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New EV Art Exhibit: Curt Hoppe, Photographs For Your Kitchen. Opens Feb 11
HAVE A NICE DAY, MR. SOFTEE.
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Curt Hoppe
"Photographs For Your Kitchen"
February 11 — April 19, 2010
Aces & Eights, 34 Avenue A
Aces & Eights is bringing back the glory days of East Village art with an exhibition of evocative, post-pop photographs by Curt Hoppe — one of the most talked about stars of the notorious "New York / New Wave" show (at P.S. 1), which helped launch the careers of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Mapplethorpe and others, back in 1981.
Hoppe kept a relatively low profile for a while, but recently turned his camera on city scenes, accumulating a profusion of exciting new images. When Aces and Eights called, it presented a perfect opportunity to give the new work its first public test.
"I'll be honest with you," says Hoppe, "these are depressing times and I was looking for something that picked me up." The result? Two ubiquitous New York motifs: Mr. Softee ice cream cones and Happy Face bags ("Have a nice day") — served up as bright, large-scale, color photography.
Check the show if you’re anywhere in town.
For more on Curt Hoppe and Photographs For Your Kitchen, go here.
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