Rackets & Remedies

Laurel Hausler
The Old Town Medicine Show, and More
At The Athenaeum

May 2 through June 15, 2008.
Opening reception: Friday, May 2, 5 - 7pm

In Rackets & Remedies, influenced in part by the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum and the collections of Dr. Robert Greenspan, Hausler explores two basic concepts. The first is the inexorable intertwining of advertising and medicine. And the second is how little this relationship, and the relationship to the consumer has changed in the last century or so. Hausler’s works incorporate oil paint, paper, pencil, ink .... sometimes coffee and wax. Her works are memorable in their haunting incorporation of dark and light, innocence and exploitation, trickery and trust.

Sunday, May 18, 4:00 to 6:00, The artist will lead the guests through her exhibition, discussing content, intention, interpretation, media and method. The format will be interactive. Refreshments will be served. Free to SLAM and NVFAA. Reserve space online at www.apothecarymuseum.org or call 703 838 3852.

Saturday, May 31, The Old Town Medicine Show, at the Athenaeum, 11:00 to 7:00, free to the public

Sunday, June 8, Lecture and Book Signing, Advertising and Medicine: in the 19th C and Today, by Dr. Robert Greenspan, author of ““Medicine: Perspectives in History and Art” free to the public.

At The Athenaeum
201 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.548.0035 / fax 703.548.0456
We are located 1.3 miles east of the King Street Metro Station.