Reception: May 2nd 2008, 7–10 pm, free and open to the public
3rd and Broad (in the lobby and vault areas of old Central National Bank building).
*May 2nd –May 8th  exhibition will be open by appointment only call
8044022971 or 77372872

VCU Sculpture 2009 MFA candidates are pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition marking the end of an exciting academic year. Dont miss this opportunity to see new works by this diverse group of six young artists:

Patrick Cadenhead delves into popular consciousness to explore archetypes of musical celebrity. For this exhibition, he presents a series of mysterious portable monuments.
In her recent sculptures, Mia Feuer investigates the illusion of security through architectural form. Feuer, whose work is informed by time she spent in the West Bank, searches for an understanding of barricades both as signs and as physical realities that restrict freedom and deeply affect peoples lives.

Julie Ann Nagle is fascinated by the unabashed romanticism underpinning the relationship of Enlightenment scientists to the unknown. In many ways, this spirit of wonder is the same spirit with which she enters her studio.  In the making of her objects, Nagle combines scientific practices and sensibilities of the Victorian era with a contemporary understanding of history and the technology of our time.

Brian Taylors installation uses archery, large masses of bundled wicker, and casts of foam and cork to work out connections between bad vision and attention spans.

Chris Mahonski tries to understand the aestheticized image of survival projected in media and advertising. Mahonski, who is deeply engaged with the outdoors, dissects and recombines his experiences with adventures he fantasizes about.  His concerns about the state of out planet manifest themselves in his work, which often borders on the apocalyptic.

In her videos, Maria Pithara wears makeshift appendages which neither restrain nor aid her body. While alluding to the tradition of portraiture, she performs simple actions in front of the camera that allow her to blur the line
between body and object.

*For more information, contact Maria Pithara at mariapithara@yahoo.com

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