| Event: 'Don Lambert: Lawn Jobs' |  |
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Date: Friday, March 08, 2013 - 6:00 pm
Duration: 1 Hour
Repeat Event: Repeat every Friday until April 14, 2013
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Contact Info:
954-921-3274
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Email: info@artandculturecenter.org
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This exhibit continues Don Lambert’s investigation of visual phoneme, employed as a comment on both cultural and social perceptions. The title is a reference to yard work, as well as to the slang term for driving a car through someone’s lawn. The artist began playing with striping patterns in his own yard as a way of combating the boredom of his weekly domestic chores. This eventually led to an investigation into the origins of the American lawn, its aesthetics, and the effects this formal landscape has on our social and environmental interactions. The project spread into the studio where he has utilized artificial turf as a primary material. The work has developed into a more focused exploration of decoration and patterning as they relate to both domesticity and the ideals of Middle America. Among numerous other exhibitions throughout the U.S., in 2009 Lambert had a solo exhibition at The Cincinnati Art Museum Super Nova Terra Firma and in 2010 was included in Miami Art Museum’s exhibition New Work Miami 2010, curated by Peter Boswell and René Morales. Gallery admission is $7 for adults; $4 for students, seniors, and children ages 4 to 17; and free to Center members as well as children 3 and under. Opening reception, $10 for non-members.
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