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Rena Bransten Gallery
May 13 - June 25, 2016Info
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http://www.renabranstengallery.com/
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(415) 982-3292
Reception
May 13, 2016 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
'Oracle 4,' 2016, Mixed media and retired CPS blueprint, 31 x 45 inches
Rena Bransten Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Chicago based artist, craftsman, and builder John Preus. Utilizing salvaged materials from recently closed Chicago Public Schools, Preus has constructed functional sculptural works which revel in the histories embedded in their component parts. Whether these histories are implied, or as literal as a student’s writing on an old desk, Preus’s process of transforming old to new is both cathartic and political. These objects hold our collective memories.