Holiday Reading
Curated by Ron Keyson

December 1, 2007 – January 6, 2008

Number 35 is pleased to present HOLIDAY READING, curated by Ron Keyson of Wallpaper LAB. Monastic life in a 12th century scriptorium and artistic life in a 21st century studio converge in a contemporary exploration of the illuminated manuscript form.

Eleven artists, ten texts and Marilyn Minter’s “merry merry” tree, oscillate as one meta- installation, posing the question, “Can books, magazines, newspapers and online information still evoke resonant images?”

The Book of Disquiet, NEWSWEEK, 1984, Human Anatomy, On the Beach, The Godfather, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, China Star Leger, The New York Times, and the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather are studied, meditated upon and illuminated. The resultant work will show features of the original text as well as its visual elucidation. Many presentations will form a diptych – each diptych a mirror world.

The installation itself will echo the image of lines of text: The ten works to be laid out on a single white page/wall. The gallery itself is illuminated as sign.

Wallpaper LAB is a publisher of limited edition artist wallpaper. Founded in 2006, WL collaborates with contemporary artists to translate their studio works into conceptually heroic wallpaper and wall stickers. For more information about Wallpaper LAB, please visit www.wallpaperlab.com.

“New York Reviews Marathon”, ArtReview, Adam E. Mendelsohn, February 8, 2008.