Paddle8 Auction October 9 - 23, 2018

Live Events at Tiger Strikes Asteroid Galleries

• Chicago: Sat, Oct 20, 12-4 pm

• Philadelphia: Sat, Oct 20, 5-8 pm

• Los Angeles: Sun, Oct 21, 1-4 pm

• New York: Sun, Oct 21, 6-8 pm
  

Tiger Strikes Asteroid (TSA) is excited to announce the launch of a new network-wide project called Groundwork. This project is an archive of process drawings (works that are created during the process of an artist’s regular practice but would not normally be exhibited) by forty-two artists that will be part of the permanent collection at the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Each participating artist was asked to contribute two process drawings. One will become part of the archive going to the NYPL collection, while the other will be sold to assist with future TSA projects and exhibitions. This unique project will preserve elements of artists’ practices that traditionally would be overlooked or discarded while providing insight for viewers into how artists make decisions in planning and executing their work. The range of media in the works is as diverse as the artists themselves with things ranging from a storyboard for a publication to a sample scent for a work that involves custom-made perfumes. Groundwork is in keeping with TSA’s history of making the artists and art-making the center of attention instead of commercial concerns and market forces.

Groundwork I is the first edition of this annual project. Each year TSA will organize another archive by a similar number of artists. Groundwork I will be accompanied by a catalog published by TSA highlighting the entire collection. The sale of drawings will take place October 9th through the 23rd via a Paddle8 Auction and will culminate in events at each TSA location showcasing the works. In 2019,  NYPL will hold a series of events celebrating the gift of Groundwork I with a focus on the importance of a project that brings attention to an artist’s process and studio practice.

Participating Artists:

Anne Seidman
Antonio Serna
Asuka Goto
Beth Livensperger
Carris Adams
Caroline Lathan-Stiefel
Charles Edward Williams
Claire Sherman
Clint Jukkala
Courtney Puckett
Daniel Cummings
Didier William
Eric Hibit
Esperanza Mayobre
Garry Noland
Gerard Brown
Heidi Lau
Hung Viet Nguyen
Isak Applin
Iva Gueorguieva
Jaime Alvarez
James Hyde
Jane Irish
JJ Miyaoka-Pakola
Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow
Julian Kreimer
Kelly Kaczynski
Leeza Meksin
Lucy Kim
Lynne Marinelli Ghenov
Matt Morris
Mia Rosenthal
Mindy Rose Schwartz
Nicole Mauser
Nooshin Rostami
Richard Hull
Rob Matthews
Robert Straight
Robyn O’Neil
Sarajo Frieden
Vanessa Chow
Vince Contarino

Groundwork was organized by Carl Baratta, Mark Brosseau, Meg Duguid, Rachael Gorchov, Mary Henderson, Jackie Hoving, Alex Paik, and Andrew Prayzner.