Laumeier Sculpture Park: Saturday, 7 April 2018

Farid Rasulov, Tree of Skewers, 2018

Farid Rasulov: 1001 Skewers
in the Aronson Fine Arts Center Whitaker Foundation Gallery
April 7–July 29, 2018.
Free Opening Reception: Saturday, April 7, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The exhibition is curated by Dana Turkovic 

Farid Rasulov: 1001 Skewers is a large-scale, indoor sculptural installation using more than 1,000 stainless-steel kebab skewers, with configurations based on Azeri fairy tales. Bird #1, 2018, is a monumental, outdoor sculpture commission—the fiberglass artwork is a formal extraction of geometric, abstract shapes found in Azeri carpet patterns. Rasulov’s two installations are whimsical, humorous applications of design techniques inspired by Rasulov’s heritage in Azerbaijan. Rasulov states, “This exhibition is devoted to different situations, where each object in contact with other, similar objects passes from the state of the object to the state of the story—the idea is born, and life begins.”

Artist Lecture: Farid RasulovFriday, April 6 / 12:00–1:00 p.m. / Free, Adult Audiences
Webster University Sverdrup Hall, Room 123

Coffee & Conversation with Artist Farid Rasulov
Saturday, April 7 / 10:00–11:00 a.m. / Free, Adult Audiences
Laumeier Sculpture Park Aronson Fine Arts Center

Cocktails & Conversation with In-Residence: Poet Stefene Russell
Thursday, June 21 / 6:00–7:30 p.m. / Free, Ages 21 and up
Laumeier Sculpture Park Aronson Fine Arts Center

Laumeier Sculpture Park

12580 Rott Road

Saint Louis, Missouri 63127