TJ Norris's Pink Elephant art swap got huge this year. Previously held at New American Art Union, with a snug group of visual artists exchanging unsold "white elephant" pieces they'd recently made, the event took place at Milepost 5 last night, and the public were invited to browse the art this time. Fun stuff! A few standouts were Jim Lommasson's photograph from the Katrina aftermath, depicting cassette tapes in mud; Sarah Gottesdiener's faux-naif rendering of the Artist Currently Known as Prince; and a subtle, intriguing little painting, tucked modestly into its oversized frame, painted by Gabriel Liston. Stephen Hayes went all-out, offering a stunning, textural portfolio of prints.
And there was a swell little diorama of a house by an artist I can't remember. Email us if you know who made it or if you have a picture? [FOLLOWUP: An artist named Noah Nakell let us know that the lovely lil' piece, called "Propagation," was his. See image at bottom.]
Did you see The List of artists/works and wonder who created that incredible "Fall of Saigon" print? The List said that the organizers hadn't been able to match artist to art for this one. Mystery solved: the work --- the first piece chosen during the art swap --- is by Joshua Berger of Plazm (friend to New Oregon Arts & Letters and occasional art director for 2GQ materials). We'll post it here soon, too.
Pictured: cell phone snapshots/details of an Ann Plaeger work. —TLB
below: "propagation" by noah nakell
this print, incidentally, is featured in Itch! magazine's special money issue.
see www.itch.co.za.
Posted by: jiffy sqiud | March 04, 2009 at 05:26 PM
lucky man, richard! woo!
Posted by: magdalen | February 02, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Yes
I was the lucky one
thanks Joshua
Posted by: Richard Schemmerer | February 02, 2009 at 08:00 PM
OK, found a copy of the "Fall of Saigon."
Posted by: magdalen-tiffany | February 01, 2009 at 02:45 PM