there is xerox on the insides of your eyelids
Exhibition of Skater Zines from the 1980s
November 8—November 22, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday, November 8, 2008, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Printed Matter is pleased to announce there is xerox on the insides of your eyelids, an exhibition surveying American underground skate culture zines from the 1980s, curated by Rich Jacobs. The exhibition will open on Saturday, November 8th and run through November 22nd. Printed Matter is located in New York City at 195 Tenth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets).there is xerox on the insides of your eyelids is a survey of the aesthetics and visual contribution of skateboard zines in the 1980s. Touching on youthful self-publishing and the do-it-yourself-because-no-one-else-will enthusiasm of punk rock, the exhibition explores the raw, cut-and-paste style of the medium while documenting a vibrant youth culture that thrived through word of mouth and conventional (i.e. pre-digital) distribution networks.
The communities showcased in the exhibition were small-typically, circles of friends traded these much sought-after and very limited (often in editions of less than 30) journals and magazines hand to hand or through the post. Over a hundred titles will be included in the exhibition by artists such as James Alder, Rob Ben, Brian Brannon, Randy Burke and Ray Stevens, Rodger Bridges, J. Grant Brittain, Bucket, Steve Cabelerro, Ron Cameron, Thomas Campbell, Mark Conahan, Phread Conrad, Bill Daniel, Garry Davis, Wes Dean, John Dettman-Lytle, Pete Diantoni, Dan Estabrook, Phil Franklin, John Freeborn, Mark Gonzales, Wes Hall, Garielle Holley, Rich Jacobs, Andrew Jefferey Wright, Andy Jenkins, Chris Johanson, Tim Kerr, Randy Kiliwag, Bryce Knaights, Susan Lapper, Mark Lewman, Benie McGinn, Mofo, Lance Mountain & Neil Blender, Corey & Gaviin O'Brien, ' O ', Phil.e, Britt Parrott, Dennis Remsing, Chris Shary, Ed Templeton, Randy Biscuit Turner, Miki Vucovich, Adam Wallacavage, Mark Waters, Pat Weakland, Kevin Wilkins, Bryan Wendzel & Alberto Kroeger, Jocko Weyland, Tobin Yelland & Earl Parker, and Jeff Winterberg.
Rich Jacobs (b. 1972) is an artist/curator who spends much of his time gathering unusual information, collecting recorded raw music(s), and books on things that he finds compelling and moving. there is xerox on the insides of your eyelids is drawn largely from his own collection. For the last 10 years or so, Jacobs has curated a series of large group art exhibitions under the "move" moniker both here and abroad. Having recently left New York, he now lives and works in San Francisco.
A book with the same title is forthcoming and a special limited edition zine will be made for this exhibition.
For additional information, please contact AA Bronson at aabronson @ printedmatter.org
Printed Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 by artists and art workers with the mission to foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artists' books and other artists' publications.
Printed Matter, Inc. has received support, in part, through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Altria Group Inc, the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, The Gesso Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Schoenstadt Family Foundation, The Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and individuals worldwide.