Exhibitions

LAIN YORK: PERMIAN CHAPTERS

Zeitgeist Gallery / 516 Hagan St., #100 April 5 - 26th

Lain York

Lain York’s ensemble of 12 birch panels references the Permian geologic period which lasted from 299 to 251 million years ago and was the last period of the Paleozoic Era. The distinction between the Paleozoic and the Mesozoic eras is made at the end of this period in recognition of the largest mass extinction recorded in the history of life on Earth.

This installation was conceived to convey the idea of an extremely long period of time; the Permian period lasting 48 million years. The kinetic arrangement hopes to invoke the presence of tectonic plates shifting and bumping into one another over a timespan and with a force inconceivable to the human mind.

Lain York is a native of Nashville and is very excited to be showing with two of his mentors.

York is a graduate of the University of Tennessee whose work has been exhibited locally/nationally/internationally in contemporary galleries, public art programs, academic spaces, artist-run initiatives, and museums. In 2015 he had a solo exhibition, “Selections from the National Gallery”, at the Frist Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee. His work can be found in the permanent collections of EMI Los Angeles, the Savannah College of Art, The Tennessee State Museum, the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, FirstBank Tennessee, and the Music City Center. His work has been published in New American Paintings, New York Arts Magazine, and Art Papers.