“Some Assembly Required,” a brilliantly curated exhibition by contemporary curator Craig Bloodgood, asks the question, “What do we do with our trash?” Eleven artists answer the question with sarcasm, humor, whimsy and innovative techniques. In a bold and visually-lively exhibit, the artists use almost every physical discard in our trash barrels and recycling bins in imaginative ways to create rockets, motorcycles, mannequins, tapestries and jewelry. All of the recycled and assemblage artworks require time-consuming techniques and hand-craft skills. Red, white and blue plastic trash from every conceivable source is used by Tom Deininger to form a huge American flag. Made in the pre-President Trump year, 2015, “UnAmerican Flag” is a sarcastic metaphor for public patriotic virtue. Symbolic word messages, “Love it or Leave it, Blah” and “C0- 2” give us a clue about Deininger’s none too … [Read more...] about SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: DYNAMIC AND INVENTIVE RECYCLING AT ART COMPLEX