Neil Horsky - Can We Talk With Spirit Friends?
An amalgam of paranormal ponderings and discreet directives rendered in print
On Friday, March 7th, 5-9 PM, Grove Gallery will present a massive show of 48 surreal collage posters and 43 zines. “Can We Talk With Spirit Friends?” feature collage compositions of images and text found in publications from the 19th-Century to the present, that invent interpretive picture books, illustrated poems and epic narratives. This ongoing series explores archetypal themes such as: Awakening, Cosmic, Dada, Destiny, History, Journey, Patriarchy, Play, Shadow, Survival, Tragedy, and Unraveling. This show promises to reveal humanity’s hidden truths, condemn our evil deeds, reconcile our complex nature, and celebrate our boundless potential.
The gathered Spirit Friends wish to convey to all visitors the following message… “Fantastic energies await to find those who are open to Truth, trusting of Intuition, dwelling in Mystery. The spirit friends call and the artist answers, excavating, translating and amplifying their untold stories. Discover your Truth from codes laid forth in poetic visions, page-by-page. In short, the answer is YES.”
About Neil Horsky
Neil Horsky is an artist, educator, musician, writer and consultant who recently relocated to Milwaukee from Boston. Neil’s creative influences include Fluxus, Dada, Surrealist games, The Situationist International, Taoism, and DIY culture such as zines, house shows, and street art. Neil is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Learn more about his work at HorskyProjects.com.
Many of Neil’s "Can We Talk With Spirit Friends?" zines and posters are housed in several library collections, including the Somerville Public Library Zines and Small Press Collection, the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design, and most recently at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Library Special Collections.
OPENING: Friday, March 7th, 2024, 5-9 PM & Saturday, March 8th, 2025 12-4 PM
CLOSING: Saturday, March 29th, 12-4 PM
Grove Gallery is open to the public, noon-4pm on Saturdays. The show will close on March 28th.