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Re/collect

Lex Thompson

TuckUnder Pavilion @ Casket Arts

Opening Thursday, March 7, 6-9 pm

Re/collect brings together two divergent ways of working, one documentarian and one imaginative, in order to tell the story of natural history pioneer, Martha Maxwell, whose prescient development of habitat dioramas and taxidermy practices goes largely ignored in the history of the museum.

Show Runs March 7 – March 10, 2019

Hours Thursday - Sunday 1-5 pm & By Appointment

681 17thAvenue NE #117, Minneapolis, MN USA 55413

Enter front of main building. Gallery in studio #117 on first floor.

Directions/Info: www.casketarts.com

www.TuckUnder.org            [email protected]

Image: Lex Thompson © 2019. Icterus galbula bullockii No. 27113 (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University). Pigment print. 24 x 20 inches. Courtesy the artist.  

I am a huge enthusiast of Lex Thompson, in particular his series of Cave Drawings which comprises both actual drawings and delicious photographs. I often find myself coming back to this series, I think it's one of those beautiful marriages of wit, documentation, and aesthetic proportion. In particular, the bathroom image is something I would like to have framed on my wall.