Edition Announcement #332 - Lauren DiCioccio

Vogue March 2010:pg 230 (List of Contributors) by Lauren DiCioccio

Vogue May 2010:pg 70 (List of Contributors) by Lauren DiCioccio

Vogue March 2010:pg 230 (List of Contributors) by Lauren DiCioccio
10"x8" ($20) | 14"x11" ($50) | 20"x16" ($200)

Vogue May 2010:pg 70 (List of Contributors) by Lauren DiCioccio
10"x8" ($20) | 14"x11" ($50) | 20"x16" ($200)

Surprise Monday greetings collectors! It's Sara—Jen and I are home from Paris. We've hit the ground running to kick off the gift-giving season, sneaking in a new release today and another tomorrow, just before you hit the road for Thanksgiving. Then, we'll be back on Friday with a snowy pair of prints from one of our favorite photographers. As is our holiday tradition here at 20x200, we'll be offering back-to-back releases over the next few weeks. We've got editions lined up from our best and brightest, so keep an eye on your inbox for amazing art and photography for just about everyone on your list. To kick off this season of giving, we've got a little something for you too:

Use code Holiday10 for $10 off orders of $50 or more, now through December 17th!

The code Holiday10 is good for print purchases of $50 or more, now though the December 17th, which marks our ship-in-time-for-Christmas deadline. If you've been eyeing an 11"x14" print—which already offers the most bang for your buck—now's the time to pick one up for just $40.

Now, on to the shiny, new additions to our curated selection of editions: Vogue March 2010:pg 230 (List of Contributors) and Vogue May 2010:pg 70 (List of Contributors) by Lauren DiCioccio. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why we love Lauren's work so much, and in particular, the color codification dot drawings that these prints are a part of. That this pair resembles Rorschach inkblots seems especially appropriate: efforts to define what makes them great may just be a task best left to the subtle subconscious. Give in to their glowing beckon and their source will reveal itself to you: Lauren's created her own renditions of Vogue's List of Contributors from two of this year's issues by assigning each member of the alphabet its own hue, then carefully copying every letter with a tiny brush. These prints ring true to her process, produced for you on a mylar to match the originals these prints were created from.

When she introduced the first pair of prints from Ms. DiCioccio, Jen noted the gradual decline of glossy magazines. And while they may indeed eventually exit our reading lives, slowly replaced by pixels, Lauren's works bid anything but a sad adieu. Huddled together, her dots create a chorus of affection for the printed page. Crafting decadent, tactile versions of the ephemera that haunts our everyday is Lauren's specialty. She's made embroidered versions of plastic water bottles and shopping bags and is currently at work on a project that sends hand-sewn letters to soldiers overseas.

Proceeds from every print purchase directly benefit our artists; you're supporting worthy endeavors like Lauren's every time you give the gift of art. So use Holiday10 to start your shopping today and and look for us to knock it out of the park tomorrow with a couple of editions from one of our MVPs.

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