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This Crystal City summit is all about the artwork
‘G40’ exhibit presents nontraditional, handpicked creations from around the world in a month-long showcase
by Christy Goodman
Inside an older Crystal City high-rise
this month is a massive explosion of
creativity, color and art.
The Crystal City Business Improve-
ment District, Vornado and Art Whino
teamed up to present “G40: The
Summit,” featuring the work of more
than 500 artists from around the world
over five floors at 223 23rd St. in
Arlington County.
Shane Pomajambo of Art Whino, a
National Harbor-based gallery, selected
the artists, who submitted their best
works to showcase the various styles of
what is being dubbed the New Brow
movement.
New Brow is a take on the lowbrow
movement that grew out of California in
the 1970s, said Susannah Parnin, Art
Whino’s gallery director. That movement
focused on urban art using
nontraditional materials, such as spray
paint or wheat paste. The New Brow
movement, she said, takes that to the
next level.
“We are finding that a lot of our artists
are using more traditional materials in
an untraditional style,” said Parnin, who
listed photographers, stencilers,
muralists and others among the gallery’s
artists.
Featured artist James Walker, 31, of
Leesburg said, “You would be hard-
pressed to see this much good work from
all over the world in one location.” He
has an installation of about 50 pieces
LADY GLOCK
that mixes photography, painting, text “Miami Fence” by U Street photographer Dafna Steinberg, known professionally as Lady Glock, is among the artwork in “G40: The
and other media with a common theme, Summit.” She says the exhibit gives people who might not go into galleries “a chance to say, ‘I like this,’ which I think is important.”
his border collies.
Walker shrugged off the New Brow hardworking hand, some graffiti behind demonstrating a screen-printing press, Cavus, helped with an installation and
label and said it is just a way to “classify a chain-link fence or a city scene. where visitors will be able to have a will be teaching classes throughout the
a contemporary art movement that is not Tim Slayton, 27, a primary member of custom T-shirt created on the spot. month for Art Whino.
happening in the mainstream,” although the Truth Among Liars collective, said Their demonstration is one of the “It is very important to educate people
he said the movement is working in that this type of show gives exposure to various installations, performances and in the art scene. It is good for the whole
classes scheduled to take place community,” Krsko said. “We are
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throughout the course of the exhibit, basically training new artists.”
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“The goal is to push people to think
“The energy and the vibe, people will executive of the Crystal City Business
feed off of each other’s pieces as they are Improvement District, said “G40: The
beyond the literal images.”
done,” he said. Summit” was the next step after last
Many of the artists are friends and year’s Artomatic extravaganza.
— PETER KRSKO, executive director of the nonprofit Albus Cavus work with one another in collectives and The best part of the show, she said, is
similar projects, such as Peter Krsko’s that the artists’ creations will continue to
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direction. artists and educates people. Albus Cavus, a collective that works in grow throughout the month with new
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U Street’s Lady Glock, a 27-year-old “Things like this help everyone get to public spaces with neighborhoods to installations and performances.
photographer, said the Crystal City that open eye and realize it is not all foster the arts and healthy communities. “As I watch the art go onto the walls, it
exhibit is giving a wider range of artists a bad,” Slayton said. His group is working to build mobile is so exciting to watch some of it unfold,”
chance to show and “giving people who The provocative social commentary classrooms that can be used anywhere in Fox said. As for the size for the free-flow
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wouldn’t go into art galleries or created through Truth Among Liars’ the District to create a mural, a exchange of art, Fox said, “We like
appreciate art in the historic sense a images aims to get people thinking, he community garden or public art display, thinking big.”
chance to say, ‘I like this,’ which I think is said. Krsko said.
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important.” She added, “Everybody Textile artist Tom Pipkin, 37, another “The goal is to push people to think
should enjoy art.” main member of Truth Among Liars, beyond the literal images,” he said, “to “G40: The Summit” will run through the month
This is the first time Glock, otherwise said, “We are not trying to paint the bring more color to the street and put it at 223 23rd St. in Arlington. Admission is free,
known as Dafna Steinberg, is showing Mona Lisa.” against the grayness and sterileness of although some of the performances or classes
with Art Whino. Her photography In addition to a large mural, Truth the city.” might require a donation. Hours vary. For
focuses on urban life, be it a portrait of a Among Liars artists will be Krsko, executive director of Albus information, visit
www.artwhino.com/g40.
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