For its third exhibition, City Center presents Hair Works, featuring the art of Jonathan Geiger and Jane Tuss. Using mixed media, the pair explores the contrasting qualities of hair as an intimate item of attraction and foreign item of aversion.

In the exhibition, the two artists contemplate the capability of wool and hair to both entice and repel a viewer. No matter the source, the material is recognizable and natural, allowing the viewer to connect and relate to it. When divorced from the body, hair is thought of as dirty and crude, repulsing the viewer. Geiger and Tuss bridge the divide to create artwork that marries both associations of the human product.

Furthermore, the artists address their own insights on the material through domestic and familial contexts pertaining to each artist’s personal history. Through the framework of body and home (both universal experiences), Geiger and Tuss allow viewers to identify with the artwork and possibly connect with what one may view as abhorrent.

City Center in located in the front corridor of the OSU Urban Art Space, at 50 W Town Street in the old Lazarus Building. Visit for more information.
Open now, Reception Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Catering generously provided by Spinelli's Deli.

I think this idea is so fascinating, but will anyone be able to eat at the opening?

Hmm, good question. We shall see. In my experience, however, people will eat free food no matter what the surroundings.