'Please God, Make Me Not Queer: Modern Prayers Painted on Aluminum'

Opening Reception Saturday, June 27, 2009 7pm!"Give Me Chastity...but not yet."St. Augustine, one of the major figures of early Christianity, uttered this famous prayer in his struggle to gain mastery over his earthly desires. In the spirit of brazen honesty with which Augustine addressed his deity, David Lancaster proposes a collection of contemporary prayers, painted in oil on aluminum, rendered without vowels or word breaks, designed to explore and question the nature of communication with the divine. Sad, bold, frank and funny, the prayers challenge our collective notions of supplication and gratitude, what we should ask of an omnipotent God and for what we should give thanks, and the very idea that prayer is a catalyst for divine action.
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