Oliver Herring Opening

Oliver Herring's opening was packed with people who have participated in his TASK events where he solicits suggestions from the audience and then makes them perform the function. For this show he was working with teens who suggested "Make a knife, then kill someone." The resulting portraits are packed with a faux violence, like a late night horror movie.

But at the opening, everyone seemed friendly and unthreatening. He also had the best idea for an after-opening dinner. Outside a truck pulled up from Rickshaw Dumplings and dished out meals in plain white containers. Guests picked up the food then went back into the gallery for a fun sit down gathering.