Pam Lins at Anderson Gallery

POSTED ON: January 13, 2012

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Pam Lins, "Lincoln Bookend Obstruction", 2010.

Pam Lins, "Lincoln Bookend Obstruction", 2010.

School of Art faculty member Pam Lins is included in an exhibition at Virginia Commonwealth University's Anderson Gallery:

you, your sun and shadow
Curated by Michael Jones McKean

January 20 – March 11, 2012

Opening Reception
Friday, January 20, 6-8 pm

Gallery Talk with Michael Jones McKean
Wednesday, January 25, 5:30 pm

Hany Armanious | Rashid Johnson | Pam Lins | Tony Matelli | Ian Pedigo | Dario Robleto | Haim Steinbech | Sarah Sze | Tatiana Trouve | Daniel Turner

Works by ten sculptors underscore the poetic potential of objects, materials, and modes of arrangement, while conjuring the possibility of larger narrative and metaphorical structures. The exhibition is a sustained attempt to create a space where straightforward logic doesn’t always win, where simple moments can seem pronounced and exquisite, and where the discovery of meaning depends on our speculative engagement.

http://arts.vcu.edu/andersongallery/exhibitions/sun_and_shadow

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