February 09, 2008 - April 20, 2008

Sounds are made: a glass drops to the floor, muscles push air from one's body to create the voice, feet thud on the pavement. Whether jarring or soothing, dissonant or melodic, sound results from action. The artists in "Smack" use distinct actions, like scratching, stomping, or dragging, to explore specific sounds. These sounds come from performance-based gestures, whether they are choreographed or left to chance. By experimenting with audio recording, video, photography, drawing, and painting, each of the artists in Smack claims the sounds around them as their own, making the ordinary seem suddenly strange and new. Artists include Matthew Antezzo, Martin Kersels, Gordon Monahan, Bruce Nauman, Susan Turcot, and William Wegman

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday Noon-5 p.m.; Evening hours Thursdays until 9 p.m.; Closed Mondays and major holidays. Closed Mondays and major holidays

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