Posted by Paul | May 23, 2010 at 04:40 PM ET
We have just received a great new press release on the June LA Vader Project. If you recall, this is when some of the best artists in the galaxy come together to customize Vader helmets and put them on display. Click through for the complete press release and spread the word if you know someone who needs to show off some of their talents!
For Immediate Release
May 10, 2010
Los Angeles,
CA
Press
Contact: Angelique Groh
The
100 Helmets of THE VADER PROJECT
Freeman’s Los Angeles Auction Preview Exhibition
Opening
Reception: Friday, June 11, 2010 6-10pm
Los Angeles Exhibition On View: June 12 – 20, 2010 Noon-6pm
6812 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California
www.thevaderproject.com
The Vader Project Catalog Signing – Los Angeles
Featuring 20 Participating Artists
Saturday, June 12, 2010 2pm
Freeman’s Philadelphia Auction Showing
On View: July 5-9, 2010
Freeman’s Philadelphia Auction
July 10, 2010
Freeman’s Auction House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.freemansauction.com
This summer, The Vader Project launches the final chapter of
its four-year art odyssey. The iconic collection features 100 Darth Vader
Helmets re-imagined by today’s most notable artists. Completing
its epic world tour, The Vader Project returns to Los Angeles in June for a special
ten-day exhibition in Hollywood as a preview to the upcoming Freeman’s
Auction in Philadelphia.
The Los Angeles Preview Exhibition is free to the public with
an opening reception on June 11 from 6-10pm. The show will also feature a 200-plus
page, full-color, limited edition catalog that is being produced for the
auction and is available for pre-order now at www.thevaderproject.com.
On June 12, the space will present a catalog signing event with over 20 participating
artists in attendance beginning at 2pm on June 12. The Los Angeles Preview Exhibition
will be open June 12-20 daily from Noon to 6pm.
In July, The Vader Project travels to Freeman’s Auctioneers and
Appraisers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the final opportunity to
view the helmets in person before they are sold at auction. “The result
is astounding” said Simeon Lipman, Pop Culture Specialist at Freeman’s. “The
sale will give members of the public the chance to purchase unique artworks made
from these iconic symbols of the movie industry by a number of well known artists
including Shag, Marc Ecko, Tim Biskup, Frank Kozik and many more.” The
Freeman’s Auction will take place July 10, 2010 at Freeman’s Auction
House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania preceded by a 5-day exhibition there July
5-9. www.freemansauction.com
Collectors and art connoisseurs worldwide will have the opportunity to bid online
at Freeman’s website, www.freemansauction.com. Most bidding
will begin at $1,500. For more information about how to participate in the auction,
please visit “How to Buy at Auction” at www.freemansauction.com/buying.asp.
Curated and produced by Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks of DKE
Toys, The Vader Project features 100 of the best underground artists
and designers working today. “From a simple idea in 2005 to a record-setting
exhibition in 2009, it’s time for our child to venture forth into the world,” Kelemer
and Marks said. “We are pleased to have partnered with Freeman’s
to make these fine pieces of art available to the public for the first time.”
For this unique project, each artist customized a 1:1 scale authentic prop replica
of the actual Darth Vader helmet featured in the STAR WARS™ films.
Notable artists involved with the project include: Shag, Peter Kuper,
Jermaine Rogers, Gary Baseman, BXH, Tim Biskup, The Pizz, Dalek, Paul Frank,
Ron English, Jeff Soto, Michelle Valigura, Frank Kozik, Plasticgod, Simone Legno
- Tokidoki, Bill McMullen, Secret Base, Joe Ledbetter, Alex Pardee, Suckadelic,
Cameron Tiede, Mister Cartoon, Marc Ecko, and Amanda Visell.
Since its premiere in 2007, The Vader Project has toured the world. The collection
launched in May 2007 at the Star Wars Celebration IV event in Los Angeles, and
travelled internationally to Europe in July 2007 and Japan in July 2008. Most
recently The Vader Project was on display from February 13 - May 3, 2009 at the
Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
This auction is not sponsored or endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd., and has no relationship
with Lucasfilm. Star Wars and all related intellectual property is © or ® 2010
Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved.
Hi-res images available upon request.
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The Vader Project Press and Media Inquiries
Angelique Groh | Charm School
[email protected]
Freeman’s Los Angeles Auction Preview Exhibition
6812 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Open Daily from Noon to 6pm
www.thevaderproject.com
Freeman’s Auctioneers & Appraisers
1808 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.freemansauction.com
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