Photos by Stacie Joy
Early work by artist-composer-musician Mark Mothersbaugh is the subject of an ongoing exhibit (until April 5) at the Ki Smith Gallery on the Lower East Side.
Here's more about the show, titled "Postcard Superheroes and other Contemplations" ...
This exhibition features two collections of screenprints created by Mothersbaugh in the late 1980s and early 1990s at Richard Duardo's Los Angeles printmaking studio. Included is the Postcard Superhero series, which began as 3.5-by-5-inch postcard-sized collages constructed aboard Richard Branson's boat in the 1970s and later translated into large-scale screenprints at Duardo's studio.The series comprises six collages printed with three different inks, each revealing distinct messages depending on the light in which they are viewed. The works incorporate phosphorescent ink that glows in the dark, fluorescent ink visible under black light, and standard ink seen in daylight.The second collection, produced around the same time, reflects Mothersbaugh's personal contemplations, expressed through his distinctive visual language.
And a selection of the work by Mothersbaugh, lead vocalist and co-founder of Devo ...
... and gallery owner Ki Smith...
Ki Smith Gallery is at 170 Forsyth St. between Stanton and Rivington.
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, noon - 6 p.m.
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