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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York (July 2009): ALTernative ART, the summer 2009 Art @Gawker exhibition, is a group show of works made by Gawker Artists employing unconventional methods, media, and materials. ALT ART removes art from the canvas, usurping the traditional definitions and presentations of fine art.

Blurring the lines between art and design, three elaborate site specific installations including silk upholstered wall panels and decorative accessories by Elizabeth Bergren, felt installations and accompanying studies by Melissa Gorman, and a wall-mounted steel installation by Sarah Fonzi, utilize repetition of forms and organic references to engage viewers and transform their environments.

Spray painted and splattered stencil boards by Billi Kid, lunch bag and chalkboard drawings by Justin Emerson, and painted skate decks by Shai Dahan, Jordan Seiler and Temple7e provide playful examinations of aesthetics, form and function.

ALT ART is a mischievous exploration of the boundaries of fine art. References to high, low, street and popular culture abound. Functional objects, such as skate decks and lunch bags, are stripped of their traditional utility, instead serving as canvases. Environments are reinterpreted as viewers are forced to interact with or navigate around artworks. ALT ART explores alternative ways to experience the objects and spaces of our habitual lives by reconsidering the presentation and function of fine art.

About Gawker Artists

Gawker Artists is a curated online art community promoting the works of artists of all media. Participating artists receive free profile pages on Gawker Artists and a select group have their images displayed on various Gawker Media titles. Gawker Artists offers fans and supporters the opportunity to exhibit galleries of artists' images on their own websites by becoming Exhibitors.

Art@Gawker is a quarterly exhibition program of selected Gawker Artists' works in the Gawker Media headquarters. Gawker Artists is curated by sisters Liz and Genevieve Dimmitt.

For more information please visit artists.gawker.com or email artists@gawker.com.