CAM After Dark: “The Shape of Air” Gallery Talk with A.V. Rankin
July 9 at 6:30 pm EDT
CAM After Dark: “The Shape of Air” Gallery Talk with A.V. Rankin
Thursday, July 9, 6:30–7:30 PM
Hughes Wing
Free with museum admission
Students free with valid ID
Spend the evening with artist A.V. Rankin for a gallery talk exploring the cultural and artistic history of inflatable sculpture and air-based forms.
Drawing connections among works by Andy Warhol, Mike Kelley, Nick Cave, and artists featured in Fresh Air: Inflatable Sculptures, Rankin will examine how air functions as both a material and a symbol across art, technology, and the collective imagination.
Discover how softness, mass-produced objects, and cultural ephemera challenge traditional ideas of sculpture. The conversation will also consider inflatables as objects of tenderness and vulnerability, positioned between ecological awareness and social experimentation.
