Scion Presents It’s a Beautiful World

"Where Clouds Come From" by Francesco LoCastro

Opening Reception for Scion Installation 4: It’s a Beautiful World
Thursday, Jan. 17th
Gallery Lombardi (602 W 7th St)
6-10 p.m., music by DJ Mel
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Scion not only produces those quirky yet popular little automobiles jetting all over town—the division of Toyota also manages to promote some innovative contemporary art.

Today, Scion’s Installation Art Tour, It's A Beautiful World, arrives in Austin.

The tour, which launched in 2003, is a roving exhibit featuring work from a variety of contemporary artists from around the world. For four years the tour has evolved, and each year the mediums showcased in the exhibit have changed. For Installation 4, the theme, It's a Beautiful World, was interpreted by each artist and includes paintings, photography, sculpture and collage.

Austin is the sixth of nine stops on the art tour around the country. Several of the featured artists will be in attendance during a reception at Gallery Lombardi from 6 to 10 p.m.

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