Continental Drift, 2008
Oil and enamel on plywood, 48” x 48”
William Allen
Ice Foot, 2008
Oil and enamel on plywood, 48” x 18”
March 28 – May 17, 2008
Endless Landscape ~
The inspiration for this collaborative exhibition (and companion multiple) was a game craze in the late 19th century that mirrored the populist enthusiasm for theatrical, painted panoramas that toured across Europe and the United States. Called Endless Landscapes or Myrioramas, these were sets of lithographed cards that could be placed side to side to create a landscape, and when reshuffled, would make new landscapes, some said (or advertised) up to 20,922,789 combinations. Marketed as art, educational tools, and games for children and adults, these cards flourished for several decades before photography began to flood the market.
The Endless Landscape print project by William Allen, Birgit Jensen, Jochen Saueracker, and Barbara Westermann, produced by Clay Street Press, emulates this game, providing a template for a serious collaboration about the earth and its perimeters (where humor and fancy must have their place as well).
| Endless Landscape, 2008 William Allen, Birgit Jensen, Jochen Saueracker and Barbara Westermann Boxed set of 25 lithographed cards, each 10” x 5”, edition of 25 |
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William Allen Continental Drift, 2008 Oil and enamel on plywood, 48” x 48” |
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William Allen |
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William Allen Ice Minnows, 2008 Oil and enamel on plywood, 48” x 48” |
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William Allen Rotten Ice, 2008 Oil and enamel on plywood, 48” x 24” |
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William Allen Saga Ice, 2008 Oil and enamel on plywood, 48” x 24” |
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Birgit Jensen |
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Birgit Jensen "TVK I", 2006 Acrylic silkscreen on canvas, 37.5” x 55” |
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Birgit Jensen "TVK II", 2006 Acrylic silkscreen on canvas, 37.5” x 55” |
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Jochen Saueracker |
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Jochen Saueracker Haendering (ring of hands), 2008 Linoleum cut 16.5” x 23.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Loewe (Lion), 2008 Linoleum cut 16.5” x 23.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Orange (Orange), 2008 Linoleum cut 16.5” x 23.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Flieger (Flyer), 2008 Linoleum cut 16.5” x 23.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Hase (Rabbit), 2008 Linoleum cut 16.5” x 23.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Schwan (Swan), 2008 Linoleum cut 16.5” x 23.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Truthahn (Turkey), 2008 Linoleum cut 23.5” x 16.5”, edition of 8 |
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Jochen Saueracker Frau mit Fuessen (Woman with Feet), 2008 Linoleum cut 23.5” x 16.5”, edition of 8 |
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Barbara Westermann |
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Barbara Westermann |
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Barbara Westermann Trilon and Perisphere, 2008 Epoxy, wood, aluminum, 67” x 12” x 12” |
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Barbara Westermann 72 Virgins, 2008 Late 60's color television, program on DVD |
