THE ART GUYS
MCASD DOWNTOWN, 1001 KETTNER
MAY 20 THROUGH JULY 7, 2007


THE ART GUYS, THE BIG SNEEZE, 1995, CHICKEN WIRE, EXPANDING FOAM SEALANT (POLYURETHANE), ACRYLIC PAINT, METAL TANK, RUBBER TUBES, METAL COLLECTION POOL, WATER, COMPUTER WITH SOUND CHIP, AMPLIFIER, SPEAKERS. PHOTO BY PABLO MASON.

The Art Guys, Houston artists Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth, have worked collaboratively since 1983 devising tongue-in-cheek conceptual artworks to poke fun at contemporary art's intellectual pretensions and commercialism. Applying what has been described as a "part Dada, part David Letterman" approach, The Art Guys explore the rich intersection of art, everyday behavior, and money. At MCASD, The Art Guys present their irrepressible work, The Big Sneeze, a mechanical sculpture that takes wheezing and sneezing to a higher plane.