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‘Paintbrush Gateways And Other Projects’ Exhibit Continues Through April
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Monumental Sculptures Created by International Artist Dennis Oppenheim
The public is invited to attend “Paintbrush Gateways and Other Projects,” a sculptural exhibit of work by internationally renowned artist Dennis Oppenheim. This exhibit features four large-scale sculptural pieces created over the last several years; two sculptures reference earthwork and public art projects.
“Paintbrush Gateways and Other Projects” opened in January and continues through April 3, 2010. There is no charge for admission to the exhibit. This exhibit is presented and sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the city of Las Vegas. The Reed Whipple Cultural Center and the exhibit are open Monday through Friday, 12:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays. Please call (702) 229-1012 for more information on the exhibit.
Oppenheim is the artist who designed the Paintbrush Gateway entrances to the Arts District. Installation of the 45-feet high, lighted paintbrushes on Charleston Boulevard at the corners of Fourth Street and Casino Center Boulevard is scheduled to begin completed in May.
“The Paintbrush Gateway projects a stroke, 2,000 feet long, going into darkness, thus echoing an artist's excursion into the unknown,” said Oppenheim, who currently lives and works in New York.
Oppenheim was born in 1938 in Electric City, Wash. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Arts and Crafts, and a Master of Fine Arts from Stanford University. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Oppenheim has exhibited his works internationally in galleries and museums including the Tate Gallery, London; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Galerie Pro Arte, Germany; and the Joseph Helman Gallery, New York.
For more information on the public art project, Paintbrush Gateways, call the city of Las Vegas Arts Commission at (702) 229-5256.