duplicate. until response. Sends Artwork to Unsuspecting Recipients for Experimental Exhibition
- PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
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- January 29, 2015
How would the world change if everyone said “Hi” to a complete stranger? duplicate. until response., a group concept exhibition organized by Laris Kreslins attempts to answer this question by sharing original artwork with individuals across the U.S. randomly sourced from public phone books. The show opens on February 7 at Hooloon Art in Philadelphia’s Old City.
“I was inspired by balloon release projects that elementary school would do in the 1980s. Students would release a balloon with a note and the school’s address attached in hopes that someone would find it and write back. Sometimes hundreds of balloons were released at once. In a digital world, we’re so used to immediate responses and sometimes there is a lack of surprise. I am hoping to capture some of whimsy and provoke responses from the recipients with this experimental ‘analog’ project,” said curator Laris Kreslins.
More than 25 participating artists from around the world created print work no larger than 18 x 24 inches along with a duplicate. One copy was then mailed to an unsuspecting recipient with a letter explaining the project and encouraging feedback on it. On February 7, the artist's version of the print along with any comments from those who received works will be displayed alongside each other at Hooloon.
All prints will be available for purchase.
duplicate. until response.
Opening night: February 7, 2015 at 6-9
Exhibition continues through March 15, 2015
Hooloon Art
53 N 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Participating Artists
Kate Abercrombie
Nicholas Apice
Diane Barcelowsky
Hisham Akira Bharoocha
Emilia Brintnall
Marc Brodzik
Mariana Camberos aka METEORO
Anthony Campuzano
Blake Carrington
Ted Casterline
Jessica Ciocci
Allen Crawford
Dame Darcy Eric de Jesus
Brian Deran
The Dufala Brothers
Jacob Feige
Jeff Ladouceur
Thom Lessner
Amy Lockhart
Rose Luardo
Eric Mast
Tracy Nakayama
Brad Neely
Jess Rotter
Annabelle Salle
Paul Weil
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Tae Won Yu
About Laris Kreslins: Laris Kreslins is a modern day Renaissance man. He has been involved in various publishing projects including Sound Collector and Sound Collector Audio Review, nationallydistributed music journals focusing on reviews and the creative audio process—as well as Arthur, a nationally distributed arts and culture magazine. In 2006, he co-published the first few issues of the comics art newspaper, Comics Comics. In tandem with the launch of Arthur,Kreslins co-created Lime Projects, a creative marketing and project management company designed to handle solutions for advertisers looking for alternative means of marketing. Lime Projects worked with companies big and small ranging from non-profits (International Organization for Adolescents, JBANC) to the Fortune 500 (Toyota and Tylenol/McNeil Pharmaceutical). He currently is a producer at All Ages Production, an agile pre-to-post video production company in Philadelphia. When time allows, he works on creative and cultural projects such as writing Latvian poetry and organizing art shows and special events. He is affiliated with the non-profit organizations The Philadelphia Society of Free Letts, 215 Festival, and Friends of the Rail Park.
About Hooloon: Hooloon Art is a contemporary art gallery located in Old City Philadelphia. The gallery presents roughly six exhibitions each year, at least half of which in 2014 featured local emerging artists including Devon Reiffer, Tiffany Livingston, James Inscho, Matthew Craig, and Staver Klitgaard. Hooloon exhibited well-known Philadelphia artist Anne Minich’s exciting solo show this past year and also presented a three-person exhibition featuring works by artists representing New York, San Francisco and London: Chris Ballantyne, Tracy Taylor Grubbs, and Guillaume Cornet. For more information and upcoming events, please visit www.hooloonart.com.
