Lump invites you to attend a book-signing party for Thirtyfour Or More Vermeers by Critter, on June 6 at 505 South Blount Street. Thirtyfour Or More Vermeers is the latest publication in the Inferior Quotations series. The book mixes marketing-minded and poetic expressions, and alludes to both the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer, and to the parking-lot book by Ed Ruscha. Concurrently on view in the gallery is a new and corresponding series of paintings titled Thirtyfour Or More Vermeers. These collective expressions contend that the distinctions between art, poetry, advertising, and a list of product categories, appropriated verbatim, can be solely typographic and material. Mid Career remains on view in the gallery. Skully Goo and Olivia Gone have taken over the Drawing Room with Nothing Can Happen. And the bathroom. You should see the bathroom.   CRITTER Thirtyfour Or More […]

Enjoy activities and an artist talk at Lump on June 8 from 1 to 5 pm.  1pm – Open. 2pm – Silent drawing in the galleries. 3pm – Critter talk and drawing prompts. 5pm – Close. This event is related programming to the exhibition, Mid Career, by Critter.

    Celebrate Flag Day at Lump on June 14 from 7 to 10 pm. The evening will feature performances by Dear, Lucy & Friends, Susannah Simpson, Wetness (maybe), Neill Prewitt, Fleetwood Macaroni, and Tuscany Pumpkin.  Suggested donation: $5 (NOTAFLOF) This event is related programming to the exhibition, Mid Career, by Critter.