Jonathan Marshall at Art Palace
Posted by michelle on 14 Oct 2007 at 01:58 pm | Tagged as: upcoming events
at Art Palace, Saturday, October 20th from 8:00 – 11:00pm.
THE BOOK OF LENNY
JONATHAN MARSHALL
OCT 20 – NOV 24 2007
Art Palace presents The Book of Lenny, the first one-person gallery show
of Austin-based artist Jonathan Marshall. The first part of an epic
trilogy, The Book of Lenny chronicles the journey of Marshall’s
everyman-hero as he navigates a post-apocalyptic landscape aided by a cast
of characters that include a Bear and a heavily-mustachioed “Man-in-Black”
and armed with D-I-Y-made tools like a bicycle boat, sextant and
stargazer. The narrative takes place ten years after El Nada, the
catastrophic storm that wipes out most of human civilization. However, far
from dire, Marshallís mythology offers possibilities for a new way of
living and a new kind of hero.
Jonathan Marshall has exhibited most recently at Sixspace in Los Angeles
and Lawndale Art Center in Houston. His work was selected by Dan Cameron
for the 20th New American Talent exhibition at Arthouse, was awarded
“Best-in-Show” in the 2005 Texas Biennial and Marshall was named one of
the “Top 10 Artists” in Austin by the Austin Chronicle (2006). He recently
returned from a residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
in Nebraska.
Artist Reception: Please join us Saturday, October 20th (8-11pm) as we
celebrate Jonathan Marshall’s, The Book of Lenny. The exhibition is on
view from Oct 20 through Nov 24, 2007. Art Palace is located at 2109 E.
Cesar Chavez St. (next door to Taqueria Chapala) between Chicon and Robert
Martinez. Gallery Hours: Saturday noon to 5pm, Wednesday 7-9pm and by
appointment. For further information or images, please contact the gallery
at or .