Sarasota Finally Gets Its Own Exhibition of Dead Bodies
December 17th, 2007 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Arts, Editor's Desk, News
CL editor Max Linsky has the scoop:
We got word late last week that Bodies — yeah, that exhibit with all preserved human specimens — will be landing at Sarasota’s G.WIZ just in time for Christmas. If you haven’t heard of it, the picture above should give you a pretty good idea of why Bodies has been generating so many local headlines since it opened in Tampa in 2004. As the name implies, these are real human bodies on display, preserved through a process that involves liquid silicone rubber.
The exhibit has a health-awareness aspect: One body contains the lung of a long-time smoker, another the organs of an over-eater. Bodies…The Exhibition drew huge crowds at Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry, and while this show is slightly different (it’s called Bodies Revealed, and will be making its second US appearance after three years in Europe), G.WIZ is expecting an average of 1,500 people per day during the limited engagement. No specific end date has been established yet, so don’t dilly-dally. Get there early.
Opens Dec. 21. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., holiday hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 24, closed Dec. 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jan. 1, G.WIZ, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, $22, $20 for seniors and $17 for kids 3-18, 877-627-3271 or bodiesrevealed.com.
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