Juan Ortiz-Apuy Realia Series: American Tourister at Whippersnapper!
February 16th – March 17th, 2012Opening Reception: Feb. 16, 7-10pm In Realia Series: American Tourister, artist Juan Ortiz-Apuy has modified an original set of the iconic American Tourister travel suitcase to mechanically inflate and deflate as passersby traverse the sidewalk in front of the Whippersnapper Gallery. Connotative of the necessarily physical characteristic of mobility, Ortiz-Apuy’s …