
YOU MAKE ME MAKE YOU
Suzanne Husky Solo ExhibitionMay 22 - June 29, 2008Opening Reception: Friday, May 23; 7-10pmArtist Walkthrough, 6pmLive Music Afterparty @ Bluesix (next door), 9pm-12am
Triple Base Gallery is pleased to present You Make Me Make You, an exhibition of new work by San Francisco-based artist Suzanne Husky. For her ambitious installation at Triple Base, Husky has crafted a series of soft sculptures that include Chinese factory workers, Mexican laborers, "counter-mainstream hipsters", and a series of inventive Berkeley "eco-heroes." The work depicts extreme labor, oppression, community, superficiality, unmindful expending of resources, and white guilt. This show is sure to entertain if you like stories, using your imagination, and thinking critically about the world we live in today.The artist explains, "In this project, the audience members are invited to become visual anthropologists. What do the portraits of people, ideas, and scenes reveal about a sample of local culture and society? In each piece the details are based on observation and the analysis of the subject simultaneously captures a specific individual or concept as well as a broader lifestyle. As a whole, the growing inventory format of the installation unveils the nature and complexity of a community. The represented figures are striking in unusual ways and together reflect cultural diversity and environmental awareness."In June, there will also be a Dinner Lecture Series event in conjunction with You Make Me Make You. For more information please visit: http://www.basebasebase.com/projects.html -- Triple Base 3041 24th Street (@ Treat) San Francisco, CA 94110 http://www.basebasebase.com/ Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sun 12-5pm