: Current Exhibition:
“Personal Locator Beacon”– An Installation by Rebecca Vaughan
July 9 – September 3, 2010
Emmanuel Gallery is pleased announce a solo installation by Rebecca Vaughan titled “Personal Locator Beacon,” opening July 9 with a reception for the artist from 6:00-10:00pm. Vaughan will transform both the interior and exterior of this old church, the oldest standing in Denver, taking advantage of gothic ad rose windows, creating a rococo hot pink interior, beckoning viewers to come and ‘close the circuit’ by becoming agents and creators of love. We will have a special ‘midnight hour’ during the Biennial of the Americas on July 13 which is open to the public and begins at 9:00pm. The exhibit will continue through September 3, 2010.
In “Personal Locator Beacon,” Vaughan will include 17th century cartouche designs colliding with industrial light components; decorative architectural medallions with pink electronic wire; crocheted white lace flowers, leading to twinkling LED lights and functional fans; the Golden Chalice Vine plant, whose scent creates amorous effects in humans, with infra-red electronic devices. As the viewer walks through the space, they trigger a ‘wave’ of fans and lights, and consequently a wave of neurotransmitters for LOVE and call signals to the outer world. "Personal Locator Beacon" alters the entire gallery, inside and out, to serve as a beacon for their love.
Rebecca Vaughan is Chair of the Sculpture Department at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. She received her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University (2001) and her BFA from the University of Colorado Boulder (1994). Selected exhibitions include “Love Lines” at Redline (2010), “O,” a collaborator with Ann Hamilton for Dialog City, Denver (2008); “Better,” The Lab at Belmar, Lakewood (2007), “Lure,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (2006). “Lure” is an ongoing project, which has traveled to such locations as China, Mexico, New York, and Slovenia. “I am so pleased to feature Rebecca’s work in the gallery and have an artist who will truly transform the space into something completely different yet responding to the history and architecture of the building,” says Emmanuel Gallery curator, Shannon Corrigan.
Vaughan explains, “the primary inspirational source and content of my artwork has centered around the gift economies and the cultural and biological methods by which we regulate and maintain our social relationships.” She has explored topics such as gift giving, motherhood, daughterhood, and love.
Summer hours for the gallery will be Tuesday – Friday 11-5 and Saturday from 12-4. For more information, please visit our website at emmanuelgallery.org or call. We are honored to be an exhibit partner with the Biennial of the Americas.
