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FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART

Reclamation: The Art of Lucien Shapiro, Ben Venom, and Ravi Zupa

October 27, 2018-January 27, 2019

Reclamation is the act of making something old or discarded new again. In one sense, others' scraps are others' choice materials, making something from nothing. The artists in this exhibition advance this idea by using what has been left behind to bring it back to life. The materials themselves are at the heart of this exhibition, representing individual ideologies of the artists. Shapiro, Venom, and Zupa each inhabit a gallery to explore and demonstrate this exhibition's core concepts.

This exhibition is curated by Josef Zimmerman, curator of contemporary art.

Experience the exhibition in a deeper way:
October 26, 6-9pm: Artist Reception with food and cash bar by Old Crown. $6 Members / $10 Non-Members. Get your tickets here or buy them at the door.
October 27, 12-4pm: Bring your jean jacket, coat, or vest and Ben Venom will sew a free Skull Mustache patch on your jacket inside the gallery. General admission applies.
October 27, 4-5pm: Manifestation Ritual performed by Lucien Shapiro in the FWMoA Sculpture Court. General admission applies.

On The Road Again
Hi, I hope that all of you are enjoying the current Fall season, I am excited to announce after a short period transitioning work in my new Marfa Texas Studio, I have decided to take to the road again to pursue new projects. Stay tuned for the rest of 2018 year of scheduled shows, performances, and collaborations which include Maia Contemporary, Hashimoto Contemporary, a wearable collaboration with a CA designer, and much more. If you are interested in seeing the current inventory lists, just let me know and I'm happy to send over what I have available. Thanks again for your continued support, and take care of yourselves.

A Fool's Journey

Fear Collection Ritual

$50.00

by Lucien Shapiro

Lucien Shapiro's A Fools Journey: Fear Collection Ritual is a series of photographs and writings documenting a ten month project across the United States, France, and Germany. The goal of the fear collection ritual was to challenge participants to confront themselves, to face their fears and encourage new avenues of understanding and growth. A fear would be objectified and collected in a vessel, which was then toured from city to city, until the fear objects were burned in a final ceremony in Johnson Valley. Shapiro opened each performance with this quote;

"I am not acting as your Guru, because first of all I am not giving you any gratification . I am not telling you what you should do from moment to moment, or from day to day, but I'm pointing out something to you, you can take it or leave it. Depending on you, neither your worship, nor your flattery, nor your insults, nor your gods. I say this is a fact, take it or leave it, and most of you will leave it for the obvious reason that you do not find gratification in it."—Krishnamurti

Cover design and interior layout by Shaun Roberts.

260 pages (color on coated 170 gsm paper), hardcover (faux leather with stamped typography), 5″ x 8″ inches.

ISBN 978-1-945649-15-8