Santa Monica Museum of Art
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Ave, Building G-1
310.586.6488
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Christian Jankowski, Puppet Conference, Courtesy the artist and Maccarone Gallery
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- When
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Opens Friday May 23, 2008 (7–9pm)
May 24, 2008 – Aug 9, 2008
Tuesdays–Fridays (11am–6pm)
Saturdays (11am–8pm)
- Where
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Directions: From the 10 West: Take Cloverfield exit onto Cloverfield Blvd., north. Take first right onto Michigan Ave. Michigan Ave. ends at Bergamot Station parking lot. Parking is free.
- Price
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$5 suggested donation
- Links
SMMoA gathers an eclectic array of work by 30 impressive artists — from Kara Walker to Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, and Kiki Smith — in this mixed-media exhibition centered around the art and metaphor of puppetry. Some of the contributors use puppets as subjects of personal narratives, while others are more concerned with the artist's behind-the-scenes role as puppeteer of information and morality. In addition to featuring contemporary and modern works, the museum provides historical context by including more traditional artifacts, as well as early subversive interpretations of the craft.
