Luba Lukova: Designing Justice at Phebe Conley Art Gallery, Fresno, California

January 31 – March 1, 2019

Phebe Conley Art Gallery

Center for Creativity and the Arts

5225 N Backer Avenue

M/S CA 65
Fresno, CA 93740

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Opening Reception

Thursday, January 31
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Conley Gallery

 

Public Artist Talk

Thursday, January 31
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Conley 101

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Gallery Hours

Monday – Friday

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

An artist and designer, Luba Lukova creates images that transcend language, cultures, and politics. Her thought-provoking posters address essential themes of humanity and injustice worldwide. Her messages help viewers develop empathetic understanding for social and cultural issues through indelible metaphors and an economy of line, color, and text.

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Listen on Lukova's interview on NPR for Central California.

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This is a free event. All participants are welcome. If you need special accommodations please call us at (559) 278-2516.

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"Stunning… Instead of statistics, instead of discussions, Lukova’s in-our-face, one-on-one work of art asks us to feel, really feel…"

–Carol Knowles, Memphis Flyer

"Creating some of the most iconic posters of the last decade, Luba Lukova is one of the most important visual artists of our generation. This is not up for debate. History will remember her work."

–John Foster, Rockpaperink

"Intense and unrelenting, pointing out the injustices and foibles of society in an cheerful advertising aesthetic that surprises the viewer with its poignancy."

–William Corwin, Saatchi Online TV & Magazine

"Luba Lukova’s images have punch, and they are laced with such feeling that they often merit a second look."

–Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe