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Mercury 20 Gallery

May 23 - June 30, 2013

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475 25th Street Oakland, CA 94612
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Arc of the Atlas Jann Nunn: Arc of the Atlas
In Jann Nunn's new solo show ARC OF THE ATLAS, the central piece is a 10-foot tall stack of reclaimed archival microprint paper carved into a spinal form capped at either end with cast bronze representing the atlas (first vertebrae) and the sacrum at the base. Using two starkly different mediums, paper and bronze, all works in the exhibition relate to the physiology and mobility of the human body. Nunn's work engenders both conceptual and poetic sensibilities. She strives for a kind of draw-you-in beauty that will linger until the ideas fall into formation in the viewer's conscious mind. Nunn says, "While my work embodies a strong physical presence, and the craft is considered and often laborious, it is the ideas that are paramount." We say, you won't want to miss this show! www.jann-nunn.com Oakland-based artist Jann Nunn has exhibited, lectured and held residencies internationally and throughout the United States since 1987. Her work is represented in several public and numerous private collections including di Rosa Preserve, Stadt-Sparkasse, and Common Ground's The New Milestone Project. Residencies include Atelier Höherweg Düsseldorf, Villa Montalvo, Prema Arts Centre England, and Chesil Gallery Portland England. She was an affiliate artist for three years at the Headlands Center for the Arts. Nunn creates artworks--both monumental and minute in scalein a variety of forms, including sculpture, installation, performance, works on paper, photography, and video. She holds a BFA degree from University of Alaska Anchorage, attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, earned an MFA in Sculpture from San Francisco Art Institute, and is Professor of Sculpture at Sonoma State University. Images: Jann Nunn "Dreaming of Machu Picchu" installation detail images (2012), hand-cut archival microprint paper, nylon, lead. "Small Drop" (left)6" x 6", "Long Drop" (right)6" x 41". Photos courtesy of the artist. 05/23/2013 - 06/29/2013 Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th St Oakland CA 510-725-9758