KUSTERA PROJECTS is pleased to present SURVEY 2018, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn based artist Michael Buckland. The exhibition dates are August 4th through August 31st, 2018, with an opening reception on Saturday, August 4th, from 6-8pm.
In a modest ceremony on April 1st of this year Michael Buckland became an artist. SURVEY 2018 will show a broad sample of his work thus far, some of it even predating April of this year. His art embraces and elevates the quotidian: cardboard boxes, toys, movie titles, cheese slices, light bulbs and everything else you might fall over in the run of a day. The show will include work on canvas and metal, video, photography, sculpture, and assemblage. It is anticipated that the exhibition will provide several selfie opportunities for the viewer, a collaborative form of art appreciation. The work is primarily modest in scale and material but hanging on a larger conceptual framework, a motley collection of artworks with the intent of coalescing into a coherent whole. Although much of the exhibition is humorous, it is more likely to produce a wan smile than a guffaw.
The artist is from a country to the north of the USA somewhat known for its quiet humor. The basic ingredients for the show are as follows; 9 squares of paper with gold leaf, a toilet paper video, three copies of the same record, a barber pole, two exit signs, a felt painting, a street sign, handmade shoes, a wooden platform, numerous KEEP OUT and HELP WANTED signs, a mirrored suit case, a talk balloon, novelty stickers, mug, and t-shirt, black curtains, hand held placards, a nice smell, a bad smell and a cardboard box.

opening reception : Saturday, August 4th, 6-8pm

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