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Thursday June 24th @ 7:00 p.m.
Please join us this Thursday, June 24th @ 7:00pm for the third installment of Back Talk at The Front. This month's discussion will focus on the BP Oil Disaster and the role of the artist during times of crisis. Doug Meffert of Tulane's Oil Spill Response Committee, along with photographers Michel Varisco and Monique Verdin will share their work on the cultures, communities, and environments threatened by the oil leak.
June 12- July 3
Room 1: Clay Blancett
The Achilles Cycle
On June 12th, Clay Blancett opens The Achilles Cycle, a show of large-scale drawings and selected writings. Clay is a carpenter, writer and artist currently living in Richmond, Virginia with his two kids, Henry (age 8) and “May-may” (age 4); frequent collaborators in the art-making process. Follow Clay’s mental and physical perambulations at Fig.1 – Worm Drive. The Achilles Cycle is his first solo exhibition.
Room 2: Zack Godshall & Emilie Taylor
This exhibit is a companion to the film, "God's Architects". Filmmaker Zack Godshall and architect Emilie Taylor have collaborated on a detailed and impressionistic survey of the film's subjects: divinely inspired creations - and the artists-architects who build them - through drawings, photo-collage, and video.
A special screening of the film, God's Architects is scheduled at The Front for Wednesday, June 16th, 8pm.
Room 3: Wendy Babcox
Whisper to me
Wendy Babcox is British interdisciplianry artist who lives and works in Tampa, Florida. These photographs explore the curious connection between young women and horses, relationships often filled with desire, longing and fantasy.
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Room 4: April Childers
Ghostcoat
Navigating a space between the concepts of the visible and invisible, April experiments with relationships that revolve around human expectancy and animal intuitives.