SHOW ONE: Ink on Paper @ Paper HammerThis show was to celebrate the publication Ink on Paper, a catalog of 25 years of print art by selected Cornish College alumni. One of our favorite Cornish alumni, Jessixa Bagley is included in the book. Unfortunately her woodcut wieners didn’t make it into the diminutive exhibition. The rest of the show looked like any other art school print exhibition; “cerebral” and a little drab.
SHOW TWO: Forces of Nature @ Cupcake Royal.
Curated by Ben Show and Alanna MacGowan of Hello Poster Show, Forces of Nature features sixteen screen-printed posters depicting the power nature. We submitted an entry inspired by our trip to Iceland, but didn’t make it (the mock-up is pictured to the right).
The show had strong curatorial voice, a nod to the softer lines and humorous tone typical of designers like Jesse LeDoux and Invisible Creature. Some pieces were stronger than others; at least two featured an exploding volcano.
Always beware a show at a slash – unless the slash is a cupcake shop. There were free cupcakes.
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