UPDATE: Naked Paper Exhibition Feb 1 – 28, 2009 in Tarrytown, NY
I just got back from hanging my show at Coffee Labs Roasters in Tarrytown, NY. First off, the staff there is awesome, and that’s one of the reasons I have been getting my coffee there since I moved to Dobbs Ferry. Secondly, the coffee is just plain outstanding. You wouldn’t understand until you’ve had it. Trust me! Drop by and get some.
So earlier this week I had an idea about hanging the show – both a theme and a method. No framing, naked paper. But how to do it without damaging the pieces? Lomo to the rescue. Yes, Lomo.
They sell these amazing little plastic Fotoclips and they also opened a store in downtown Manhattan! Perfect. So, I dropped by on my way to a party in Brooklyn and… voila! Here are the results:
A massive show with 33 pieces on exhibit.
The show theme is Naked Paper, and I’ve even hung pieces that normally would get a black backing open over the wall. The interesting things are that they a) have a yellow wall – so how it shows against this will change throughout the day organically and b) they stand off the wall a little bit so some shadowcasting happens.
I’m excited to see how this experiment works out. There was lots of interest from coffee lovers while I spent two hours hanging the show.
OPENING
I will be having an opening on Friday, 2/20/09 from 5:30 – 7:30pm. All are welcome to come! It will also be part of Tarrytown’s Third Friday, an art happening every month. You can just drop in or RSVP on Facebook.
7 Main St, Tarrytown, NY MAP
Here is another look at the outside of Coffee Labs Roasters, sandwiched between Lefteris (awesome Greek food) and Tarrytown Music Hall:
Hi you! Again great work, and I really love that you have clean white paper, that way it gets so “naked and real” if you know what I mean. The yellow is great but any color or background will do. I can imagine rough wood or stone showing through.
Then a question : have you tried to have a light from behind, like Chinese art work, playing with light and shadow-sometimes on the opposite wall?
anyway all great !!!!
love from Norway !!!