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ARTCAT



A Book About Death

Emily Harvey Foundation
537 Broadway, Second Floor, 212-925-7651
Soho
September 10 - September 22, 2009
Reception: Thursday, September 10, 7:30 - 11 PM
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The Emily Harvey Foundation is pleased to present A Book About Death, a sprawling, collaborative unbound “book” on the subject of death at the Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery in New York. The opening, on Thursday, September 10, 2009, one day shy of 9/11, brings together hundreds of artists in a global exhibition that honors the late artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995), whose own work inspired this exhibition; Emily Harvey (1941-2004); and the artists themselves, who have presented their unique visions of the subject through combinations of art, photography, and text.

Conceived and organized by Matthew Rose, a Paris-based American artist, A Book About Death is comprised of artists’ postcards from original art created specifically for the exhibit. These pieces collectively form the pages of the “book.” While many of the artists involved in the exhibition are internationally known – Yoko Ono, Eric Andersen, Peter Schuyff, Rodney Alan Greenblat – all of the artists share the stage equally. Each artist has contributed 500 postcards to the exhibit, and visitors to the gallery are encouraged to take “pages” away with them to create their own book about death. The exhibit is thus designed to “disappear” on its own schedule as people attend the exhibit.

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