apexart
23 July 2008, 1930
apexart is a not-for-profit, contemporary, visual arts organization that can be found on Church Street in SoHo. Their goals as written on their website list intellectual diversity and promoting dialog about contemporary art. Their latest installation is titled, "Nessie Does New York: Monetizing Myth, Legend & Culture." "Doctor" Alexis Macnab hosts the event as a tour guide with a PhD in Cryptozoology and a penchant for cryptid humor. The tour leads us through a hall of dioramas exhibiting what Bigfoot, Nessie and Chupacabra might look like in their native habitats. Dr. Macnab goes through the history of sightings of these three cryptids, animals or creatures whose existence have been reported but not proven scientifically, and the various ways that popular culture have used their likenesses to promote products, scare children and create myths and mystery. The installation goes until August 2nd and is kid-friendly.
Flip album from the exhibit can be found at the apexart website.
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