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Bruce James / The Road Show

  November 29 - December 20, 1981 An exhibition of pavement and asphalt paintings featuring highway iconography by Bruce James that was part of the Downtown Artists series. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, Exhibition, LACE Tagged With: 1981, Bruce James, Bruce James / The Road Show, Downtown Artists, Downtown Artists series, Exhibition, painting, The Road Show

Group Show

November 29 - December 20, 1981 Exhibition of work by Jett Jackson, Candy Lewis, Michelle Roberts, and Susan Stein. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, Exhibition, LACE Tagged With: 1981, Candy Lewis, Exhibition, group show, Jett Jackson, Michelle Roberts, Susan Stein

Paul Rutkovsky / Airplane Remnants

  November 14, 1981 Performance event by Paul Rutkovsky, an artist from Hartford. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, LACE, Performance Tagged With: 1981, Airplane Remnants, Paul Rutkovsky, Paul Rutkovsky / Airplane Remnants, performance

Lee Leonard / The Cane Man

  October 7 - November 8, 1981 Exhibition of canes Lee Leonard handcrafted with discarded industrial remnants such as fur, leather, beads, chains, and plastic ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, Exhibition, LACE Tagged With: 1981, Exhibition, Lee Leonard, Lee Leonard / The Cane Man, mixed media, The Cane Man

The Fix-It-Up Show

October 7 - November 8, 1981 Work by more than 30 artists that were altered or fixed up by Michael Uhlenkott and Jeffrey Vallance. Modification techniques included banging against and dragging over ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, Exhibition, LACE Tagged With: 1981, Alexis Smith, Betye Saar, Chris Burden, George Herms, Grant Mudford, Ilene Segalove, Jeffrey Vallance, Mary Jones, Michael Uhlenkott, Mike Kelley, Pierre Picot, Suzanne Lacy, The Fix-It-Up Show

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