Jeffry Cudlin: BY REQUEST
THE SHOW
BY REQUEST is a subversive, humorous, and celebrity-obsessed show about the Washington, D.C. art world.
For the show, seven D.C. power players—collectors, curators, and critics—were asked to fill out surveys to determine their ideal works of art. These surveys were turned over to seven different D.C. artists who pledged to deliver custom pieces.
There was one small catch: The show’s ringmaster, Jeffry Cudlin, insisted that he be depicted in every work of art, thereby transforming himself into the show’s biggest celebrity. The resulting outlandish images feature cross-dressing, a severed pig’s head, and a pair of fake latex breasts, courtesy of an FX makeup artist.
BY REQUEST is on view at FLASHPOINT GALLERY June 25 - July 31, 2010. Download the official gallery press release below:
For the show, seven D.C. power players—collectors, curators, and critics—were asked to fill out surveys to determine their ideal works of art. These surveys were turned over to seven different D.C. artists who pledged to deliver custom pieces.
There was one small catch: The show’s ringmaster, Jeffry Cudlin, insisted that he be depicted in every work of art, thereby transforming himself into the show’s biggest celebrity. The resulting outlandish images feature cross-dressing, a severed pig’s head, and a pair of fake latex breasts, courtesy of an FX makeup artist.
BY REQUEST is on view at FLASHPOINT GALLERY June 25 - July 31, 2010. Download the official gallery press release below:
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THE OPENING
THE PRESS
Read the 7/2/10 WASHINGTON POST review by Jessica Dawson here.
Read the 7/6/10 DCist review by Matt Smith here.
Read the 7/29/10 EXPRESS piece by Danielle O'Steen here.
Read the BRIGHTEST YOUNG THINGS interview with Jeffry here. Photos by Dakota Fine.
See photos from the opening reception on BRIGHTEST YOUNG THINGS.
Read Mark Cameron Boyd's musings in ArtSlant on whether or not Jeffry Cudlin is God. (Hint: He is.)
See Justin's READYSETDC interview with Jeffry and Cory Oberndorfer here.
Read Max Cook's revelation of the TWEE con on WE LOVE DC.
Read Will Sommer's Washington City Paper article about The Pink Line Project Project performance--in which Jeffry danced in area art galleries--here. Photos by Darrow Montgomery.
Read the 7/6/10 DCist review by Matt Smith here.
Read the 7/29/10 EXPRESS piece by Danielle O'Steen here.
Read the BRIGHTEST YOUNG THINGS interview with Jeffry here. Photos by Dakota Fine.
See photos from the opening reception on BRIGHTEST YOUNG THINGS.
Read Mark Cameron Boyd's musings in ArtSlant on whether or not Jeffry Cudlin is God. (Hint: He is.)
See Justin's READYSETDC interview with Jeffry and Cory Oberndorfer here.
Read Max Cook's revelation of the TWEE con on WE LOVE DC.
Read Will Sommer's Washington City Paper article about The Pink Line Project Project performance--in which Jeffry danced in area art galleries--here. Photos by Darrow Montgomery.