UMOCA Presents Megan Geckler: No chance to move backwards and see
Nov. 5, 2012-Feb. 23, 2013
Nov. 5, 2012-Feb. 23, 2013
Salt Lake City
– Megan Geckler creates site-specific installations using brightly
colored construction flagging tape, mathematical calculations, and color
theory. Geckler’s installation at UMOCA, No chance to move backwards and see, transforms the gallery space, inviting the viewer to take an exploratory journey through polychromatic examples of architecture, design, sculpture, and painting.
Drawing from geometric illusionism and principles of design, No chance to move backwards and see
presents woven wall murals, a custom sculptural extension of
architectural elements, several modular sculptural works, and nine tape
‘paintings’ that offer a Joseph Albers-esque color study of the colors
of the installation.
"Megan
Geckler's installations are optically and physically engaging,” said
Micol Hebron, curator of the exhibition. “They utilize each specific
site as the springboard for a one-of-a kind experience.”
Geckler’s installation incorporates
the gallery walls and spaces to create optically dazzling, geometric
forms and patterns in blue, orange, green, and yellow. Carefully
designed to continue and echo the dynamic forms of her successive
flagging tape configurations, the sightlines from each entrance to the
gallery yield a different experience of the layered colors and patterns
therein.
“We
are very excited to be able to showcase this new work by Megan Geckler,
who is fresh off of exhibitions at PØST Gallery and the Wexner Center
for the Arts,” said Adam Price, executive director at UMOCA. “Utah
audiences have rarely had an opportunity to see site-specific
installations of the kind created by Geckler, and we hope that they will
be excited by the ways in which Geckler engages with, and transforms,
the gallery space here at UMOCA.”
The opening of Megan Geckler’s No chance to move backwards and see will occur during UMOCA’s monthly First Friday series on Nov. 2, 8-10 p.m., with DJ Jesse Walker, food, and a cash bar.
About the artist
Megan Geckler is an installation artist based in Los Angeles. A one-time math buff and aspiring neurosurgeon, Geckler found her calling in art school instead and received her MFA from Claremont University in 2001. She is inspired by Op-Art, Minimalism, and the Light and Space movement of the 1970’s. Geckler creates works for both commercial (Target; Nike; Urban Outfitters) as well as artistic institutions (The Wexner Center; Pasadena Museum of California Art; Torrance Art Museum).
Megan Geckler is an installation artist based in Los Angeles. A one-time math buff and aspiring neurosurgeon, Geckler found her calling in art school instead and received her MFA from Claremont University in 2001. She is inspired by Op-Art, Minimalism, and the Light and Space movement of the 1970’s. Geckler creates works for both commercial (Target; Nike; Urban Outfitters) as well as artistic institutions (The Wexner Center; Pasadena Museum of California Art; Torrance Art Museum).
About UMOCA
The award-winning Utah Museum of Contemporary Art exhibits groundbreaking artwork by local, national, and international artists. Five gallery spaces provide an opportunity for the community to explore the contemporary cultural landscape through UMOCA’s exhibitions, films, events, classes, and presentations.
The award-winning Utah Museum of Contemporary Art exhibits groundbreaking artwork by local, national, and international artists. Five gallery spaces provide an opportunity for the community to explore the contemporary cultural landscape through UMOCA’s exhibitions, films, events, classes, and presentations.
Founded
in 1931, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art has been recognized as
Best Museum in the State of Utah for 2011 and 2012 and is a four-time
recipient of funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation.
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