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Les Barany’s ‘Carnivora’

January 8th, 2008 by Meg Smith

Les Barany’s Carnivora myspace sitePop Gallery Proudly Unveils The World Premiere Of:

Carnivora: The Dark Art of Automobiles

Curated by Les Barany

January 12 to February 22, 2008

which will coincide with the book release of the same name published by Barany Books/Scapegoat Publishing. OPENING RECEPTION

Saturday, January 12th, 2008 at 7 PM

4160 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48201 (corner of Woodward Ave. & Willis, 4 blocks south of the Detroit Institute of Art)

A book signing will follow by a number of the showcased artists on Sunday, January 13th, from 1 PM until 5 PM

BOOK INFO: Published by the new Scapegoat imprint, Barany Books, Carnivora features work by 112 artists and writers. Advance copies of the book will be available at the January 12th, 2008 opening of the ©Pop exhibition of the same name. The exhibition, showcasing art from the book, will run concurrently with the Detroit International Auto Show. It will then move to L.A.'s L'Imagerie Gallery at a soon to be announced date in the Spring.

More than 90 internationally renown artists contributed artwork for the Carnivora book and exhibit. For a complete list of artists in the book visit BaranyBooks

Some artists included in the exhibition are: Zdzislaw Beksinski, Glenn Barr, Guy Aitchison, Vincent Castiglia, Coop, Jason D'Aquino, H.R. Giger, Goldmine Shithouse, Viktor Koen, Travis Louie, Shag, Stainboy, Robert Williams, and Chet Zar.

Carnivora is a shadowy realm where flesh and machine coalesce into humanity's greatest technical achievement — the Automobile. Indispensable extensions of our nervous systems, cars are metallic monsters as dark and destructive as the men and women who drive them.

Carnivora: The Dark Art of Automobiles takes you on a chilling joyride powered by the Automotive Age's hottest artists.

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