Edgar Um Bucholtz
Jay Dantry
George Davis
Vanessa German
Randy Gilson
Peter Lambert
Jill Larson
Wendy Osher
Martha Rial
Alex Smith
Terry Young
Michael Olijnyk
Graham Shearing
Small-scale site-specific work by artists from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. This exhibition is co-curated by Mattress Factory Curator of Exhibitions, Michael Olijnyk and Independent Curator and Art Critic, Graham Shearing.
The Mattress Factory is pleased to announce a
new exhibition in the Gestures series opening Sunday, July 31, 2005. A
private preview of the exhibition will be held for museum donors and
members on Saturday, July 30, 2005 from 7 to 9 PM.
Gestures features small-scale site-specific work by artists from a
variety of backgrounds and disciplines. This exhibition is co-curated
by Mattress Factory Curator of Exhibitions, Michael Olijnyk and
Independent Curator and Art Critic, Graham Shearing, and will be on
view through October 2, 2005 at the museum’s main building at 500
Sampsonia Way.
“You will not find any other art museum that would take a risk like the
Mattress Factory. We step out of the gallery and ask ‘who would we
like to see create an installation’. Sometimes it is a photographer,
sometimes a chef, sometimes a tattoo artist. You never know what you
are going to get—but it never disappoints. And it is always
interesting when those who are not practicing artists mix together with
those who are—and no blood is spilled.â€
Graham Shearing
“I see the Gestures series as one exhibition that changes and grows
with each show. One piece might be fabulous, one piece might not
be—but when you look at the series on the whole, it is a really
fantastic thing.â€
Michael Olijnyk
Participating Artists Include:
edgar um bucholtz - DJ/Performance Artist
Jay Dantry - Bookseller
George Davis - Filmmaker
Vanessa German - artist
Randy Gilson - Gardener/Community Leader
Peter Lambert - Metalsmith
Jill Larson - Artist/Gallerist
Wendy Osher - Artist
Martha Rial - Photographer
Alex Smith - Curator/Artist
Terry Young - Artist
Meredith Knight
Development Assistant/Communications Manager
Phone: 412-231-3169
E-mail: Meredith@mattress.org
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212