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Mercury 20 Gallery

September 30 - October 31, 2010

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475 25th Street Oakland, CA 94612
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Tongue & Groove Kathleen King, Dirty Black Summer, 2010, spray paint on wood
Opening Reception: Friday, October 1 from 6-9pm (in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur) with musical performance by Oakland-based band ELECTROLEUM. Using vintage analog synthesizers, deer-caller, percussion, lap-bass, modded effects boxes, and loops from studio & field recordings, the sounds of mitre saws, creaky wooden bridges, chickens, shipping containers being unloaded at the docks, and fragments of casual conversation are woven into the musical textures created. Artists’ Talk: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2pm ... East Bay artist Kathleen King presents paintings and painted objects in her exhibit Tongue & Groove. The artist corresponds in earnest empathy with materials found in urban streets, building sites and dumpsters, decorating them with calligraphic gesture and blunt geometry derived from vernacular culture and the vocabulary of Modernism. The work makes a poetic connection to everyday experience and the process of life production as contained in life itself. Kathleen King was born in Oakland, CA and has a BA in Art from UC Berkeley. Her work has been exhibited locally at Pro Arts, Hang Gallery, and 66 Balmy and is represented in numerous private collections.