Turn Turn Turn: The Artistic Synthesis of Vinyl into Art

VYD, Black Coral, 2010, mixed media on vintage album. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

June 4-25, 2010

After purchasing an abandoned storage unit containing 60,000 vinyl records, renowned Captiva artist Rene Miville faced the tough question of what to do with all those records. Then he had the idea to ask artists to use the albums or their covers, or both, to create art. The result is “Turn Turn Turn,” an exhibition of artists’ uses of the vinyl records that they personally selected, curated by Miville.

“Turn Turn Turn” is being shown at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers but will be staged in different settings in other cities throughout the U.S. with other artists. The artists’ responses are insightful and varied, ranging from conceptual turns to a sixteen-foot-tall guardian robot.

Participating artists are Amy Luettich, Angela Weiss, Cesar Aguilera, Chris Carver, Dan Palermo, Dave Kellum, David Hammel, David Hatchett, Dawn Ingram, Eric Riemenschneider, Hillary Kern, Jeffery Scott Lewis, Jenna Gorsuch, Joseph Frantz, Justin Kazmareck, Lillian Palmon, Lily Hatchett, Matthew Engle, Mirella Miville, Nicole Fous Long, Pat Collins, Petra Kaiser, Ronnie Ford, Raymond Hernandez, Rodney Jackson, Scott Guelcher , Stewart Montague, Tarra Wood, Terry Tincture, Troy Thomas, and VYD.

“Turn Turn Turn: The Artistic Synthesis of Vinyl into Art” (June 4 - 25, 2010)

The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901 / www.sbdac.com