THE UPCYCLED GARDEN Opens March 1 AT CITY MUSEUM March 1 Through June 1
St. Louis — Attaboy, cofounder of contemporary art magazine Hi-Fructose, comes to City Museum in downtown St. Louis with The Upcycled Garden installation.
The exhibit is an ever-growing and touring concept by Daniel Attaboy Seifert, featuring locally sourced recycled cardboard, house paint, and spray paint remnants. While beautiful and organic on the outside, when many of the sculptures are flipped over, you can see a visual diary of consumption (gluten free pizza, Covid tests, light bulbs and Amazon boxes, etc.) used to create the art.
Attaboy started making the works when dealing with the pandemic lockdown, rising costs of living and as therapy for post-car crash PTSD and a neurological condition. There is little-to-no planning while making them, and the open-ended play of constructing them is soothing for the artist. Different groupings of the sculptures are being created all the time, and the installation is set to grow in 2024 and beyond.
The Upcycled Garden began at a converted mortuary turned gallery in Oakland and has been exhibited at: Uma Gallery, The Brea City Gallery, Mainstreet LA, Art Thou Gallery and more prior to coming to City Museum.
An opening reception with the artist will be held at City Museum on March 1, 5 – 9 p.m.
The Upcycled Garden is included with City Museum general admission and is located in the Sullivan Architecture Gallery on the fourth floor.
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