Artist Talk | Hilary Christensen
Artist Talk
Hilary Christensen
Join MOWA for an Artist Talk with Hilary Christensen who’s work is on view in the exhibition It Isn’t Waste Until It’s Wasted, on February 19 at MOWA | On The Lake on Milwaukee’s east side. As Hilary Christensen’s son broke toys soon after opening them, she collected the detritus of his destruction, determined to contain the carnage. An assortment of random Legos, orphaned game pieces, buttons, and beads as well as bread tabs and broken hanger tags found in the Target parking lot soon filled a drawer to capacity. The exhibition draws attention to the sheer volume of plastic that his been discarded and become waste; she’ll discuss how she’s doing her part to keep some of the debris out of the wider world, creating new art objects that fulfill her adage: “it isn’t waste until it’s wasted.”
