UNLV Department of Art assistant professor Stephen Hendee presents "Ice Next Time," an exhibition of fictional post-apocalypse textiles, clothing, and artifacts, Aug. 27 - Oct. 23 in the UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum. A reception, gallery talk, and participatory event opens the exhibition from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Aug. 27.
The objects within the exhibition are presented with post-dated interpretive panels describing the narrative arc of catastrophe, social disruption, and civilization's eventual return.
"This work subverts speculative representations of the apocalypse to highlight the dependence we have on digital media, which has augmented our collective memory and experience," said Hendee. "In our world filled with mass media entertainment, virtual communities, and instantaneous communication, this exhibition focuses the viewer to consider what it would be like to experience a world returned to direct interaction, unassisted memory, and cultural autonomy."
Hendee is a Las Vegas Based sculptor who exhibits at a national level in museums and galleries. He has shown his work in New York City at the Whitney Museum, the New Museum, and PS.1 Contemporary Art Center. Most recently he showed work at Springs Preserve in the group show, "Desert Chromaticity" in 2010, and received a Red Barn residency at the Goldwell Museum in Ryholite, NV in April of 2010. Recent exhibitions include a 2009 group show, "Floors, Doors, and Walls" at Carl Solway Gallery in Cincinnati, and a solo show at the Las Vegas Art Museum in 2008.
The Marjorie Barrick Museum and Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden are only minutes away from The Strip and centrally located on UNLV's campus (between Lied Library and Wright Hall). Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday - Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
