Art: Las Vegas Weekly, Kristen Peterson, May 1, 2013
Assembling an exhibit of 20 artists of varying backgrounds, media and style can be challenging enough, but having the artists collaborate with others on multiple pieces suggests an exhausting nightmare with shoddy results. But Exquisite Corpse, opening May 2 at the Contemporary Arts Center, isn’t your typical group exhibit.
The three-day show—a fundraiser kicking off the nonprofit organization’s 25th anniversary—is built around the exquisite corpse style, where the work is broken into thirds and passed between artists, each of whom creates a head, torso or legs, and then passes it along again.
The artists featured are: Su Limbert, Mark Brandvik, Erik Beehn, RC Wonderly, Alisha Kerlin, JK Russ, Brent Sommerhauser, Matthew Couper, Brent Holmes, Justin Favela, Nancy Good, David Ohlerking, Diane Bush, Shawn Hummel, Joseph Watson, Sean Russell, Todd VonBastiaans, Susanne Forestieri, JW Caldwell and Brian Swanson… Read More
View Exquisite Corpse CAC collaborative fundraiser Brian Swanson’s works in this exhibition click here
Exquisite Corpse
Through May 4. Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday, 2-7 p.m.; Preview, Thursday, 5-9 p.m.; First Friday, 6-10 p.m.
Contemporary Arts Center, 382-3886
Curated by: Art dealer and advisor Michele Quinn—and Aurore Giguet of the Barrick Museum