WFMU Art Benefit @ Printed Matter: Dec 6th - 13th

Eine - "Bring the Noise" - 2008  (Test print)
Mitch Epstein - Big Bend Coal Power Station, Apollo Beach, Florida 2005

In 2007, the FCC in its benevolent wisdom gave WFMU permission to erect a much needed booster antenna in Manhattan. As any listener in Brooklyn or mid-town Manhattan can attest, the station's signal quality varies greatly from block to block with vast areas of the New York metropolitan area falling into black holes where WFMU's signal is unable to come in.

In order to raise funds for our new antenna and to celebrate WFMU's longstanding relationship with the arts community both in the New York area and beyond, the station will be holding an art benefit show at Printed Matter from December 5th to December 13th and also selling work online at art.wfmu.org. The site, which will only be selling our editions, goes live on Friday December 5th.

The opening party for the WFMU Art Benefit will take place on Saturday December 6th from 5pm to 7pm. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue between 21st and 22nd Street in Chelsea.

<b>ALL ART IS NOW ON SALE AT PRINTED MATTER AND ON THEIR WEBSITE (search for "WFMU")</b>

The show's line-up, much the like the station's programming, is decidedly freeform with a mix of well established and emerging artists as well as a wide variety of mediums represented including drawing, painting, photography, print and collage. Many of the pieces in the show are new works that have been created especially for this benefit.

In keeping with the somewhat egalitarian nature of the station it was important to us that much of the art on offer be affordable. To this end WFMU commissioned several artists to create print editions while other
artists have kindly agreed to sell their work for considerably less than their usual retail prices. More often than not, art benefits tend to be structured as auctions, a process which few people other than seasoned art collectors are comfortable with or enjoy. All the pieces in this benefit will be sold at fixed prices and many items will be priced to sell so come early.

Participating artists (subject to change) include:

Brian Alfred
Tauba Auerbach
Sarah Bedford
Nina Bovasso
Olaf Breuning
Tom Burckhardt
Damien Correll
Ellie Curtis
Michael Dumontier
Ben Eine*
Nicole Eisenman*
Mitch Epstein
Neil Farber
Jad Fair
Kyle Field
Dan Funderburgh*
Matthieu Gafsou
Gelitin
Luis Gispert
Stuart Hawkins
Mark Warren Jacques
Daniel Johnston
Mel Kadel
Mike Kelley
Terence Koh
Michael Krueger
Greg Lamarche
Chris Johanson*
Christian Marclay
Richard Prince
Steve Powers
Andrea Robbins / Max Becher
Alexander Ross*
Cindy Sherman
James Siena*
Casey Jex Smith
Geoffrey Todd Smith
Deb Sokolow
Swoon
Scott Teplin
Jim Torok*
Will Yackulic

* denotes WFMU commissioned print edition

We're especially happy to be able to include work from a number of artists whose music we have been playing here at the station over the years including Daniel Johnston, Mike Kelley (Destroy All Monsters) and Christian Marclay amongst others.

There are way too many people to thank for making this possible..... First and foremost, many, many thanks to all the artists for donating their amazing work and for their time. Thanks to everyone's favorite Chelsea establishment Printed Matter for hosting our benefit on short notice and amid somewhat chaotic circumstances. More thanks go out to Zach Feur, Paula Cooper,  Scott @ Western Exhibitions, Gregory Lind, Laviola Bank, Tim @ Together,  and all the other galleries that generously contributed works for this benefit.  Dan Funderburgh, thanks for graphical wizardry and all around awesomeness. Thanks to the Lower East Side Printshop for all their help and to Dylan of I am still alive and the amazing Artlog for cart advice. Thanks to Reconfigure for help getting the online shop together and the crew at East Frames for their help with framing.

Last but not least, special thanks go out to our long time pals James Siena (whose mentorship made this event possible) and Cindy Sherman for helping us get the ball rolling.

Comments

[Yark]

So, if a local NJ/NY artist wants to participate, can they? If so, how?

[Marie]

Yeah, what about some art from an out of state artist? I have a painting that I would be glad to submit for review and donate. It would make me happy for a WFMU listener to have it and appreciate it.

[doron]

We'd love to include art from everyone but unfortunately we have a really limited amount of space to display things over at Printed Matter and we have lots of art. This makes it a bit difficult for us to take in art from listeners but we definitely appreciate the offer. If you want to send me a link to look at anything you can do so here:

http://wfmu.org/email.php?id=146&return=%2F

[Andy Finkle]

You are not still taking donations are you? I would love to give some art to such a cause (if you would want some).