Opening: April 4th, 5 - 8 PM 2012 Baltimore Ave, KCMO

You Can Have It All is an exhibition of recent works by Kansas City Art Institute graduating senior, Cameron Sinclair. Named after the 1974 song by George McCrae and its successive cover by Yo La Tengo, this collection compares the generative nature of a cover song to the role of appropriated song lyrics in Sinclair’s practice. The title also serves to describe the interplay of media present in the exhibited work, which aims to combine painting, printmaking, and sculptural techniques. With direct references to art historical moments and pop culture, the artist affectionately employs a form of pastiche born from admiration. Additionally, the work seeks to reclaim the characteristics of traditionally male dominated disciplines, such as Minimalism and Pop Art. The latest series of these paintings and objects are steeped in nostalgia and are deeply referential of both the self and the past. Through the exploration of text and image, the artist considers reinterpretation as an act of tribute. By and large, You Can Have It All is a celebration of cultural dialogue and the confluence of music and art.