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 Edgar
Arceneaux an installation artist
who explores societal patterns in much the same way that
chaos theory examines the physical world. Described by
The New York Times as an "exciting
combination of superb draftsman and subtle conceptualist," Edgar
creates work that explores language and science to establish
unexpected connections between words, objects, places, and
people. At once precise and offhand, his mixed-media installations
link seemingly disparate subjects within a network of associations
that bridges ideas across eras and cultures.
Edgar's ongoing project Drawings of Removal is
a meditation on the fleeting nature of the present and
the function of memory. The installation/performance
features an ever-changing array of images that are layered,
cut-out, drawn, and re-drawn by Arceneaux over the course
of the show, live in the exhibition space. The constantly
shifting work, inspired in part by his father’s memory of his hometown of Beaumont, Texas as it existed in his youth and as it exists today, mimics the nature of memory itself. In the artist’s
own words, “the
work not only represents the idea of loss or of the
gap between memory and desire, but is literally active.
Something is being built and something is breaking down.”
Edgar was named a 2007 Eli Broad Fellow by United
States Artists: recognizing him as one of the Nation's finest living
artists. Edgar's 2006 mixed-media video installation The
Alchemy of Comedy...Stupid (featuring actor/comedian David
Alan Grier) is currently on display at the 2008
Whitney Biennial. Edgar lives and works in Pasadena, California
and is represented by Susanne
Vielmetter.
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Print Archive: Contemporary Art Prints for Sale |
The
15th Annual Phantom Ball was made possible by the generosity
and talent of Edgar Arceneaux. Special thanks to Susanne
Vielmetter, Chip & Laura at LUMIERE,
Monique at Minuteman
Press of Glendale, Jeff at Olson
Color Expansions, Boyd Lewis, Linda Roberts,
Alicia Barocio, Mari Fix, The City of Pasadena, and the Armory
Center for the Arts.
Prints
ship June 2008. All transactions final.
Side Street Projects is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.
All
donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of
the law.
Tax Exempt ID# 95-4395168.
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Other Prints for Sale
In addition to this year's "Souvenir Print," we
also have limited-edition prints available from artists
like Martin
Kersels, Alison
Saar, Dave Muller, Sam
Durant,
Monique Prieto,
and Matthew
Monahan...just to name a few. These
prints are a must for serious collectors, yet accessible
for anyone (even artists) who wants to start a serious
collection. Build an (affordable) contemporary
art collection while helping a good cause, too.
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Free Prints for Donors
Become
a member of Side Street Projects at the Freeway
level and we'll send you one complimentary print
from the Phantom Ball Archives, like this one by
Alison Saar. Become a Diamond Lane
member, and well give you a complimentary 2009
print from whomever next year's artist happens
to be. Phantom Ball prints are a must for serious
collectors, and they make great gifts for the art-lover
in your life, too.
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Seriously,
don't come. Just
buy a “ticket” and we'll send you a "party
favor" made
for this infamous non-event: a signed, limited-edition print
by a well-known contemporary artist. 
