September 17 - January 28, 2023
From the Old Jail Art Center:
“Over the past decade Shelby David Meier has shifted from making objects that reference other works of art—“art for art’s sake”—to conceiving and creating objects and installations that question art as a commodity. While working as an art handler, Meier began to reconsider works of art as they were in storage and transit, not on display in any venue. For Meier, “the materiality and agency of objects took on a new meaning when the work became more about logistics and budgets.” He admits that his intent is not to make something that can be easily grasped by viewers, but to facilitate change and growth from within. For his Cell Series installation, Meier extracts from the “storage” of his work, recontextualizing the objects within the jail cells of the 1877 structure.
The 2022 Cell Series is generously supported by the McGinnis Family Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas, Kathy Webster in memory of Charles H. Webster, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from Jay & Barbra Clack, Margaret & Jim Dudley, and Jenny & Rob Dupree.
[SHELBY DAVID MEIER, leftovers, 2018, porcelain and China paint, 10 x 10 x 3 in. Private Collection.]”
On View: September 17, 2022 | 12–5 pm
201 S. Second
Albany, 76430 TX
325-762-2269
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