VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Skydive presents the exhibition Lynne Harlow and Brett Davidson: At the Seams, on view July 7th through August 15. Curated by Ariane Roesch. Opening 7/7/09, 7 - 10 PM; 9 PM: Special collaborative muscial performance by Chin Xaou Ti Won with the artists.

At the Seams… two places collide, combine, and connect. In a time of reduction and down-sizing, there is a power in simple gestures, such as a stitch, a word, a piece of tape, a draped fabric. This exhibition is a culmination of various media and will feature the book Another Somewhere, the first SKYDIVE publication.

Lynne Harlow’s installation at SKYDIVE essentially is dictated by the architecture of the standard dropped ceiling tiles office environment of the SKYDIVE exhibition space. A piece of sheer fluorescent orange fabric arcs through the space, enforced by metallic golden tape that continues the ceiling tile grid on the wall through the space and into the adjacent spaces as well as marking several places throughout Houston. Brett Davidson’s text reflects on varies places, situations and people. Set in context of quotes, the individual stories muse on situations that are simple in essence yet present a critical commentary on our way of being. Both text and image will be presented together in the book Another Somewhere, available for purchase at SKYDIVE.

Expanding the intrigue of simple gestures, there will be a ukulele work shop on Saturday, July 4, 2009, from 2 – 4 pm, lead by Brett Davidson, as part of the Saturday Free School for the Arts at SKYDIVE.