The Gift Shop was a series of projects initiated and developed by Seattle artist Matthew Offenbacher which turned the Henry Art Gallery’s abandoned museum store into an autonomous, artist-powered, alternative exhibition space. Goals included: involving a diverse and interesting group of artists; developing means and methods which acknowledge the contingent nature of this particular site; generating new understandings of what an exhibition can be; and enjoying the pleasure and energy generated by working together.
DOCUMENTS
#1
I know I know Jenny and Joe
JENNY ZWICK and JOE PARK
October 23 - November 14, 2009
#2
The Gift Shop Presents: Presents
SOL HASHEMI, JASON HIRATA and CLAIRE COWIE
November 20 - December 13, 2009
#3
The Atlas of Gifted Ideas
Damali Abrams, Gretchen Bennett, Buddy Bunting, Jennifer Combe, Kate Costello, Claire Cowie, Simona Denicolai & Ivo Provoost, Carola Deye, Dahlia Elsayed, Richard Gleaves, Michelle Hagewood, Elizabeth Haines, Alfred Harris, Jenny Heishman, Benno Hinkes, Naotaka Hiro, Allison Hrabluik, Barbora Klímová, Leora Lutz, Sid M. Duenas, Rebar Niemi, Melanie Noel, William Owen, Matthew Offenbacher, Vesna Pavlovic, Barak Reiser, Susan Robb, Rob Schlegel, Mary Simpson, Simpson/Meade, Steven Sewell, Max Suedhaus, Maki Tamura, Jo-ey Tang, Regina Weiß and Julia Zay
Edited by HEIDE HINRICHS and SHAW OSHA
December 18, 2009 - January 17, 2010
#4
Moonlight Requisition
DEBRA BAXTER, MARGOT QUAN KNIGHT and MATTHEW OFFENBACHER
January 22 - February 14, 2010
#5
Work Song
JOE PLUMMER, ERIC FREDERICKSEN, TYLER CUFLEY, BEN CHICKADEL, LEO SAUL BERK and GRETCHEN BENNETT
March 4 - March 14, 2010
#6
Champagne Truffles
JENNIFER CAMPBELL, NICHOLAS NYLAND, SAYA MORIYASU, MAKI TAMURA, and IAN TOMS
March 25 - April 11, 2010
maki’s meringue mushrooms
