Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Art Museum
The Art Guys are smart guys, indeed. Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth craft extraordinary objects from ordinary origins. The exhibition is very well orchestrated; a blend of two-dimensional studies, small maquettes, and objects affords viewers a glimpse into their imagination, technical facility, and sense of humor. Multiple beer bottles, aspirins, sliced cheese, chewing gum, marbles, pencils, lawn mowers, toothbrushes, and suitcases are deftly arranged into a deceptively engaging look at American
consumer culture. Consistent with the exhibition’s redoubling title, a theme of representation through
repetition is an effective strategy that refers liberally to Duchamp’s readymades as well as to Fluxus,
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