FAUX REAL
July 28 - Sept 9
Opening Reception: Friday, July 30, from 6-9pm.
Gallery Project presents Faux Real, a multimedia exhibit in which 26 artists play with the idea that things can be both fake and real simultaneously in terms of concept and materiality. The exhibit opens on Wednesday, July 28 and runs through Sunday, September 5. The opening reception is Friday, July 30 from 6-9. This is the second of Gallery Project’s new cycle of exhibits.
The lines between real and artificial grow increasingly blurred, even to the point that one wonders what, if anything is still “real” in the 21st Century. Every day we create a world of “artificial real” through the construction of false narratives, personal identities, cultural artifice, and virtual worlds. Artists in this show render reality using artificial means, construct false realities and spaces, depict cultural artifice, represent constructed identities and alter egos, and portray the false narratives of our everyday fictions.
Contributors to the exhibit include: Jeffrey Abt, Sam Blanchard, Sarah Buckius, Peter Bugg, Lea Bult, Susan Evans, Lynn Galbreath, Matt Gordon, Cynthia Greig, Adrian Hatfield, Nicole Jacquard, Darlene Kaczmarczyk, David Lambert, Lap Le, Jim Nawara, Abigail Anne Newbold, Alison Norlen, Gloria Pritschet, Ashley Allen Short, Clinton Snider, James Stephens, Rob Todd, Jason Urban, Robin Walker, Allen Williams, and Hui Yang. The exhibit is curated by Sarah Buckius, Lea Bult, and Lynn Galbreath.
Gallery Project is a fine art collaborative. Its mission is to provide a venue for contemporary art that is culturally aware, individualistic, courageous, and thought provoking. Gallery Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is located at 215 South Fourth Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Spring/Summer gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon-9; and Sunday, noon-4. The gallery is closed on Mondays. For more information, please call 734-997-7012 or contact us through our website: www.thegalleryproject.com.
The generous support we received from many individual donors made it possible for us to continue the gallery in our present location at 215 South Fourth Avenue. We are very appreciative of our board for their fundraising efforts, and of our volunteer collaborators and gallery assistants for assistance with programming and operations. We are also appreciative of the 18,000 visitors who attended our nine annual themed exhibits and the 10,000 individuals who visit our website each month. Images of all past exhibits are now on line.
A Way To Support Gallery Project
Gallery Project, an independent contemporary art gallery run by artist volunteers, has recently become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with tax exempt status.
Our mission is to curate theme exhibitions that are culturally aware, individualistic, courageous and thought provoking.
You can support this gallery of ideas by making a tax deductible contribution. Donations will be used to improve the quality of upcoming exhibits and to support participation by emerging artists.
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