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Follow on Google News | "Altared States" by Toby Barnes at Yellow PerilMixed media exhibition exploring the making of the sacred in everyday urban life by Toby Barnes
While the notion of the sacred is traditionally associated with grand institutional spaces, individuals in contemporary settings continually transform their daily environments to carve out spaces of worship, adornment, and memorialization: Taking inspiration from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions of Pujas and Mandalas, Barnes creates a series of “altar simulations” “By exploring the making of sacred spaces in the everyday,” Barnes notes, “I hope to prod my audience to engage with these practices in their own lives, practices that bridge with very human concerns with seeking affirmation, wanting adoration, commemoration and memory, as well as reflecting ritualistic practices individuals engage with their daily lives.” The opening reception for “Altared States” is Saturday, July 19, from 6PM – 9PM. The exhibition will be on display until Sunday, August 24, 2014. This is Barnes’s first solo exhibition at Yellow Peril Gallery. About Toby Barnes Born in Miami, Florida, TOBY BARNES is an artist of Thai-American heritage. He earned his BFA (1997) from Cooper Union and his MFA (1999) from the University of Michigan. Barnes has exhibited nationally and internationally, including a solo show in Bangalore, India, and invitations to exhibit in Japan, P.S.1 MOMA and galleries throughout the greater New York City and New England area. His work has been reviewed in publications such as The Japan Times, Art Asia Pacific, Time Out (Bengaluru), The Hindu, Nishi Nihon Shimbun, Artnet, and has been featured in the cover of publications such as NYArts Magazine. In 2008-2009, Barnes participated in the Emerge 10 program at Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art in Newark, NJ. Barnes is currently based in Amherst, MA. For more info about Barnes, visit tobybarnesart.com. End
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