Oxygen: tasteless, colorless, odorless. But oxidation, some artists say, is the opposite: tasteful, colorful, maybe a little smelly. Opening at the Trap Gallery (525 Gillis, 816-510-6557) as part of Columbus Park's Third Friday,
Love Rust is oxidation's exhibition: what happens when oxygen interacts with nearly everything around it, from living tissue to metal — apple skins browning, pennies greening, bike fenders rusting.
Love Rust celebrates the loss of at least one electron in a chemical reaction, with works by Matt Crane, Alyssha Eve Csuk, Mary Fasone, Dan Frueh, John Marak, Charles Ray, Ann Reckling, George Rousis, Stretch, Erick Warner, Pete Warren and Dan Wayne. For details, see
columbusparkart.com.
— Kent Szlauderbach
