Decked Out
- November 2–December 7, 2007
- Perhaps more than any other consumer product, snowboards have challenged the distinctions that have traditionally separated fine art from mass-produced functional objects. When Burton Snowboards, in partner-ship with Jager Di Paola Kemp Design began to feature work by fine artists on snowboard surfaces in the early 1990s, they assumed the legacy of Andy Warhol who merged popular culture with avant-guard art, and adopted commercial mass-production techniques in his studio “The Factory”.
This exhibition juxtaposes the original work of eight artists with snowboards that feature their designs and features Burton Snowboard’s newest products with artwork by Andy Warhol. By using the silkscreen technique, we begin to explore the art-historical precedent for this eroding distinction between commercial and fine art.
Decked Out is curated by Katie Attanasio and Christopher Thompson.
This exhibition is generously underwritten by Laurent & Cathy Potdevin with additional support from Burton Snowboards.
The Andy Warhol by Burton collection is produced under a license from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation which promotes the visual arts, www.warholfoundation.org. - Location: Firehouse Gallery
135 Church Street, next to City Hall
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Ground Floor
Burlington, VT, 05401
Phone: 802-865-7165
Contact: Amanda Sanfilippo
asanfilippo@ci.burlington.vt.usDirections: The Firehouse Gallery is located on the street level of the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Burlington next to City Hall on the Church Street Marketplace.
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Opening Reception
- Friday November 2, 5–10pm
- Featuring live screen-printing demos by Tick Tick, limited edition t-shirt and poster designs for purchase and DJ mixed music.
- Location: Firehouse Gallery
135 Church Street, next to City Hall
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Ground Floor
Burlington, VT, 05401
Phone: 802-865-7165
Contact: Amanda Sanfilippo
asanfilippo@ci.burlington.vt.usDirections: The Firehouse Gallery is located on the street level of the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Burlington next to City Hall on the Church Street Marketplace.
see map
Artist Talk
- Wednesday, November 28, 7pm
- Discussion by Decked Out artist and local designer Lance Violette
Lance Violette was Design Director at Jager DiPaola Kemp Design in Burlington, Vermont for seven years where he oversaw the design of Burton boards. He graduated from Plymouth State College in New Hampshire, and currently runs his own design firm in Stowe Vermont with his wife Vanessa. Lance’s, work has been featured in, Board: Snow, Skate, Surf Graphics, Blower, Snowboarder, Transworld Snowboarding, Frequency, Cool ‘eh, and Freerun (Japan) - Location: Firehouse Gallery
135 Church Street, next to City Hall
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Ground Floor
Burlington, VT, 05401
Phone: 802-865-7165
Contact: Amanda Sanfilippo
asanfilippo@ci.burlington.vt.usDirections: The Firehouse Gallery is located on the street level of the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Burlington next to City Hall on the Church Street Marketplace.
see map