In 1980, Jeff Russell, a New York artist, nearly suffered his own destruction when his use of sprayed molten metal resulted in a serious respiratory illness. Unable to work in his normal fashion, he produced an edition of silkscreened prints of himself in a martyr-like pose. He sent copies of this work to one hundred artist with the request that they destroy the print and return it to him. Fifty-seven artists did just that, and the result became the exhibit known as ‘The Destroyed Print”. The returned works, many from some of the most recognized and lauded artists of the era, each provide an insight into the problem of how to create something new through the destruction of something given.
The Opening Reception will take place at the Linder Gallery at Keystone College, La Plume, PA Sunday, February 8, 4-6PM. The exhibit will continue through March 8.