The Assholes.......... Live & Direct at Ping Pong Gallery, Curated by Amanda Curreri. With Erin Allen & WORK, John Chiara, Renee Gertler, Scott Herwicker, Donna Huanca & Goon Squad, Bessma Khalaf, Travis Meinolf, Nyeema Morgan, cast porcelain assholes, bitter Felix Gonzalez Torres, collector asshole,

The Assholes

Live & Direct
@ Ping Pong Gallery
Curated by Amanda Curreri

Each artist was asked to contribute an Artwork and (an) Action to be presented for one month, Live & Direct. For some, the artwork and action become intertwined, others chose to keep them mutually exclusive. As a test of what can be expected from a gallery experience, LIVE & DIRECT challenges the artists, the visitors, and the gallery space to up the ante. What do we desire from art exhibitions? What do we need? From each other, and from ourselves? LIVE & DIRECT presents and promotes the work of the artists involved but also implores all involved to consider an expanded relationship of artwork and the world around us.

Erin Allen, John Chiara, Renée Gertler, Scott Hewicker, Donna Huanca, Bessma Khalaf, Travis Meinolf, Nyeema Morgan, Erik Scollon

The Assholes Live & Direct @ Ping Pong Gallery Curated by Amanda Curreri Each artist was asked to contribute an Artwork and (an) Action to be presented for one month, Live & Direct. For some, the artwork and action become intertwined, others chose to keep them mutually exclusive. As a test of what can be expected from a gallery experience, LIVE & DIRECT challenges the artists, the visitors, and the gallery space to up the ante. What do we desire from art exhibitions? What do we need? From each other, and from ourselves? LIVE & DIRECT presents and promotes the work of the artists involved but also implores all involved to consider an expanded relationship of artwork and the world around us. Erin Allen, John Chiara, Renée Gertler, Scott Hewicker, Donna Huanca, Bessma Khalaf, Travis Meinolf, Nyeema Morgan, Erik Scollon
	Take One Asshole (2009), multiple cast porcelain elements, dimensions variable as installed at Ping Pong Gallery, during Live and Direct, curated by Amanda Curreri	Take One Asshole (2009), multiple cast porcelain elements, detail, dimensions variable	Take One Asshole (2009), multiple cast porcelain elements, detail	Take One Asshole (2009), multiple cast porcelain elements, detail	Take One Asshole (2009), multiple cast porcelain elements, detail	Collector Asshole (2009) an artist's proposal as a conceptual companion piece to accompany Take One Asshole (2009)	gallery view of Live and Direct at Ping Pong Gallery left to right- Erin Allen, Donna Huanca & The Goon Squad, Nyeema Morgan, John Chiara, Bessma Khalaf, Scott Herwicker