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Susan Hannon, "You Get Me Closer to God, No. 9"
Exhibition
Susan Hannon Opening Reception
15 Oct 2016 – 3 Nov 2016
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 11:30 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 11:30 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 11:30 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 11:30 – 18:00
- Friday
- 11:30 – 18:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- Bergamot Station
- 2525 Michigan Ave #A2
- Santa Monica
California - 90404
- United States
"DISCARDED BIBLE ARTIST" SUSAN HANNON PREMIERES FIRST FEATURE EXHIBIT AT BERGAMOT STATION'S bG GALLERY
About
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – September 28, 2016 -- Sculptor Susan Hannon premieres her first feature exhibit at bG Gallery (www.santamonica.bgartdealings.com) at the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica.
Hannon is known for creating sculptures in the shape of human-scale wings made out of discarded vintage Bibles, such as a grade two Braille Bible, an 1865 Civil War-era Bible, and a Torah. Hannon’s work takes emotionally loaded raw materials that were imbued with spiritual and devotional significance and repurposes them for artistic and humanistic ends. “These books were cried on, prayed over, and preached with. They are marinated in so much emotion. I find them in a dilapidated state, about to be thrown out, restore them, and give them new life and new resonance.” In addition to the Bible wing pieces, the retrospective will feature works from 2003 to 2016 in various mediums, including found object sculptures and two-dimensional works on paper.
Hannon's work has been featured in Art in America magazine and was recently awarded the Robert Brown Award at an exhibition juried by Laddie John Dill at the Brand Art Center.
The opening exhibition will be held Saturday, October 15, 2016, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The artist will be in attendance. The exhibition will run through November 3, 2016.
