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July 22, 2008
| Time: | June 7-Sept. 21, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |
| Description: | Argentine artist Fabian Bercic will provide a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional Zen Garden in his site-specific installation for Workspace. As a critique of consumerism and the commercialization of culture, Bercic transforms the usually sacred rock garden, replacing its natural and organic elements with synthetic, day-go, plastic materials. The work, in this contemporary context, reflects the artist's interest in product design, medieval manuscript illustrations and his own imagination, asking how one can create a meaningful Zen Garden with the materials of a late-capitalist society. The artist's process of repetitively and painstakingly assembling his materials recaptures the traditional function and purpose of the Garden, in that the artist achieves the loss of self through these Zen actions. Conversely, it serves as a comment on disposable, industrial production. A seating area will be incorporated into the work, allowing viewers an area from which to contemplate the complex dichotomies of the Garden. On view June 7 through September 21.
Join us for an opening reception on Third Thursday, June 19, 5-9 PM at the museum. (FREE) Media sponsor: ArtLies magazine |
| Location: | Blanton Museum of Art (BMA) |
| URL: | More about this event... |
| Contact: | Leslie Lyon | 512-475-7033 |
| Sponsor: | Blanton Museum of Art |
| Admission: | Included with admission |
| Categories: | Everyone, Exhibition |
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