[BCMA] For Immediate Release: Public Art Goes Private - Lattimer Gallery Presents State of Flux

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Press Release      

Contact: Peter Lattimer


Phone: (604) 732-4556


Email:  <mailto:info at lattimergallery.com> info at lattimergallery.com 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

10 A.M. PST - SEPT. 6, 2011



Public art goes private: State of flux featuring drums once displayed at yvr
airport

 

Vancouver, bc - SEPT. 6, 2011: The public now have the opportunity to own an
original piece of art which was once displayed and enjoyed by many in a high
traffic international venue. State of Flux presents fifteen large-scale
pieces by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Steve Smith Dla'kwagila which are the
transformed products of an unforeseen event.

 

In the summer of 2009, Steve Smith was commissioned to complete twelve
double-sided 36" elk hide drums for the new C Pier expansion wing at the
Vancouver International Airport. The installation was titled Sea to Sky and
the drums were appropriately painted with reflective imagery of the land,
sea and sky. Upon completion of the project, shortly after the drums were
suspended, unexpected environmental conditions created great tension on the
hide drums, causing them to bend, warp and in some cases break. Steve
recreated the project using medium-density fibreboard (MDF) to mimic the
shape of the drums. In October 2011, these new sculptures will be unveiled
in the original location. In turn, State of Flux presents a new
interpretation of "reworked" pieces - fifteen hides of the drums from the
project were carefully selected, re-cut, mounted, and individually framed.
Each piece is available for $3,800.00 CAD.

 

The show will be on display at the gallery from Sept. 24th - Oct. 8th and a
preview of the pieces will be available on our website on Sept. 17th. To
coincide with Steve's new installation at the airport, four of these pieces
will be on display in the C Pier wing for the duration of the show. Join us
at the gallery for our opening reception on Saturday, Sept. 24th from
3pm-5pm to celebrate the reworking of this public art project.

 

For more information about the State of Flux show, please contact Lattimer
Gallery at 604-732-4556 or  <mailto:info at lattimergallery.com>
info at lattimergallery.com.

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LATTIMER GALLERY
1590 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC  V6J 1H2
Tel: 604-732-4556
email:  <mailto:info at lattimergallery.com> info at lattimergallery.com
Please visit our web site at:
 <http://www.lattimergallery.com> www.lattimergallery.com

 

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