10 Oct 2008 to 9 Nov 2008
Hours : Thurs–Mon, 12-6pm
Jack the Pelican Presents
487 Driggs Ave
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
New York, NY
New York
North America
p: +1 646-644-6756
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Eric Yahnker, Chicken Fight, 2008 graphite on paper 84 x 124 in
This is Jack the Pelican. Eric Yahnker is my favorite LA artist. He's also my favorite artist.
He's a lot of people's favorite (sometimes even his own). And rightly so—he's young and hasn't shown much, but clearly he is artist of outstanding vision.
He's hilarious. If you like humor, you will like his work.
This is his most ambitious show to date, and it's the biggest show we've done in years of the work of a single artist.
Eric finds 'little cracks,' as he says, "in the status quo." Each of his pieces is a fully realized joke. But one liners they are not. Instead, they resonate with a powerfully good vibe.
He's titled it, "Piano Man (for Guitar)" after Billy Joel's classic. (Pretty funny, if you think about it.) The title work invites you to play. So we are especially hopeful this will bring out the guitar player in you.
