January 15 - April 17, 2022
From the Galveston Arts Center:
“Galveston Arts Center (GAC) presents Undeniable, a ten-year survey of Galveston-based artist Nick Barbee on view January 15 through April 17, 2022. The exhibition will open in conjunction with Galveston ArtWalk on Saturday, January 15, 2022 from 6 to 9PM. Barbee describes his work as an examination of “the role of representation in the construction of culture and meaning.” His studio practice centers around historical figures and narratives, often through mundane objects and with some personal connection to these histories. These disparate narratives are deconstructed both conceptually and through a range of media, resulting in a continual reevaluation and blurring of gaps in their meanings. The resulting works include a maquette based on memory of museums visited by the artist, sculptures based on ballistic diagrams, security envelope collages depicting society’s outcasts, and paintings of monuments with plaques whose texts mock the sculptures they adorn.”
Reception: January 15, 2022 | 6–9 pm
2127 Strand Street
Galveston, 77550 TX
(409) 763-2403
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