ACTX looks ahead for the spring 2024 and selects Brent Birnbaum's solo exhibition as a highlight to see in Dallas.
"Birnbaum searches the world for found objects that have not been used in an artistic context and that contain the potential to be manipulated into something new and powerful. Examples of his collections include price tags, treadmills, treasure troll dolls, and every hue of porcelain toilets ever made. The result? Surprising combinations, arrangements, and associations that eschew an object's original function while tapping into the power of humor and absurdity to create new meanings. Birnbaum's continued interest in society's compulsive consumption is on view and up for gallery visitors' consideration in his solo exhibition at Keijsers Koning, which serves as a homecoming of sorts for the Dallas native. Whether feeling an affinity for the artist's "Pound Puppy" or basking in the glow of neon letters from a ceded Toys "R" Us sign (perhaps now dimmed by the realities of adulthood), gallery visitors can go along for the nostalgic ride as Birnbaum continues his "lifelong quest to create new perspectives on overlooked and bygone materials and build upon the readymade lineage with gusto." ACTX January / February 2024
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