LIVING ROOM
MARCUS KENNEY



(in memory of Dr. Jill Miller)

I am for an art that does something other than sit
on its ass in a museum. I am for an art that grows
up not knowing it is art at all, an art given the
chance of having a starting point of zero.

I am for an art that imitates the human, that is
comic, if necessary, or violent, or whatever is
necessary.

I am for an art that takes its form from the
lines of life itself, that twists and extends and
accumulates and spits and drips, and is heavy
and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as
life itself.

- Claes Oldenburg, I Am for an Art (1961)

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About the artist



A native of Cooter Point, Louisiana, Marcus Kenney
now lives and works in Savannah Georgia with his
wife Sarah and son Elijah. Kenney's solo exhibits
have been held in Savannah, Charelston, Montreal,
and Michigan. He has also exhibited widely in group
shows in Minneaplolis, Portland, Kansas City, Atlanta and
London. His work is  also included in the 2002 Georgia
Triennial which is traveling to museums throughout
the state. He has been featured in several publications,
including Artpapers, Graphis Photo Annual and The
Somnabulist. His work appears in public and private
collections throughout the United States, Canada
and England. 

www.marcuskenney.com

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