Bonsack Gallery: Friday, 8 April 2011

There will be an exhibition of TomFriedman’s work in the John Burroughs School’s Bonsack Gallery from April 8 through April 13.

The artist will host a public opening reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on April 8. The exhibition will be curated by Jim Probstein ’83, William Shearburn ’79 and current parent John Van Doren.

The show will remain open to the public, through April 13, during the following hours: Saturday, April 9 – Noon to 3 pm; Sunday, April 10 – Noon to 3 pm; Monday, April 11– 8 am to 6:30 pm; Tuesday, April 12 – 8 am to 6:30 pm; Wednesday, April 13 – 8 am to 6:30 pm.

Friedman is an American conceptual artist who creates intricate and playful works of art from common household materials, such as Styrofoam, masking tape, pencils, toilet paper, toothpicks, spaghetti and bubble gum. His work, obsessively and painstakingly crafted, connects to 1960s Conceptualism and Minimalism, but transcends these historical precedents with a unique visual language that elevates the ordinary to the status of art. By investigating the relationship between the everyday and the art experience, Friedman's art offers indispensable insights into new ways in which to view the world.