Rx Gallery, 2005
The Simnuke Art Exhibit was part of the Simnuke Project, a Nuclear Simulation in the desert on the precise anniverary of "Trinity" -- the first atomic bomb detonation.
Over the last sixty years, people all over the world have struggled
with the looming threat of nuclear arms. For the artists exhibiting
in the Simnuke Art Exhibit, this struggle expresses itself
through artwork that is both stunning and a searing indictment
of the nuclear arms race.
The art of the Simnuke Art Exhibit was as diverse as San Francisco
itself. The show, comprised 20 artists from the United States
and Japan: 5 of them invited and 15 of them selected from submitted
artworks. The exhibit pieces ranged from photography to kinetic
sculpture, from humorous statements to deadly serious exposes.
In addition, there was an exhibit of government documents from
the Prelinger Library tracing the history of the atomic era
in public policy.
Artists include:
Michael
Light, Bryan Cole and Jeff Young, Robert
Dohrmann, Joy
Garnett, Aryana Farsai Roxborough, Elin
Slavic, Jenne
Giles, Mark
Henson, Megan
Prelinger, Richard
Ross, Aaron
Ximm, Yosuke
Yamahata, Garret
Izumi, , Yoshiko
McFarland, Kerry
Loewen, Tracy
Jacobs, Carole
Gallagher, Astrid Olafsen. |
