ART | Installation environments

Contemporary art gallery DEMO Project will host an opening reception Friday, Aug. 15, for the exhibit Communal Paradox by Illinois artist Lauren Turk. “These installation environments tell the story of a journey through communal paradoxes; craving and contentment, lack and overabundance, sorrow and jubilation,” says Turk. She also discusses a specific work that will be included in the exhibition that further probes shared experiences: “The theme of mending is one I experimented with in Diastema. A diastema is a term used in dentistry to describe the space between two teeth. These uncomfortable in-between times are often the most changing.” Turk’s work will be on display through Sept. 6. See it on Saturday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. or by appointment.