Contemporary Art

At The Reading Room

season

Season, an installation by Jesse Morgan Barnett, has opened today at The Reading Room and will continue through June 22. The exhibition includes photography, video and sculpture, making subtle connections between fishing, weather, food preparation, philosophy and artistic endeavors. TRR is open today, Saturday, June 1 from noon until 8 pm in conjunction with East Dallas Gallery Day. There will be a closing reception and artist remarks on June 22 from 6 to 9 pm.

Barnett is a University of Texas at Arlington graduate in Intermedia and member of the collective DB12. His work has been shown locally at Marty Walker Gallery, Oliver Francis Gallery, Kirk Hopper Gallery, and Eastfield Community College as well as in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, France, and Japan.

Contemporary Art

Saturday at The Reading Room

'The Rachel's Wave,' 2011, inlaid maps and acrylic on aluminum panel. Click on it for a larger version.
‘The Rachel’s Wave,’ 2011, inlaid maps and acrylic on aluminum panel. Click on it for a larger version.

Matthew Cusick: Scenes Et Types. This summer exhibition at The Reading Room will feature Matthew Cusick’s collage work from his wave series comprised of map fragments as well as the sirens which use imagery derived from vintage travel postcards.

Cusick’s collage work has been written about in such diverse publications as The Surfers Journal and The Paris Review, indicating his range of references from diverse cultures and geographies. Cusick received a BFA from The Cooper Union and is currently pursuing graduate studies at SMU. His work has been shown internationally as well as in New York City at Andrew Kreps Gallery, Kent Fine Art, and most recently Pavel Zoubok Gallery where he has an exhibition this fall.

Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, June 16 from 7 to 9 pm. The Reading Room will be open that day from noon until 9 pm in conjunction with East Dallas Gallery Day. There will be an artist talk on Saturday, July 14 at 3 pm.