Bruce Asbestos' Monster Fun

Bruce Asbestos' Monster Fun
Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham
1 August to 8 September 2024

This summer, artist Bruce Asbestos will transform Lakeside Arts with his ever-growing cohort of
inflatable monsters. Colourful and playful, these giant sculptures attempt to redefine and update
Pop Art for the 2020s.

Bruce Asbestos' work draws from a rich history of painting, sculpture, popular culture, folklore, and
fairy tales. His interdisciplinary practice frequently mixes everyday objects with high art, fashion, and
responds to global pop culture, combining performance, painting, clothing, social media, and video
games.

This summer the artist brings together his inflatable monster friends in his largest exhibition to date.
The Hooboos, Asbestos' newest creations, are joined by friendly monsters in all shapes and sizes
including giant Mega Bunny, Octopus and Egg Cat. Visitors can immerse themselves in the exhibition
soundtrack which guides them through Asbestos’s whimsical world. The exhibition extends out of
the gallery where visitors can follow a trail of Hooboos around Highfields Park.

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