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May 21, 2008 11:47 am
Last night’s “Unframed” event at Chelsea’s Charles Cowles Gallery, sponsored by the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) and presented by Domino magazine, drew a number of collectors looking to buy hard-to-acquire signed works for a fraction of their retail values. Guest curator Beth Rudin DeWoody brought in an enviable roster of 17 contributing artists, including Chuck Webster, Lou Reed, and Donald Baechler. Peter Gerakaris, who donated works from his “Parergon Series,” didn’t need much prodding. “Beth and I have known each other for a few years and since she’s been collecting my work, we’ve become friends. She invited me to do this and I said of course. No hesitations.” Under different circumstances, Carlton DeWoody’s “Artist Pail Kids” likely wouldn’t have been featured at all. “I try to keep my art separate from my mother’s career, but I decided to break that rule since it’s for such a good cause.” So how did DeWoody reappropriate the classic eighties trading cards? “I changed them into famous artists and gave them funny names (i.e., Cindy Furman, Candy Warhol). I thought it would be cool—something I could complete in three weeks and make more than one of.”
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