We are in the final day of installing Intellectual Property Donor and the gallery looks, well, fun! There is a faux TED Talk Stage that is fully functional, a photo of Beyoncé juxtapose someone’s hairy-faced self-portrait on the two story print of Roth’s internet cache, 3D sculptures of graffiti tags, structures made from empty spray paint cans and over 1,500 finger prints created by passing all the levels of Angry Birds. My personal favorite is shown here, “Slide to Unlock,” which is an enormous wall decal of the print Evan’s thumb makes when he slides to unlock his iPhone. (Fun activity for this work – take a photo with your phone and make it your wallpaper under your “slide to unlock.”) This show definitely brings together graffiti and technology in a smart way, but Evan’s sense of humor comes through loud and clear. He sees things I never even think about and repurposes them into something I will never be able to ignore again and makes me chuckle at the same time. This is a wonderful recipe for a great show.
Join us tomorrow for Evan’s talk at 4:30pm in the CFA Hall, followed by the opening reception in Zilkha Gallery from 5:30-7pm. (And if you are really brave, bring your PowerPoint and give us your best TED Talk!)
If you want to see more photos of the installation in progress, check out the CFA’s Facebook page. Be sure to Like us while you’re there!