Matt Barton: I Think I Feel Something featured multiple dwellings, audio, and video experiences, and numerous found and made objects that draw upon new age practices. Elements of Barton's preposterous environment included color and crystal therapy and pineal gland activation stations, a water feature, and a communal structure for stimulating the chakras. Half adult playground, half spiritual retreat center, Barton captures the pleasure of exploring novel spaces and unfamiliar subcultures.
Matt Barton was born in 1975 in Evansville, Indiana. Barton received a BFA from Montana State University and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania. His work has been exhibited at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; Carnegie Museum, Pennsylvania; Andy Warhol Museum, Pennsylvania; Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe; and the Mattress Factory, Pennsylvania. Matt is the Co-Director of Visual Art at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He lives and works in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Curated by
Adam Lerner, Mark G. Falcone "MaFa" Director and Chief Animator
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Matt Barton: I Think I Feel Something was supported in part by the Director's Vision Society and Colorado Creative Industries. MCA Denver also thanks the Citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.