Morristown, NJ - Back by popular demand! Artist Steve Gerberich returns to the Morris Museum with a new exhibition Gerberich’s Gadgetry: Art That Moves on exhibition until August 12, 2007.  Celebrating 25 years of innovative art, the exhibition will include mechanical museum dioramas, labor saving devices, an ode to baseball and an altered species area. There will also be a replica of Gerberich’s studio in the gallery so that visitors can see the method to his creative process.

A painter and photographer by training, Gerberich cites Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder and Paul Klee as inspirations for his work. His Brooklyn studio is a treasure trove of machine parts, motors, fixtures, lampshades and armies of collectible figurines, from which he creates mechanical sculptures that come to life.  

Like an alchemist of odds and ends, he sorts through his material searching for possibilities - a crank for this and a gear for that! He sees a face, ready for the addition of two light bulbs as beaming eyes. In his hands, the hood of a bright red lawnmower becomes the body of a razor-jawed sea creature. By pushing buttons and turning cranks, Steve Gerberich invites audiences to set his surprising works in motion!

In 2004, the Morris Museum exhibited Springs, Sprockets and Pulleys: The Mechanical Sculpture of Steve Gerberich in the Main Gallery to great acclaim.

His sculptures have been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NBC’s Today Show, the New Yorker and Art in America. They can be found in private collections in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, London, Paris and are on permanent view at the ESPN Zone in both New York and Baltimore.

Meet the Artist - Members and the public are invited to meet zany artist Steve Gerberich on Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. Guests will learn how he creates his mechanical sculptures and brings found objects to life.  

Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum explores and celebrates the arts, sciences and humanities through exhibitions, educational programs, performing arts and special events. The museum serves over 200,000 adults and children each year.

The Morris Museum, located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 

Visit: www.morrismuseum.org.