A group of six local visual artists has banded together to present an exhibition that both echoes the past and sounds an alarm about the future.

The exhibit’s title, the “Degenerate” Art Show, recalls the brutal title given by the Nazi Party to a 1937 exhibit in Munich. The exhibit, meant to slur and shame artists the Party did not approve of, featured modern artworks that had been seized by the regime. Artists of that time who were labeled “degenerate” by the Nazis included Paul Klee, Emil Nolde, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and many others.

Vashon’s “Degenerate” Art Show will be something very different, according to its creators, Alice Larson, Gregory Burnham, Bill Cleaver, Bill Jarcho, Marc Pease and Lenard Yen. Their show — with an opening reception taking place from 6-9 p.m. Friday,

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