Wolfson Memorial Laboratory of Colour
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The Wolfson Memorial Laboratory of Colour
Peter Thomashow
Exhibits his Work, his Collections at the Museum
- December 5th 2008 – March, 2009
Opening Reception
- Saturday, December 6th at 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Peter himself presents a live musical performance at 7:00 p.m. With a special surprise guest!
Come join us for conviviality and more!
The Main Street Museum 58 Bridge Street White River Junction, Vermont
Exhibition Labels
Colour Theory (Maxwell). 2008
Beyond the Spectrum (Part One: The Compound Eye). 2006
Crypsis. 2006
Wolfson Memorial Laboratory of Colour. 2008
Fission-Fusion. 2008
Candy store (Part One: Toy Section). 2008
Untitled. 2006
Recreations Scientific
Entropy. 2006
General Order Number One
Laboratory Of Colour Kit. 2008
Library. 2008
Beyond The Spectrum (Part Two: Tuning In). 2008
Toys From A Parallel Universe, Special Project of the Wolfson Memorial Laboratory Of Colour.
Parallel Universe Toys — There is another world, parallel to the one we recognize as real. In this universe JFK wasn't killed and RFK became president for two terms. MLK was his Secretary of State. McGovern became president followed by Senator Hart. This world embraced the imaginative culture of the 1960's. (Note: it is the 40th anniversary of 1968 and a special month-long holiday is being celebrated). The Beatles are still alive and continue to make astonishing music which is the underlying creative engine for a global movement of parapsychedelic music and art. Politicians embraced the philosophy of the Whole Earth Catalog and adopted and enforced Eleanor Roosevelt's "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". These toys are from that universe. —Peter Thomashow
It's about play. The toys are combined using imagination, fantasy and joy. As a child lines up dolls and builds and colors—it brings immense happiness. Children get lost in this world. The ground, the carpet, the lawn, the bed sheets become huge worlds where anything can happen. It feels very safe. Adolescence brings confusion—the bridge to adulthood where the struggles of trust, responsibility, protecting what you have, procreation and career take up so much energy. When I was very young, my grandfather had a candy store in Brooklyn. I remember the candy counter and I remember the toy section in the back. The toy area wasn’t well lit and there were lots of shelves that went straight up to the ceiling so you needed a rolling ladder to see what was up there; candy, toys and the endless tunnel leading up to more to discover.
