for love of country…

Oh I want…

The Impossible project has the most awesome film available and I want it all! Can't wait to get it!

48. Spring Gallery Night

Okay, so #48 needs to be modified. Instead of going to Spring Gallery Night I went to MAM After Dark. It was the opening of a new exhibit, To Speculate Darkly, with performances, great food, and wonderful art.

The exhibit is by an artist, Theaster Gates, who has looked at the history of pottery and the people who created the works. His main focus was on Dave the Potter, a slave from the Carolinas who signed his work. No one knows much about Dave which is why we must speculate. Gates worked with Kohler workers at the factory to create pieces for this installation. To Gates, the Kohler workers are the modern day Dave the Potter. Workers without a name.

During the night there was a performance by singers from Milwaukee and the Chicago-based Black Monks of Mississippi. They were singing pieces written by Theaster Gates himself that correlated directly with Dave the Potter and the show.

So glad I chose this over Spring Gallery Night.