Mike's World: Michael Smith & Joshua White (and other collaborators)
The Blanton Museum of Art
Now through December 30, 2007
This fall, the Blanton Museum of Art will be home to Mike's World, the first major retrospective of internationally renowned performance/video/installation artist Michael Smith and his New York-based collaborator, director/artist Joshua White.
This extraordinary exhibition features some 30 years of videos, installation environments, and other performance-related materials detailing the adventures of "Mike," a sweet but hapless Everyman character created by Smith, and his hilariously awkward and ineffectual search for a piece of the American Dream.
Following its debut in Austin, Mike's World will travel to the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia (April 24-August 3, 2008).
"The Blanton is pleased to organize and present this first survey exhibition of Michael Smith's impressive body of work," said Blanton Director Jessie Otto Hite. "Not only does this show allow us to showcase the work of one of the university's finest artists, it also affirms one of the new Blanton's strengths as a major presenter of contemporary art. Smith's work speaks to issues that touch all our lives-depersonalization, isolation, failure, fear of failure, and the rapid pace of change.
Michael Smith, Joshua White, and the other collaborators of Mike's World illuminate timely challenges with poignancy and humor."
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