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MAIDEN, BROOKLYN
SATURDAY APRIL 1st 2006

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If opening up a boutique/independent designer showroom is today's equivalent of joining a rock band, we at Maiden, Brooklyn, an artist-run storefront venue and workshop dedicated to the latest in DIY design and fashion, would like to take a step back and pay an homage to the neighborhood's past. Beginning on April 1st, we are turning the front room of our space at 252 Grand Street into an old school bodega.

As part of his ongoing Shopdropping project, artist Ryan Watkins-Hughes curates an open call exhibition of art placed on store-bought cans of victuals. Coming out of a tradition that is part guerilla street art, part culture jam, Shopdropping places stimulating visuals in unexpected places. By covertly sneaking into grocery stores and supermarkets and replacing merchandise with altered soup cans, Ryan anonymously activates the visual space usually taken over by corporate branding.

For the show at Maiden, Ryan asked over 40 artists to contribute their art. After placing the submissions on standard 15.5oz cans, he will display them, NY Deli style, on narrow racks lining the walls of the store. Also, through the cooperation of some Grand Street storeowners (and to the surprise of others), the project will continue in several spaces along the street. The visitors to Maiden, Brooklyn will be provided with a detailed map of the neighborhood spots where the cans can be found, dispatching them on an appropriately timed Easter Egg hunt, but for cans. Hilarity will ensue.

 

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

William Andrews Mississippi, USA
Alice Arnold New York, USA
Janet Attard Toronto, Canada
Colleen Baran British Columbia, Canada
Mark Basehore Georgia USA
Celeste Brignac Mississippi, USA
Jennifer Sue Caviola Connecticut, USA
Aron Conaway Kentucky, USA
Lukia Costello California, USA
Josh Feldman California, USA
Josedgardo Granados New Mexico, USA
Julie Fishkin New York, USA
Kris Hall Maine, USA
Marja-Liisa Iivonen Katrineholm, Sweden
Matt Lucas New York, USA
Hallie Jones Kentucky, USA
Joe Magliaro New York, USA
Jezus Marcin New York, USA
Colin Matthes Wisconsin, USA
Patrick Anderson McQuoid Drumshanbo, Ireland
Shannon McRoberts Kentucky, USA
Kelly Mola New York, USA
Hang Nguyen California, USA
Nick Normal New York, USA
Kira Onodera New York, USA
James Prez New York, USA
Michael Quinn New York, NY
Vinnie Ray Rhode Island, USA
Michael Rippens California, USA
Sandy Sanders California, USA
Ryan Scarbrough Kentucky, USA
Tod Seelie New York, USA
Claudia Sohrens New York, NY
Christina Soto New Jersey USA
Noah Sparks New York, USA
Radek Szczesny New York, USA
Martyna Szczesna New York, NY
Christine Tarantino Massachusetts, USA
Brynna Tucker New York, NY
Vadis Turner New York, NY
David Vallet New York, USA
Raul Villarreal New Jersey, USA
Melanie Wadsworth New York, USA
Aliea Wallace Oakland California, USA
Jenny Walty New York, NY
Ryan Watkins-Hughes New York, NY