Opening reception Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 from 6-8 PM for this solo exhibition presenting a multifaceted installation of three interconnected bodies of work that reflects on cultural change and critique.
TODD PAVLISKO: POP SUPERNATURAL
In Pop Supernatural, Ohio native and New York City-based artist Todd Pavlisko presents a multifaceted installation of three interconnected bodies of work that reflects on cultural change and critique. Suspended in the Weston’s street-level atrium, Pavlisko’s All the Money I Found in a Year revisits his ongoing series by configuring the now hundreds of glistening gold-plated coins into a beautiful cosmos-like orb. Directly beneath, he introduces the Untitled, Sledgehammer series, metaphorically punctuating the ground with pounding spheres of sledgehammers, suggesting the meteoric impact of cultural currents.
A host of iconic and historic figures will dominate the Weston’s lower galleries in the form of enormous carved wooden PEZ dispensers. The dual gravity of the sculptures’ remarkable physical presence coupled with the subjects’ unarguable philosophical contributions and the ideals they embody throughout our shared cultural history belies the curious utilitarian twist of the sculptures. This contradictory bold admiration for the lived biographies of these titans of cultural progress, expressed via a ubiquitous popular candy dispenser historically associated with pop culture icons and cartoon heroes, encapsulates the unique challenges of our age and questions who and what are deemed worthy of celebration.
GALLERY TALK: TODD PAVLISKO
Please join us for an informal and informative Gallery Talk with artist Todd Pavlisko on February 8th, 2020 at 2PM.
Admission is free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided.
Admission to the Weston Art Gallery is FREE and OPEN to the public!
Phone: 513.977.4165
Email: westonartgallery@cincinnatiarts.org
2020/02/07 - 2020/04/05
Additional time info:
Open late on Procter & Gamble Hall performance evenings. Please call ahead for times.
Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street (corner of Seventh and Walnut streets), Cincinnati, OH 45202
The Weston Art Gallery is situated in the urban core of downtown Cincinnati. With more than 6,000 parking spaces within a two-block radius, there are a variety of parking options for patrons. On the street blocks of Sixth St., Walnut St., and Seventh St. there are several independent valet operators just footsteps from the Weston Art Gallery entrance. Valet stations are located adjacent to Nada Restaurant, Nicholson’s Gastropub, and Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse.