Who knew ugly plastic lawn chairs could be beautiful…
Last night I attended the Vancouver Art Gallery’s [VAG] monthly installment of Fuse. The event featured a mix of live music and theatrical performances, alongside the gallery’s ongoing exhibitions, all for the cost of $10. Fuse takes place on the last Friday of every month.
The most enjoyable part of the evening for me was viewing the work of Brian Jungen [BJ]. He does some really incredible things with unusual materials, like creating a whole series of native masks from Air Jordan sneakers. Or as featured in the above photo, assembling white plastic lawn chairs into the resemblance of a whale skeleton. It’s a very awe-inspiring piece.
Oooh, you went and saw that exhibit? I loved it. The masks were great, and I liked the leather teepee made out of 12 skinned couches.
i was not impressed. but i’ll go take another look. first impression: this guy is famous because he’s part native.