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The Art Guys: Open The Floodgates Or How to Succeed at Whittlin’ and Whistlin’

Presented by Vanderbilt University at Vanderbilt University - Wilson Hall

January 26, 2011

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StudioVU: The Department of Art Lecture Series presents a lecture/performance by The Art Guys on Wed., January 26, in Wilson Hall 103 on the Vanderbilt campus. The Art Guys: Open The Floodgates Or How to Succeed at Whittlin’ and Whistlin’ will focus on the first duo’s first 25 years of collaboration, during which they have amused, irritated, enchanted and befuddled viewers with their deadpan humor and irreverent antics.

The Art Guys (Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing), who met at the University of Houston in 1982, have carefully crafted a presence and wacky notoriety with works designed to engage, amuse and challenge viewers by seducing them with a playful sense of humor.

Described in the New York Times as "a cross between Dada, David Letterman, John Cage and the Smothers Brothers", The Art Guys have been called “the court jesters of the postmodern age” by presenting a blend of performance, conceptual and visual art that explores the absurdities of contemporary life. Defying categorization, they represent a kink in the art historical continuum – a hiccup, a scratch that can't be itched.

The Art Guys performance is a part of the Studio VU lecture series, sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Department of Art. For more information, contact the Department of Art at (615) 343-7241 or www.vanderbilt.edu/arts.

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    Vanderbilt University - Wilson Hall

    111 21st Avenue South
    Nashville, TN 37235

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    January 26, 2011

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    Wednesday 7:00pm

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