Artist Talk by George Long

George Long will discuss his work in the exhibition “Spolia”.

This is the artist’s ninth solo exhibition with the gallery since 2004.

The title is from the architectural term spolia: the practice of reusing materials from older structures in the construction of something new. The concept serves as both metaphor and method in Long’s work. For more than two decades he has built a visual language from collecting, sorting and reassembling forms. In “Spolia” familiar elements are dismantled and rebuilt, revealing a practice defined by continuity rather than reinvention.

George Long received his BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1995 and lives and works in Atlanta. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the International Künstlerkolonie Exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, Paco das Artes in São Paulo, Brazil, the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, the Columbus Museum and the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center’s 2007 Biennial.