That really was the question du jour when Belle and I drove up to Cavallo Point to meet with the awesome Leigh at the Gallery about our show this coming January through March (yes, an entire 3 months which is fantastic.)
First, there’s the large canvas from the Duo Art Center Performance piece that we had to figure out how to display. It’s like 5 feet wide and 7 and a half feet tall so it’s worth discussing before the last minute.
Next we figured out which new works would work, along with scattering of anatomical drawings.
It’s funny because this level of hanging discussion is a first for me. Specifically, Cavallo has a real gallery space but as part of a resort it’s actually accessible 24 hours a day and therefore they are quite vigilant about canvases being bolted down and, unlike complimentary bathrobes, they want guests not to be able to work away with work that strike their fancy.
Fortunately their physical plant guy –– who fell in love with Belle –– came up with the perfect solution which requires nothing from me besides dropping off the canvas on January 2.
(Although I am still left with five canvases to get stretched plus tons of drawings to get framed and photographed for the catalog, plus there are actually four new works I want to complete even if there’s not space to hang them for the show.)
In NYC, I had THE BEST framer ever, this super-cute lady Rose in the heart of Chinatown with a husband who spoke no English but knew exactly what he was doing.
And now, tomorrow the search for a new framer/canvas stretcher on the Left Coast begins.
And by the way, just in case you haven’t seen it, here’s the video where I create the canvas (also starring Leslie Lewis Sword) and manage to hang it no frills style with just some clips.
Vilga Dropback Event 2009 from Edward Vilga on Vimeo.
