The Trouble with Toys

The Trouble with Toys

The trouble with toys is that in the hands of artists they are neither innocent nor benign; these potent symbols of childhood become an undeniably provocative medium for social and political commentary. Instantly recognizable as objects of charm and delight, toys tend to disarm and render us vulnerable, even if only for a moment. Recontextualized in a world of hazards and misdeeds, toys can bluntly expose the dangers we face and the consequences of the decisions we make in the adult world, to jarring effect. The Trouble with Toys presents work of 6 Houston artists: Becki Van Compernolle, Charlotte Cosgrove, Jill Dietrich, Edward Lane McCartney, Suzette Mouchaty and Deasa Turner. Through assemblage, these artists use toys as a medium to express ideas that range from slightly uncomfortable to the macabre, and from merely absurd to nothing short of hilarious.

The show opens Friday November 9th with an artists reception from 6 to 9 pm, and will be on view for three consecutive Saturdays, November 10, 17 and 24th from 12:00 noon to 5 pm.

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1125 E 11th St, Houston, TX 77009
Phone: 832 443-6660