The indoor galleries at Laumeier are abuzz with activity these days.  The time between exhibitions is always a bit chaotic as the previous show comes down, the walls are touched-up and repainted and the new exhibition rolls in.  However with the upcoming Built: Kranzberg Exhibition Series we have half a dozen artists working along side each other on five distinct installations.  I’ve attached a couple pix to provide a sneak-peak of the installations in process.

From the meticulous compositions of household ephemera or mounting of hundreds of computer keyboard keys by Sarah Frost to the deliberate swashbuckling of Cameron Fuller’s razor blade on a section of cardboard there’s no shortage of visual treats.
Each visit to the rooms where Mike Behle is constructing an interactive sound sculpture, where Stan Chisholm is transforming a staid white room with explosions of accidental color and Styrofoam and where Craig Norton’s amazing inkpen illustrations will hang brings a fresh affirmation of the creative vitality of St. Louis.
Don’t miss the June 5 opening from 6-8 p.m.!
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With the arrival of spring, the landscape at Laumeier Sculpture Park is bursting with life and color.  As visitors continue to enjoy the In Sight exhibition in the indoor galleries, the staff is hard at work preparing for the 2009 Kranzberg Exhibition.  I thought I’d share the names of the local artists whose work will blossom in the galleries this June. The six artists are busy creating five unique installations for the seventh edition of the Kranzberg series.

Sarah Frost will construct two large-scale, site specific sculptures of repurposed items from daily life.

Craig Norton will create an installation employing drawings, stencils and wooden sculptures that will focus on the continuing strife in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Stan Chisholm will construct an installation/environment using a variety of two and three-dimensional materials in a large narrative vignette filled with idiosyncratic figures.

Mike Behle will exhibit paintings and sculptures reflecting on emotional contrasts of the human condition.

Cameron Fuller & Sarah Paulsen will collaborate on an ambitious gallery installation merging Fuller’s architectural, sculptural trickery with animations by Paulsen.

Visit our website for more information and mark your calendars for the evening of June 5 and check-out these local artists on the rise.