MATRIX MANIA! at The Wadsworth Atheneum First Thursday

Painting by John Baldessari

Little bit of promotion for the office space: Thursday, September 3, 2009 is Phoenix Art After Hours First Thursday at the Wadsworth Atheneum! The museum is open until 8pm with a party atmosphere as a band takes the Gengras Courtyard stage (The Bus Drivers), a gallery talk about the current exhibit The MATRIX Effect, and a tribute to Hartford born MATRIX artist, the late Sol LeWitt. Show up to enjoy the festivities and be part of the art tribute! Full details after the jump.

From the Facebook invite:

MATRIX MANIA
Our famed contemporary art series relaunches in January - come celebrate its history of firsts

FEEL THE BEAT
The Bus Drivers, the Hartford Advocate's 2007 Grand Band Slam winners, cover rock hits from MATRIX's 25 year history

OFF THE WALL
Interactive art activity inspired by MATRIX artist Sol LeWitt

SMALL TALK (6 and 7 pm)
Drop in for 15-minute MATRIX exhibition intros with our new Contemporary Art Curator, Patricia Hickson

FILM (8 pm)
See how MATRIX artists Cristo and Jeanne-Claude created a 4-mile long silk fence in the film RUNNING FENCE (1978)

DISCLAIMER: your humble narrator and blogger is employed by the Wadsworth Atheneum.