Collocation No. 14 (NATURE) Left Panel by Mickey Smith

A large-scale diptych by book-loving 20x200 edition-maker Mickey Smith is included in the group show SIDE BY SIDE opening at the Esopus Space in New York this Tuesday. The piece that Mickey will display, EBONY is part of her Volume series, from which her three 20x200 editions MORE BOOKS, WORD STUDY, and NATURE are sourced.

About the series Mickey writes:

The act of hunting for and photographing these objects is fundamental to my process. I do not touch, light, or manipulate the books and words – preferring to document them as found in the stacks, created by the librarian, and positioned by the last unknown reader. I focus on simple, provocative titles that transcend the spines on which they appear to create conceptual, language-based, anthropological works.

Mickey has also created a 16-page artists project and 20"x30" two-sided removable poster, which will appear within Issue 13 of Esopus Magazine. The magazine will hits the stands on November 1st, but you can get a sneak peek at the opening reception of SIDE BY SIDE, which doubles as the Esopus 13 Launch Party.

SIDE BY SIDE / Esopus 13 Launch Party
Tuesday, October 27th, 6–9pm
Esopus Space
64 West 3rd Street, #210
New York

Artists Include:
Jeff Gibson, Oliver Herring, Peter Krashes, Alex Masket, and Mickey Smith.