual Art Institute (a non-profit organization) in the
old Garfield Elementary building for the grand opening of the new Garfo Art Center!

1982: let’s start here is an exhibition themed around the year VAI moved into the
Garfield schoolhouse. A group show, consisting of nine Salt Lake artists:
Trent Call, Jan Andrews, Tessa Lindsey, Brian Patterson, Gentry Blackburn,
Davina Pallone, Mary Toscano, Jim Williams, and Allison Baar. The exhibition
looks back at the year 1982, through several different lenses; using a cross-section
of ages and media. Installation, video, and paintings—both vintage 82’ and
new—reflect the peculiar collision of pop-culture, science, and politics in a year
when the computer was named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year, and the artificial
heart, the compact disc, and Michael Jackson’s Thriller were released to the public.

Due to the inclusion of artists born before, in, and just after 1982, we truly gain a
diverse yet consistent perspective on a year perhaps not noted for its artistic
significance as much as its media influence. Via new approaches to marketing and
textile, design, and color—in conjunction with the pop-culture explosion and the
political tone of the time—the early 1980’s marked the change of a generation, and
the creation of a new one. Through these artists’ different takes we experience
an aesthetic born of the 80’s.

Admission is FREE and open to the public

For further information, e-mail: staffbox.vai@gmail.com

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