ecoartspace presents “What Matters Most?”
at Exit Art Underground Space NYC
475 Tenth Ave at 36th St
April 15 – 28, 2010

ecoartspace benefit exhibition/sale and party
Wednesday, April 28th 6-9 pm

PARTY TICKETS AND ART SALE at Exit Art: $250

To purchase tickets in advance online:
http://whatmattersmost.eventbrite.com/
To purchase tickets at the event please bring a check to avoid lines.

Over 275 artists will exhibit an original artwork related to the NY Times Dot Earth blog "What Matters Most?"

Norm Magnusson, Fig. 5 pixelanimus infestation, 2010 ^

Musician and author David Rothenberg will perform music created with whales as featured in his recent book, Thousand Mile Song and CD Whale Music.

Special guest DJ/mutant trumpeter Ben Neill will perform from his new CD, Night Science

Joel Tauber, Laying with the Tree (from the project Sick-Amour), 2010

List of participating artists:

Joan Bankemper, Andrea Reynosa, Joy Garnett, Chrysanne Stathacos, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Diane Burko, Sandy Gellis, Fritz Haeg, Steven Siegel, Joanne Greenbaum, Lisa Hoke, Michele Brody, Dove Bradshaw, Jaanika Peerna, Chris Kennedy, Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky, Teri Hackett, Elizabeth Demaray, Robert Lobe, Kathleen Gilje, David Schafer, Claudia Hart, Lori Nozick, Christy Rupp, Kathe Burkhart, Joanne Howard, Abigail Doan, Alan Wexler, Charles Goldman, Marion Wilson, Emily Brown, Katie Holten, Robin Kahn, Nina Yankowitz, Carter Hodgkin, Geoffrey Hendricks, Nina Katchadourian, Hunter Reynolds, Erik Hanson, Janet Pihlblad, Kunie Suguira, J.J. L’Hereux, Austin Thomas, Mikael Levin, Rhona Bitner, Michael Somoroff, Sandi Slone, Jill Levine, Steve Keister, Alison Moritsugu, LC Armstrong, Stacy Levy, Jan Harrison, David Webster, Simon Draper, Mary Mattingly, Susan Leibovitz Steinman, Ann Rosenthal, Steffi Domike, Mary Ann Strandell, Kazumi Tanaka, Aviva Rahmani, Robin Lasser, Brandon Ballengee, Shan Wells, Carla Gannis, James Brady, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Lenore Malen, Thomas Huber, Rick Mills, Alan Michelson, Lisa Adams, Chrissie Orr, Susan Silas, Elisa Pritzker, Joy Episalla, Carrie, Yamaoka, Eve Andree Laramee, Jenny Hankwitz, Sant Khalsa, Melissa McGill, David Nyzio, Molly Herman, Mary Anne Davis, George Lea, Ruth Hardinger, Glenna Cole Allee, Suzan Shutan, Cathey Billian, Leonard Bullock, Stefan Hagen, Barbe Slitkin, Stefanie Nagorka, K.K. Kozik, Carla Goldberg, Claudia Schwalb, Joan Perlman, Monika Teal, Bill Schuck, Despo Magoni, Gregory Botts, Steven Kenny, Jackie Brookner, Tom Snelgrove, Lisa Adams, Dianne Bowen, Catherine Harris, Jennifer Cecere, Truman T. Lowe, Doug Henders, Rodney Samuelson, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Mimi Smith, Kathryn Lynch, Basia Irland, Joel Tauber, Xavier Cortada, Beverly Naidus, Peter Bynum, Kathleen Sweeney, Anne Senstad, Brian Alfred, Ron Klein, Cameron Davis, Catherine Chalmers, Daniel Reiser, Suzy Sureck, Yo Park, Karen Dolmanisth, Susan English, Oliver Wasow, Catherine Howe, Deborah Kass, Song Xin, Richard Bruce, Sharon Butler, Jill Slaymaker, Terri Amig, Charlotte Schulz, Brenda Zlamany, Jennifer Zackin, Sarah Bliss, Abigail Stern, Brenda Zlamany, Peggy Cyphers, Mauro Zamora, Marilla Palmer, Daniel Wiener, Bill Schuck, Cynthia Robinson, Chuck Agro, Laura Lynch, Gabriella Russomagno, Ed Bisese, Matt Bua, Jill Vasileff, Janet Biggs, Lorrie Fredette, Tânia Pires, Judy Glantzman, J. Henry Fair, Mary Jones, Kim Holleman, Jane Marsching, Ming Fay, Rosa Valado, Nikki Johnson, Sarah Hinckley, Ryan Cronin, Paul Dacey, Kyle Gallup, Amy Caterina, Constance Merriman, Vaughn Bell, Philip Krohn, Andrea Polli & Joe Gilmore, Gary Brewer, John Rolof, Sarah Pedlow, Ruri, Stephen Kaltenbach, Nils-Udo, Samanthan Fields, Ned Kahn, Sylvia Tidwell, Lillian Ball, Mark Andrew Gravel, Karen Rietzel, Therese Lahaie, Mark Brest van Kempen, Joan Perlman, Joan Baron, Alastair Noble, The Canary Project, Jason Houston, John Hitchcock, Jenny Hankwitz, Ulrike Arnold, Nina Dubois, Dianna Cohen, Talia Cotton, James Andrews, Nsumi Collective, Jacki Apple, Annie Kyle, Larry Krone, Nikko Sedgwick, Lewis De Soto, Cary Peppermint, Mardi Burnham, Nathan Goddard, Lawrence Miller, Robin Tewes, Roy Staab, Aleta Wolfe, Federica Matta, Suzanne McClelland, Peter Iannarelli, Roy Staab, Ruth Wallen, Nick Lamia, Todd Sargood, Nitin Mukul, Alyce Santoro, Peter L. Johnson, Suzanne Stryk, Raquel Rabinovich, Amy Bassin, Thomas Eller, Jennifer Zackin, Catherine Tirr, Laura Lynch, David Chow, Maxine Henryson, Marika Arapoglou, Christopher Beatty, Christopher Been, Margaret Carey, Kristin Chin, Karen Chubak, Alicia Duque, Lourd Bennett Galvez, Karen Koo, Aubin Norwood, Philip Song, Alison Schuettinger, Claudia Seniro, Claire Snavely, Michelle Tse, Patrick Janssen Toh, Hannah Zingre, Helene Wasserman, Jennifer Timmer Trail, Sarah McCoubrey, Veru Narula, Craig Wickwire, Sheilah Rechtschaffer, Joseph Smolinsky, Suzanne Anker, Janet Faith Farb, Chere Krakovsky, Kim Mayhew, Lael Marshall, Arlene Rush, Norm Magnusson, Gina Vigliarolo, Frie J. Jacobs, Aline Mare, Greg Patch, Rosalind Schneider, Dennis Mcleod, Bill Schuck, Santiago Adeoye, Jason Middlebrook, Kimberley Hart, Mary Miss

For updates on the list of participating artists:
http://ecoartspacewhatmattersmost2010.blogspot.com/

Paul Miller (aka D.J. Spooky) Manifesto for a People's Republic of Antarctica, 2009 ^

SPECIAL PREVIEW SELLING PRICE for any artwork sold at Exit Art from April 15th - 27th
$135 in advance/ $150 day of event for admission INCLUDES one work of art first come first served
$30 for admission only, can be applied towards purchase of artwork.

"What Matters Most?" began with responses to this question posted on Monday February 15th on Andrew Revkin’s NY Times blog, Dot Earth by leading environmental experts, writers and readers. Participating artists have the option of creating an original artwork related to the blog entry of their choice or of donating an existing work.

All proceeds from this fundraiser will support ecoartspace activities and programs. ecoartspace has been operating as a bi-coastal nonprofit platform for artists addressing environmental issues since 1999. In their ten years of programming they have worked with over 400 artists, curated 38 exhibitions, 70 programs and collaborated with over 140 organizations.

Special thanks to Exit Art for their support. This event is a continuation of work with the Social-Environmental Aesthetic (SEA) program and participation in The Drop exhibition in 2006 and EPA in 2008.

Food and wine sponsors include:

Izze Sparkling Juice
Fresh Company Hudson Valley Caterers
Gourmet Garage NYC
Bottino Restaurant
Chipotle

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ecoartspace programs at Exit Art, Wednesday April 21st, 5–9 pm

5pm Screening of Crude: The Real Price of Oil by filmmaker Joe Berlinger.

7pm NYC Eco-Artist Jackie Brookner will read from her recently published book Urban Rain

8pm Buckminster Fuller Institute Director, Elizabeth Thompson, will present information about the finalists for the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

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For further information:

http://ecoartspace.blogspot.com/
http://www.ecoartspace.org/

Amy Lipton: amy@ecoartspace.org
Patricia Watts: tricia@ecoartspace.org

J.J. L'Heureux, Atka Bay Emperor Chicks, 2010