“missed connections” by paul shortt at project space may 15-june 4, 2009
Missed Connections, a solo exhibition of work by Kansas City artist Paul Shortt, takes its name from the online classifieds section of Craigslist, where individuals post ads in attempt to reconnect with other people, typically strangers and potential love interests glimpsed in public spaces. The show will feature a video involving a series of Missed Connections ads read aloud, combined with empty images of the places they describe, as well as a series of photographs of site-specific interventions –in the cake section of the supermarket, the bathroom wall of Starbucks, the 3rd floor elevator lobby of a garage in the Power and Light District – inspired by specific ads.
Missed Connections opens Friday, May 15, 6-9pm with a free reception at Urban Culture Project Space, 21 East 12th Street, Kansas City MO, and runs through June 4. Read the full press release.