Prints Gone Wild

Attention!
Printmaking
Atttention!
Printmaking
I Repeat
Attention!
Printmaking is art.
Art is printmaking.
Printmaking is stamping.
Printmaking is brain stamping.
Brain stamping is art.
Printmaking is brain stamping.
Art is printmaking.
Non Grata performers at the Prints Gone Wild microphone

(Note: some of the links in this post contain images not appropriate for viewing at work or by kids.)

Yes, I experienced it all, thanks to a tip-off by Angela. And the west coasters don't think anything interesting happens in St. Louis! On a snowy Sunday afternoon at the in Contemporary Art Museum ,outlaw printmakers from around the country displayed themeselves and their art. It was a major happening. I came home with several inexpensive trophys including a Tom Huck proof. In addition to the printwork, the Estonian performance art group Non Grata staged a printmaking exercise that featured branding raw steaks on near-nude subjects in the icy courtyard of the museum. Pics . Red hot irons, masked Estonians in red jocky shorts and girls on ice. Another lazy Sunday afternoon absorbing culture.

I didn't have a camera, but I ran across some pictures taken of the event on the web including the one of me below. You can see more prints gone wild photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caitlinemmaperkins
http://flickr.com/photos/budskiphotography/sets/72157603983691376/