{"id":5642,"date":"2015-05-04T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T17:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/?p=5642"},"modified":"2015-05-04T18:25:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T01:25:30","slug":"brian-m-viveros-if-looks-could-kill-to-be-on-display-at-mca-mesa-contemporary-arts-museum-special-exhibition-artillery-art-influenced-by-weaponry-opening-may-8-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/main\/blog\/brian-m-viveros-if-looks-could-kill-to-be-on-display-at-mca-mesa-contemporary-arts-museum-special-exhibition-artillery-art-influenced-by-weaponry-opening-may-8-2015","title":{"rendered":"BRIAN M. VIVEROS &#8216;IF LOOKS COULD KILL&#8217; TO BE ON DISPLAY AT (MCA) MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS  MUSEUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION:  ARTILLERY  &#8216;ART INFLUENCED BY WEAPONRY&#8217; OPENING MAY 8, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian M. Viveros is proud to be part of this special museum exhibition entitled ARTillery &#8216;Contemporary Art Influenced by Weaponry&#8217; opening on Friday, May 8th, at the Mesa Arts Center. Brian will have one of his most iconic paintings &#8216;If Looks Could Kill&#8217; on display that was donated to the museum by a private collector for this very special museum exhibition. This exhibition examines the appearance and meaning of weaponry in contemporary art by today&#8217;s leading artists.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this great coverage on the exhibition by Hi Fructose Magazine: <a href=\"http:\/\/hifructose.com\/2015\/04\/26\/artillery-group-show-looks-at-weapons-as-art\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hifructose.com\/2015\/04\/26\/artillery-group-show-looks-at-weapons-as-art\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ARTillery: Contemporary Art Influenced By Weaponry<br \/>\nOpening Reception:<br \/>\nFriday, May 8, 2015 (7-10pm)<br \/>\nShow runs from May 8th &#8211; Aug.16, 2015<\/p>\n<p>MESA ARTS CENTER<\/p>\n<p>One East Main Street<br \/>\nMesa, Arizona 85201<br \/>\nFor more information please go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mesaartscenter.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.mesaartscenter.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist List:<br \/>\nABEL ALEJANDRE (Long Beach, CA)<br \/>\nDAVID AMOROSO (Arlington, VA)<br \/>\nRICHARD ANKROM (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nKII ARENS (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nSANDOW BIRK (Long Beach, CA)<br \/>\nLISA K. BLATT (San Francisco, CA)<br \/>\nJACKSON BOELTS (Tucson, AZ)<br \/>\nCHAZ BOJORQUEZ (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nANGEL CABRALES (El Paso, TX)<br \/>\nCOLBY CALDWELL (Asheville, NC)<br \/>\nSHEPARD FAIREY (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nAL FARROW (San Rafael, CA)<br \/>\nJOHN WAYNE GACY (Illinois, 1942-1994)<br \/>\nSTEVE GAVENAS (South Pasadena, CA)<br \/>\nKEVIN GRASS (Tarpon Springs, FL)<br \/>\nJESSE JAMES (Austin, TX)<br \/>\nMICHAEL KNOWLTON (Stinson Beach, CA)<br \/>\nCHARLES KRAFFT (Seattle, WA)<br \/>\nJOSHUA LEVINE (North Hollywood, CA)<br \/>\nJAMES MOONEY (New York City, NY)<br \/>\nGARY MUSGRAVE (Huntington Beach, CA)<br \/>\nODD NERDRUM (Oslo, Norway)<br \/>\nELYSE PIGNOLET (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nEVE PLUMB (New York, NY)<br \/>\nSCOTT SCHEIDLEY (Orlando, FL)<br \/>\nALAN SIMENSKY (Bethesda, MD)<br \/>\nALYSON SOUZA (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nCR STECYK III (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nCHARLES SWENSON (Los Angeles, CA)<br \/>\nJON SWIHART (Santa Monica, CA)<br \/>\nROBERT THE (Kingston, NY)<br \/>\nFRED TIEKEN (Paradise Valley, AZ)<br \/>\nLENA VERDERANO (Oakland, CA)<br \/>\nBRIAN M. VIVEROS (Riverside, CA)<br \/>\nDAWN WHITMORE (Arlington, VA)<\/p>\n<p>Curated by Annie Adjchavanich.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Viveros on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/viveros_brand\/\" target=\"_blank\">@viveros_brand<\/a><br \/>\nViveros Mailing List: <a href=\"http:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/contact\">http:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/contact<\/a> or click on \u2018Newsletter\u2019 upper right corner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5643\" src=\"http:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARTillery-Museum-Show-AZ..jpg\" alt=\"ARTillery-Museum-Show-AZ.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARTillery-Museum-Show-AZ..jpg 800w, https:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARTillery-Museum-Show-AZ.-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/brianmviveros.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARTillery-Museum-Show-AZ.-781x1024.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian M. 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