Jason Polan
Book Launch and Party
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Printed Matter is pleased to announce a book launch and party for Jason Polan's latest zine Eleven of My Things and One of Yours. The launch will take place from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at Printed Matter, which is located at 195 Tenth Avenue in New York City.
Eleven of My Things and One of Yours is a new zine by Jason Polan that features eleven drawings of the artist's favorite things and a blank space at the end for one more thing. Adding a performative twist, Jason will complete the book for each new buyer, drawing the buyer's favorite thing on the extra page. The book is not complete until the artist draws an image of the buyer's favorite thing. After the additional drawing, the book becomes One of My Favorite Things and Eleven of His. On Saturday, Printed Matter will act as a stage for Polan to carry out the final production of this zine. Lemonade and snack cakes will also be served in celebration. Please come and bring one of your favorite things for Jason to draw!
Jason Polan is an artist living in New York City. He has exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. He is a member of The 53rd Street Biological Society and the Taco Bell Drawing Club. Polan is currently attempting to draw every person in New York.
Polan's illustrations and projects have appeared in Metropolis Magazine, The New Yorker, and ARTnews, among other publications. Other publications by Polan including Every Piece of Art in the Museum of Modern Art, in which he drew every work in the museum throughout a one-week period, will be available for purchase.
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.
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