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All Folked Up!

Andrew Edlin Gallery
134 Tenth Avenue, 212-206-9723
Chelsea
October 29 - November 12, 2011
Reception: Saturday, October 29, 4 - 8 PM
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Who is more folked up? Darger, Ramirez, and Wölfli, or Koons, Prince, Hirst and Murakami?

Hallelujah!! The American Folk Art Museum has been saved!

Andrew Edlin Gallery presents All Folked Up!, a group exhibition and series of performances in celebration of the unique character and alternative that is the American Folk Art Museum.

Exhibition artists: Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Frank Calloway, James Castle, Henry Darger, Thornton Dial, Tom Duncan, Paul Edlin, Hans Krüsi, Marc Lamy, Martin Ramirez, Charles Steffen, Bill Traylor, Stas Volyaslovsky, George Widener, Adolf Wölfli, Domenico Zindato and others.

PERFORMANCES

October 29th

4-6 pm: Art theory? “open mike” MC’d by Loren Munk (aka James Kalm) 6:30-8 pm: Spirit Family Reunion

November 5th

2-4 pm: “Build Your Own Museum,” Inspector Collector (Harley Spiller) hosts a special collecting seminar for kids of all ages.

November 11th & 12th

5-8 pm: Fantastic Nobodies

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