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Subject: Advertising Art Exhibit
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Visual Arts
Asked by: kurl-ga
List Price: $2.50
Posted: 12 Mar 2003 00:49 PST
Expires: 11 Apr 2003 01:49 PDT
Question ID: 175000
I recently, in what I'm pretty sure was The New York Times, but may
have been Slate, read about an art exhibit in which the things
displayed were corporate logos, and the corporations paid a certain
amount of money to display their logo, paying more for a larger size. 
What is this art exhibit, where is it, and where can I find the
article.

A long, detailed answer is not desired.  Thanks.
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Subject: Re: Advertising Art Exhibit
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 12 Mar 2003 05:43 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Kurl-ga,


Thank you for your question.

The art exhibit you’re referring to is Sponsorship. This exhibit is
located in a small Los Angeles art gallery called BlkMrkt and will be
on view through March 21.


Here is a short excerpt from the article:

Your Logo Goes Here: An art exhibit with no art, just ads by Rob
Walker
Posted Monday, March 3, 2003 

“Last month, when a small Los Angeles art gallery called BlkMrkt
opened its new show, "Sponsorship," a more-than-capacity crowd turned
up. Hundreds of people (including, rumor has it, Keanu Reeves) were
unable to get in before the fire marshal shut the proceedings down.
Curiously, all this buzz was for an art exhibit with no art. The
visuals are just logos, chosen not for aesthetic reasons, but for
monetary ones: The inclusion and display size of the logos was a
matter of who agreed to sponsor the show and how much they paid.”

The complete article can be viewed at Slate:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2079501/


Search Criteria:
art exhibit of corporate logos


I hope you find this helpful and if there is anything that I've
written that needs clarification, please ask before you rate this
answer.

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga

Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 Mar 2003 05:46 PST
"For more on the show, its sponsors, and forthcoming catalog, go to
BlkMrkt's Web site. Click "No Thank You" to get a straightforward list
and rundown; click "Yes Please" for a presentation that's far more
amusing."
http://www.blkmrkt.com/gallery/ryan/ryan.html

Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 Mar 2003 05:50 PST
I chose "Yes Please" and would suggest you not choose that option as I
didn't find it amusing. A large number of new windows opened in my
browser.
kurl-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
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