CASA DE EMPEÑO NYC
MARCH 8 – MARCH 11, 2012
UNIQUE ARTWORK and EDITIONS BY ARTISTS:
Balám Bartolomé . Kadar Brock . Dan Colen
Erik Foss . Gabriela Galván . Till Gerhard . Maya Hayuk
Ryan Humphrey . Matt Jones . Misaki Kawai . Greg Lamarche . Matt Leines
Ilan Lieberman . Chris Mendoza . Carlos Alvarez Montero . Iker Ortiz
Pablo Power . Néstor Quiñones . Mösco . Yoshitomo Nara . Terry Richardson
José Luis Sanchéz Rull . Kasper Sonne . Kostas Seremetis . Shelter Serra
Chuck Webster . Andrew Jeffrey Wright . Romon Kimin Yang
and more...
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS FROM ARTISTS:
Cheryl Dunn . Munro Gallowa . Jo Jackson . Chris Johanson
Harmony Korine . Lucy Raven . Jose Parla . Ari Marcopoulos
and more...
including work from Anndra Neen
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Anonymous Gallery recently opened a group exhibition at its Mexico City
location titled, Casa de Empeño (HOUSE OF PAWN)
http://anonymousgallery.com/art/current-exhibitions/casa-de-empeno/.
The show is a group exhibition based conceptually on the function of a
pawnshop and serves to examine current systems of economy, currency and exchange.
In New York, during Armory Arts Week, Anonymous Gallery will re-examine the concept;
providing unique opportunities for collectors to purchase distinctive works of art through
sale, loan or even trade. However, taking the concept one step further, the gallery will be
creating a literal house of pawn. Using a 24ft 1964 Vintage Airstream trailer, Anonymous Gallery
has re-designed the original mobile-home interior to serve a retail purpose; stocking it full of
distinctive art objects. Throughout the week, this house of pawn will be traveling to various
Armory Art Week locations and opening its doors to customers who seek a unique
experience with art and commerce. March 8 – 11.
TIMES AND LOCATIONS WILL BE LISTED ON THE ANONYMOUS GALLERY WEBSITE:
http://anonymousgallery.com/art/projects/current/cde-nyc/
(please note locations are subject to slight changes)
In a typical pawnshop customers pledge property as collateral, and in return,
pawnbrokers lend them money. When customers pay back the loan, their merchandise
is returned to them. If the loan is not returned the pawnshop sells this property.
Anonymous Gallery however, will be providing several opportunities for its customers:
1) Purchase
a. Customers can purchase available inventory at the set retail price.
2) Trade
a. Customers can offer a provided service of equal or greater value in exchange for selected artwork.
b. Customers can offer another item of equal or greater value in exchange for valuable artwork.
3) Loan
a. Throughout the duration of the exhibition customers can loan and consign works
of art to the gallery for sale at an agreed retail price.
b. Customers can borrow or rent artworks for a specified duration of time based on a fee
established by the gallery and selected artist.
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ABOUT ANONYMOUSHOP:
A N O N Y M O U S H O P is a mobile extension of the Anonymous Gallery program.
The shop features selected artist designed merchandise, publications and editions. Housed
in a 24ft 1964 Vintage Airstream Tradewind trailer, the original interior has been removed and
redesigned to serve a retail purpose; while the interior itself has continued to evolve as an ongoing
installation. ANONYMOUSHOP has planned partnerships with various organizations and invites
guest curators to help develop both a consistent and ever-changing inventory.
For more information regarding the A N O N Y M O U SHOP and available inventory,
ABOUT ANONYMOUS GALLERY:
Anonymous Gallery was established September of 2008, in New York’s Lower East Side,
with the goal of providing a platform for contemporary art, public art, and community involvement.
Since then, the gallery has been committed to presenting work from artists that have significantly influenced
today’s popular culture, design and the urban environment. Gallery exhibitions and public projects
have featured gallery artists amongst work from artists such as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat,
Donald Baechler, Jonas Mekas, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Tom Sachs, Agathe Snow, and others.
Capitalizing on the literal meaning on the word “anonymous”, hosting ground-breaking exhibitions
in satellite locations and utilizing each city’s landscape to develop ambitious public art projects.
2011 marked the inauguration of the new permanent gallery location in Mexico City D.F.
