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SKULLS
Exhibition & Book Signing with Noah Scalin
Noah and Friends @ Martha's
Please join us on Thursday, October 23rd from 7-9 pm as we host an opening reception
for Skulls, an exhibition of art work by Noah Scalin. This show will offer a small example
of the work completed by Noah for his Skull A Day project/blog. In June of 2007, Noah
set out to create an image of a skull every day for a year. In the ensuing year, he
did exactly that, working with materials and environments as diverse as the sand on a
beach in Hawaii, the soles of his sneakers, a found guitar pick, and a friend's pregnant
belly. The project, which can be seen in full at Noah's blog, is impressive not only
in the fact that he stuck to his schedule, but in how divergent his art pieces are.
Over the course of the year, Noah's blog garnered international acclaim, winning the
2008 Webby People's Voice Award and landing Noah a spot on a recent Martha Steward show.
The project has also been chronicled in a Skulls, a new release by Lark Books. Noah will
be signing copies of this book on the night of the 23rd, so make sure you pick one up soon.
After the opening, we will move the party to the New York Deli where we will
have a projected slide show of all of Noah's skulls.
This show will be on display in our gallery through November 23rd.
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 22nd, 7 pm (at Gallery 5!): David Rees, author of Get Your War On: The
Definitive Account of the War on Terror, 2001-2008, will
share comics and ideas from his new book via an old school overhead projector. At Gallery 5 (200 W. Marshall). Free!
Friday, November 28th, 6-9: The Bizarre Market Holiday Show will open in our upstairs gallery.
Vendors are still welcome to contact Bird at bizarremarket@gmail.com to apply for this show.
Sunday, December 7th from 12-4 @ the Carytown Ukrops Parking Lot: Books On Wheels will
be accepting donations of childrens books and volunteer help in organizing these books. We will in
turn donate these books to local non-profits who put together gift packages for families in need.
Saturday, December 13th from 12-4 at The Clothes Rack Parking Lot: The Books On Wheels Great
Bike Sale/Book Give-Away! Again, we will be distributing gift quality bikes and books. If you know a
kid who needs a funtioning bicycle but doesn't have one based on financial constraints, this is
your chance to get them an affordable holiday gift. Held at The Clothes Rack (2618 W. Cary St).
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Books On Wheels
Along with Shelley Briggs, Ward from Chop Suey Books started the non-profit
Books On Wheels, an organization dedicated to giving out free books and free
bike repair. We operate out of a small, blue bus known city wide as the Mo'Book
Mo'Bike Mobile, or Moby for short. We are always looking for donations of childrens
books, bikes, and gas money, all of which can be dropped of at our Carytown location (2913 W. Cary)
during regular business hours. If you are interested in "booking" Books
On Wheels, feel free to contact us at mobookmobikemobile@yahoo.com.
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