From ART BUSINESS
Artists recycle old magazines, street debris, snapshots, used clothing, furniture, junk wood, and more, transforming derelict remnants into memorable remnants. I gotta go with Billy Kroft here-- I liked his art carpentry before, I like it now. He elevates scrap wood by reconfiguring it into abstract angular geometric realms. Once so forlorn; now so fresh. Somebody give this dude a show. For purchase purposes, he's priced everything $285-- if I recall correctly-- eminently generous. Options include a stripped reincarnated swivelling vibra-chair that I personally tested and hereby proclaim to be a complete steal (also $285). Why I didn't buy it myself, I'll never know.
Crucible Steel Gallery at CELLspace presents:
REMNANTS II: the manipulative hand
Jan. 10th - Feb. 3rd, 2007
Reception: Thursday, Jan. 18th, 7-10pm
Lauren Anderson
Luke Butler
Kaliisa Conlon
David Huff
Billy Kroft
Carrie Minikel
curated by Matthew Searle
"Remnants" is a two-part show examining what is left over, whether it is a mark or some other trace.
In this show, each artist begins with some remnant of the past, whether it be old magazines, street debris, snapshots, used clothing, furniture, or disgarded wood. Through their investigation, they then leave behind a new sort of remnant, one that is a trace of their actions, of their manipulative hand.
Crucible Steel Gallery at CELLspace
2050 Bryant Street (at 18th)
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.cellspace.org
gallery@cellspace.org
