Gallery4Culture
2006-2007 Season

Tivon Rice:
The History of Television: 1974 - 2006
December 7 - 29, 2006

reception DECEMBER 7, 2006, 6 – 8 p.m.

Gallery4Culture is pleased to present a new installation by Seattle artist Tivon Rice.

The History of Television: 1974-2006 explores the reduction of televised information to form and light. In this environment, the viewer's consciousness of this physical experience confronts the normally passive function of watching TV.

In 1974, pioneering video artist Nam June Paik placed a statue of Buddha before a television, allowing him to contemplate his own image. In the 32 years since TV Buddha video as an artistic medium has continually served as a self-reflective device.

A reception will be held on December 7, 2006, the first Thursday of the month, during the Downtown Artwalk, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. The exhibition will run from December 7 – 29, 2006.

Gallery4Culture is located within 4Culture offices at 101 Prefontaine PL S, at the corner of Third and Prefontaine, in the Tashiro/Kaplan Building. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed government holidays; the gallery is open and free to the public. For more information about this program visit http://www.4culture.org/publicart/gallery/info.htm or call 206.296.8674.