Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Cloud Morphology, an exhibition of new sculpture by Memphis artist Ben Butler.
Photo: Chip Pankey
Artist Statement
Every thing, under close enough observation, will reveal the complete story of its making.
In and around Blue Hill, Maine, the blueberry fields ….
A raw wild visual gumbo to accompany the sick sonic stew of Gonerfest, organized by Goner Records.
Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Colossus, an exhibition of new large-scale collage works by Memphis artist Lester Merriweather.
Featuring sculpture, painting, and drawings by outsider artists working from the 1930s through today, the show aims to make connections among widely varying practices, perspectives and origins. Artists include self-taught California painter Esther Pearl Watson, Memphis sculptor Hawkins Bolden, and “Prophet” Royal Robertson from Louisiana, among others.
Utilizing the approximate quantity of wood used to frame a small house, the installation explores questions of diaspora, exile and relocation, with occupancy as a form of resistance, and construction as a metaphor for idea formation.The colorful and fragmented imagery of houses, figures and abstract designs cast on a variety of standard, wooden framing surfaces is the first phase of a two-part project. At the close of ….
