Plus Gallery artist Mike Whiting will be in Colorado this Friday night for another curated exhibition that the Denver Post touted as a show not to miss this season. "Suburbia" combines Whiting's sculptures with works by two of Denver's best artists Christopher Coleman and Phil Bender, along with Micahel Slatter. The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday evening from 6-9pm in Colorado Springs at the GOCA121, the downtown exhibition space that's curated by UCCS. The exhibition remains on view through April 13, 2012.
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In a place and time where suburbs have become the norm, where generic is desirable and conformity is all too often celebrated, GOCA features four artists investigating this cultural phenomenon. The work of Phil Bender mines the physical history of American domestic life, inviting classification through massing of collected objects and opening the door to nostalgia and collective memory. Founder of "Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis", one of the first cooperative galleries in Denver and the region, Bender has exhibited nationally and regionallyand will exhibit works in GOCA for the first time. Long-time collaborators Christopher Coleman & Michael Salter individually are well known for their works in video, installation, and illustration. "My House is not my House" began as a pair of animated illustrations, expanding on Michael Salter's work depicting life in America. In 2010 the animations were expanded and became a series of high definition "digital paintings" for which SUBURBIA will serve as their Colorado premier. Michael Whiting creates playful sculptures from the forms and imagery of early video gaming and computer graphics. Whiting's four solo exhibitions with Plus Gallery in Denver, Colorado since 2004 have established a devoted following for his art in the region. He is also represented in Los Angeles, California with Edward Cella Art + Architecture, since 2010.
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