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Upcycled Garden

Name: Upcycled Garden
Start: 2024-03-01T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-06-01T23:59:59-05:00

March 1 – June 1 CST

Attaboy, cofounder of contemporary art magazine Hi-Fructose, comes to City Museum in downtown St. Louis!

The Upcycled Garden installation is an ever-growing and touring concept by Daniel “Attaboy” Seifert, featuring locally sourced recycled cardboard, house paint, and spray paint remnants. While beautiful and organic on the outside, underneath is a visual diary of the consumption – packaging from gluten-free pizza, Covid tests, light bulbs, and assorted Amazon shipments – that is part of their creation.

Attaboy started experimenting with these creations as a way to cope with Covid lockdown and rising costs of living, as well as a therapy for PTSD and a neurological condition he suffered after a car accident. Attaboy does little to no planning prior to starting work on any particular piece, as he finds the open-ended play of constructing them soothing. Different shapes, styles, and groupings of the sculptures are being created all the time, and the installation is set to grow in 2024 and beyond.

“I’m thrilled to bring this ever-evolving idea to the visitors of City Museum. I love when art circumvents the usual channels and is made accessible to everyone,” Attaboy said. “I believe that art can change the way that you respond to the world that you live in and how you operate in it. City Museum embodies this spirit and I’m all too happy to add to its mission in this way, if only for a few months.”

The Upcycled Garden began at a converted mortuary turned gallery in Oakland and has been exhibited at: Uma Gallery, The Brea City Gallery, Mainstreet LA, Art Thou Gallery, and more.

Join us at the opening reception on March 1, 5-9pm to meet the artist!

4th floor in Sullivan Architecture Gallery. General Admission is required.