"Handbills of Subversion - Tremendous Art from Losers, Nasty Women and The Gays" opened on January 20th—inauguration night—at MF Gallery. The proceeds from this show will benefit Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. All pieces are priced at $120. In this time of great anxiety, fear and hate crimes throughout the United States, the worst we can do is become quiet and complacent. The pending Trump administration has threatened our civil liberties, inspired a rash of hate crimes and is on its way to normalizing sexual assault and bigotry. While we still have the right, this show will exercise freedom of speech, our freedom of expression, our freedom of the press.
It's time to lace up our boots. Be the light in the dark corners. Stand up. Create. Say something. Before the age of social media, the best and cheapest way to advertise a show or event was to print up handbill: cut and pasted on 8.5” X 11” piece of paper, xeroxed and quartered. Collections of handbills over the years remind us of the places we had been, the bands we saw, and the events we attended. The goal of Handbills of Subversion is to provide a snapshot of the future’s collective anxiety through the perspective of the best visual communicators working today. Handbills of Subversion is curated by Sara Antoinette Martin. Participating artist list is below. After opening night, the show will be open by appointment only. Contact Martina Secondo Russo at info@MFgallery.net to schedule a visit, or to purchase. |
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ABE LINCOLN JR. "Fuck This" pen and ink on postal label ADAM SUERTE "Introducing, The Next 4 Years" pen and ink ALEX HEIR "Shit President" xerox on cardstock, edition of 5 - $20 each ALLISON SOMMERS "Mister J" mixed media with collage on paper ALYSSA FANNING "NO WAR" watercolor on paper ANGIE MASON "Cheatos" ink, acrylic and pencil on board ANGIE MASON "Liberties Lost" ink, acrylic and pencil on board ANSIS PURINS "Howl At The Buffoon" ink and sharpie marker ARIK ROPER "Makin' It Great Again" pen on paper AUDREY RYAN "Pills" oil on canvas AYA KAKEDA "Nasty Woman 1" porcelain and ceramic glaze AYA KAKEDA "Nasty Woman 2" porcelain and ceramic glaze AYA KAKEDA "Nasty Woman 3" porcelain and ceramic glaze BECCA GENNE-BACON "Untitled" watercolor and ink BEN CAMPBELL "Tsar Bomba" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Eat The Fear" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Traditions" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Don't Ignore Violence" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Evil Days" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Troll Empire" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Don't Give Into Fear" acrylic and ink on paper BEN CAMPBELL "Leaf Blood" acrylic and ink on paper CHANTAL SMITH "Invisible" black bic pen, acrylic gold marker, fire CHRIS KINSLER "Untitled" collage (framed) CRISTY C. ROAD "Severed Head Of The State" ink, marker and gel pens (framed) DAMARA KAMINECKI "Eagle 2" ink, liquid acrylic DAMARA KAMINECKI "Tiger" ink, liquid acrylic DAMARA KAMINECKI "Eagle 1" ink, liquid acrylic DANIELLA AKA OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL PMS "Deliver Us From Evil" mixed media and collage DREW LINDEN "No Man's Land" liquid acrylic and ink on arches watercolor paper (framed) DREW LINDEN "Lending Hand" liquid acrylic and ink on arches watercolor paper (framed) DREW LINDEN "Suffering Suffragette" liquid acrylic and ink on arches watercolor paper (framed) DREW MAILLARD "Don't Think Your Shit Don't Stink" ink on illustration board DREW MAILLARD "The Awful Truth" ink on illustration board DREW MAILLARD "Visual Aid; The Perspective Of The Oligarchy " ink on illustration board DYLAN SCHREIFELS "I'm Mad As Hell And I'm Not Going To Take It ANYMORE!" ink and watercolor on arches (framed) FERNANDO CARPANEDA "We Stand As One" acrylic on canvas (framed) FLY-O "Goodbye 2016" ink, pencil and watercolor on cardstock FLY-O "Free Speech" ink, pencil and watercolor on cardstock FLY-O "Goodbye 2016 2" ink, pencil and watercolor on cardstock FLY-O "Crime Scene" sharpie and tape on cardstock FLY-O "Future Now Crime" sharpie and tape on cardstock GLENN WERNIG "We Are Evolved From Filthy Monkeymen, Some Are Just Less Evolved Than Others 1" clear resin, mixed media GLENN WERNIG "You Knew He Was A Snake... When You Voted" clear resin, mixed media GLENN WERNIG "We Are Evolved From Filthy Monkeymen, Some Are Just Less Evolved Than Others 2" clear resin, mixed media GRACE LANG "Screw The Boys Club" ink on paper GREG MAILLARD "Jesus Loves You But I May Not" bic pens on paper (framed) GREG MISHKA "A Day Of Death" collage HEATHER GARGON "Trump And Judy" sculpey, fabric and cardboard IAIN BURKE "Built To Last" ink and watercolor on arches watercolor paper JANE KENNEDY "Help Yourself" watercolor (framed) JASON MITCHELL "I Object 1" ink on bristol JASON MITCHELL "I Object 2" ink on bristol JASON MITCHELL "I Object 3" ink on bristol JASON MITCHELL "I Object 4" ink on bristol JENNIFER TROK "Steadfast" watercolor and ink JENNY GONZALEZ-BLITZ "Alma De Bruja" mixed media (framed) JENNY GONZALEZ-BLITZ "Resistance With Love" mixed media (framed) JEREMY HUSH "In The Shadow" biro and watercolor (framed) JUSTIN MELKMANN "Good To The Last Note" sharpie and photoshop (framed) JUSTIN MELKMANN "80s Night" sharpie and photoshop (framed) JUSTIN MELKMANN "Rock-A-Rolla Car-A-Showa" sharpie and photoshop (framed) KELLY DENATO "Nasty Woman" digital prints and mixed media on watercolor paper KELLY DENATO "Love Your Fellow Human Beans" digital prints and mixed media on watercolor paper KELLY DENATO "Eat Sh*t With A Smile" digital prints and mixed media on watercolor paper KIRSTEN FLAHERTY "2020" ink on handmade paper KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "Oh Shit... I Can't Find My Woman Card" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "History Repeats Itself" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "It's Huge, Tremendous" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "Where Are Your Papers" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "This Isn't What It Looks Like" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "There,There. Worry Not That Feeling Will Pass" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "Rolling In Their Graves" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "That Big Asteroid Is Still Coming" ink and crowquill on bristol KRISTIN RYAN SHEA "It's Only A Cluster Of Cells" ink and crowquill on bristol LAURA REBEL ANGEL "Earth Vs. The Short Vulgarians" ink and colored pencil on bristol LOU RUSCONI "Madonald" acrylic on heavy duty bristol board (framed) LOU RUSCONI "The Unfits" acrylic on heavy duty bristol board (framed) LUCY KNISLEY "The Game Plan" postcard prints, edition of 50 - $10 each MAGGIE SERPICA "Hola Monkey" acrylic and ink on illustration board MARIE SENA "She's On The Warpath" ink on paper (framed) MARTIN MAZORA "E.N.G.A.G.E." letterpress on 118 lb reich cavoy Cover MARTINA SECONDO RUSSO "2020 (Captain Spaulding)" acrylic on board (framed) MARTINA SECONDO RUSSO "2020 (Leatherface)" acrylic on board (framed) MATT KERLEY "Shoot Me" ink on bristol and cardboard MAX FRACHETTE "Make America Taste Great Again: Bannon" wood cut on watercolor paper MAX FRACHETTE "Make America Taste Great Again: Trump" wood cut on watercolor paper MAX FRACHETTE "Make America Taste Great Again: Wayne" wood cut on watercolor paper MCA "Fight the Rich" ink and copic markers on bristol board MCA "Evil Apes Live In DC" ink and copic markers on bristol board MICHAEL MICHAEL MOTORCYCLE "As if He Were a Prince, Others Will Mount His Stairs and Will Help Him to Descend them, a Car Will Wait For Him Outside, Doors Will Open By Themselves, Hands Will Give Him His Food, Judges Will Inconvenience Themselves For Him, and As A Finishing Touch in the Early Morning a Throne Will Be Set Up For Him" oil on linen and wood MIKE JONES "Smash State" digital collage and xerox copy MOM TRIED MYLES "Symbol of Strength" pen and prismacolor MOSES JAEN "Mass Appeal" ink and colored pencil on bristol paper (framed) NECCESSARY NONSENSE "Medusa" watercolor, acrylic, micron NICK GAZIN "Eat The Masters" marker on paper NICK GAZIN "Humanity Is Trash" marker on paper NICK GAZIN "Run The Jerks Out Of Office" marker on paper NICK GAZIN "Nasty Woman" marker on paper PAT MAZZA "Many From One And Of Everything" ink on paper PAULA KACZMARCZYK "Untitled" oil on panel PAULA KACZMARCZYK "Untitled" oil on panel RAMIRO DAVARO-COMAS "Power 1" pen and ink on paper RAMIRO DAVARO-COMAS "Power 2" pen and ink on paper ROSE HARDY "Untitled" oil on paper SARA ANTOINETTE MARTIN "Female Problems" alkyd, paper, mixed media and resin SARA ANTOINETTE MARTIN "Handbills Of Subversion" framed giclee print SEAN PRYOR "Trump" ink and acrylic on mixed media paper SEAN PRYOR "Pence" ink and acrylic on mixed media paper SEAN PRYOR "Bannon" ink and acrylic on mixed media paper SONNY BLACK "Untitled" ink on illustration board STEPHANIE TAMEZ "Our Time" india ink on paper STEVEN HUIE "Half A Chicken" pen and ink (framed) TAMARA SANTIBANEZ Prints QTY 2 TARA MCPHERSON "Precarious Opposition" pencil on paper TASHA RUBINOW "Shameran" ink and acrylic TIMMY CRONIN "Untitled" ink on bristol ($300) TOOTH "No Means No" watercolor and ink (framed) TOOTH "No Fascist USA" watercolor and ink (framed) VANESSA DEL REY "Untitled " ink on paper (framed) VANESSA DEL REY "Untitled 2" ink on paper (framed) VANESSA DEL REY "Untitled 3" ink on paper (framed) VIRGINIA ELWOOD "Untitled" yarn and mixed media on heavy stock ZAC SCHEINBAUM "Untitled 1" acrylic on paper ZAC SCHEINBAUM "Untitled 2" acrylic on paper ZAC SCHEINBAUM "Untitled 3" acrylic on paper ZAC SCHEINBAUM "Untitled 4" acrylic on paper ZOE WILLIAMS "Flatland" felt, mixed media (framed) |