Who loves gigposters? The answer, of course, is everyone! The world has been treated to the joys that are Flatstock, courtesy of the American Poster Institute, in conjunction with SXSW, Bumbershoot, Pitchfork Festival, Vegoose, and even a jaunt to Germany. Never before has the East Coast proper had the pleasure though. This isn’t an official Flatstock but it is as close as we will get in the immediate future (stay tuned on that accord.) Curator John Shipman has assembled an impressive array of talented designers and has even arranged a gigantic opening day for the exhibit.
That’s right – your very own chance to empty your wallets as you bring joy to your walls. Come out and see some incredible work and talk to the designers behind the ink and paper. DC will represent courtesy of El Jefe (Jeff Everett), Dirty Pictures (Anthony Dihle) and yours truly John Foster. Others will be in from around the country and you even have a chance to meet Jesse LeDoux (designer of the first two Shins discs among other jawdroppers) and be tickled by his swanky 70’s ‘stache! I have included a few images to whet the appetite but head on over to gigposters.com for a further examination and then come and see them in person (a must with these hand-pulled beauties.) Here are the details:
Sweet: The Graphic Beauty of the Contemporary Rock Poster features twenty-nine of the leading artists/groups of silk-screened contemporary rock posters, on view Wednesday, February 6 through Saturday, March 29, 2008. Artist Jesse LeDoux creates a site-specific installation in the back gallery that displays the versatility of the screen-printing technique, and artist Tim Gough creates unique signage for the exhibition utilizing silk-screening and other media applied directly to the walls.
Artists:
33RPM Design
Aesthetic Apparatus
Animal Rummy
Anthony Dihle
Budai
Burlesque
Cricket Press
Dan Stiles
Decoder Ring
Delicious Design
Diana Sudyka
El Jefe Design
Galaxy Reno
Guy Burwell
Hero Design
Jay Ryan
John Foster
Large Mammal
Matt Terich
Mike King
Nelter Creative
Patent Pending
Sasha Barr
Small Stakes
SmithBellCraft
Strawberryluna
Tim Gough
Todd Slater
February 6, 2008: Opening Day
11:00am - 7:30pm
Opening Reception 5:00 - 7:00pm
Art/Sociology Building Atrium, University of Maryland
Sweet Booth is an all-day event with participating exhibiting artists selling rock posters, unique works of art, and clothing. Special events during opening day include a raffle for a Squier Bullet guitar made by Fender and donated by the Guitar Center, Rockville, Maryland. A second raffle includes a portfolio of promotional prints by six of the artists: 33RPM Design, Diana Sudyka, Jeff Kleinsmith of Patent Pending, Cricket Press, Guy Burwell, and El Jefe Design.
Artists participating in Sweet Booth include: 33RPM Design, Patent Pending, Mike King, Hero Design, Strawberryluna, Cricket Press, Guy Burwell, Budai, Matt Terich, Tim Gough, SmithBellCraft, Galaxy Reno, Large Mammal, El Jefe Design, John Foster, and Anthony Dihle.
I will be there all day so be sure to come by and say hello and get some poster love.
