Please Note: This event has expired.
February is the last month to check out the exhibition of Portuguese street artist Alexandre Farto (aka Vhils). Vhils is renowned for his unusual technique of removing the surface layers of urban walls to create riveting portraits and imagery.
Using construction tools like hammers, chisels and pneumatic drills, the artist exposes and confronts architectural surfaces as they narrate the history of a city itself. Etching acid and bleach onto urban walls, Vhils sculpts pieces with texture, dimension and layers. His subject is almost always the same: the faces of anonymous city residents. Part artist, stone mason and archeologist, he gives careful attention to common people inhabiting their cities. Vhils’ walls serve as both canvas and historical context for themes of identity, the passage of time and interdependence between people and environments. The artist also works in other diverse media including screen prints, wood, metal, recycled paper and more.
Vhils’ art has been presented in art museums and galleries in over 30 countries; one of his pieces was even placed aboard the International Space Station in 2015. Vhils is created a public wall work for the Blink festival. The CAC exhibition is Vhils’ first ever large-scale exhibition in the United States.
ADMISSION INFO
The CAC will resume public operations Feb 10th, 2021
Tickets are FREE but reservations are MANDATORY in order to enter. You can visit and register for a ticket in person but capacity is limited. If all the tickets are reserved on-line then there will not be availability on site. We urge that you register on line before arrival. Group sizes are limited to 5 people and any group exceeding that will not be permitted entry unless they split up and go in at different time slots.
You can register for a time slot at the link below:
https://www.showclix.com/event/cac-admissions
Hours of operation:
Sun-Tues CLOSED
Wed 10am-7pm
Thurs-Fri 12pm-7pm
Sat 10am-4pm
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
Additional time info:
Wednesdays from 10am-11am are reserved for seniors and other at risk populations.
LOCATION
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Due to COVID-19, The CAC has adopted the use of timed ticketing. Reservations to see the exhibitions have been limited to 15 visitors every 1 hour. Precautions are being taken so that the front-line staff have ample time to clean in between each time slot. Food, drinks and large bags are not permitted at this time. Masks will be available for purchase and hand sanitizer will be available on site for visitor use.
