So yesterday evening, Kevin--my equal half and king of the I'll-bike-in-anything-Mother-Nature-can-dish-out crowd--brought home not only his wonderful self but a very interesting story. Seemed he had occasion to pass by the Dean Jensen Gallery and decided to pop in for a look-see. Upon entering, Mr. Jensen himself approached, saying, "We're just putting up a new show." As my hubby is all kinds of kind, he asked if he should come back later. Jensen would hear none of it, heartily encouraging him to take a look around and chatting easily with him as if they were old pals.
The topic of discussion centered on the gallery's upcoming exhibit Big Bangs, Small Bucks 2: An Exhibition for the Post-Bust Economy, which opens tomorrow night. As the number 2 in the title would imply, this is the second time Jensen has presented a budgetary sensitive exhibition of this type, the first having been held last year at this same time. In this year's show, no work is priced over $900, with some sporting asking prices of a mere $100 and $200.
Presenting the established and the emerging side by side, Big Bangs, Small Bucks 2 includes works crafted by local art celebs Santiago Cucullu, Keith Nelson, Sonja Thomsen, and Jason S. Yi, as well as a few Madison-based artisans. Those with national and international reputations are also represented.
Jensen happened to mention to Kev that twelve pieces have already been sold, and that's for a show that hasn't even opened yet, so if you've suddenly found yourself with a little extra moolah and you'd like to spend it on something other than booze--gods save us!--traipse on over to the Dean Jensen Gallery, 759 N. Water Street in Milwaukee, for the opening reception on Friday from 6-9PM. Who knows, you may end up with just enough left over to buy a celebratory bottle of your favorite to enjoy while you admire your new acquisition.
Not sure if you've got the stones to head out on a night that's predicted to be a nippily 7 degrees? Just read Jensen's thoroughly engaging exhibit description, which is filled with witty quips and jabs usually found only in the writings of highfalutin art critics. It's HIlarious!
Big Bangs, Small Bucks 2: An Exhibition for the Post-Bust Economy runs through January 30, 2010.
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