Multimedia exhibit exploring how repeated imagery and objects challenge notions of originality and authenticity.
Almost The Same opens at Artists Image Resource (AIR) on Saturday, October 24, and runs through November 14. It's a multimedia exhibit that looks at repeated imagery and objects and how they challenge our ideas of originality and authenticity. The title points right to that tension: when you see the same image or object over and over, the question becomes whether the repetition changes what the thing is, or if it just reminds you that the original is still there.
AIR is a printlab here in Pittsburgh, and it's more than just a gallery. They support working artists with projects, educational workshops, student assistantships, and print-related services. Because it's a working lab, the space is built around the actual process of printmaking, which fits a show like this one that deals with repetition and the act of making multiple versions of the same thing. If you're into the technical side of how prints are made, that context adds another layer to the work on the walls.
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The opening reception is Saturday, October 24, from 6 PM to 9 PM. If you can't make the opening, the show stays up through November 14, so you've got a few weeks to catch it on your own time. And if you're around on a Friday evening, AIR hosts Friday Night Open Studio sessions from 5 PM to 8 PM, which is a good way to see the lab in action while the show is still running. The exhibit is at Artists Image Resource in Pittsburgh, PA.
