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Curated by: Matthew Hughes Boyko & Collin Burry
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 14th, 5 to 7:30pm
Gensler’s 2010 Art Program kicks off with Chimera: Fabrications of the Mind, an exhibition balancing the creative imaginations of 14 artists within the walls of this global design firm. From Greek mythology, the Chimera was a fire-breathing monster composed of a lion’s head, a goat’s body and serpent’s tail. The Chimera represents a fabricated illusion, a composite character wrought from the imagination. Here the imaginary and creative re-use flourish within the realms of fantasy, desire and appropriation. The artists presented offer this familiar vision; the constructed world of popular character, storyline and fantastic illusion. Chimera: Fabrications of the Mind extends throughout Gensler’s San Francisco office, impregnating the site with fanciful creations while providing exceptional representations of the real and the unreal.
