Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Spoke Art Gallery Host Pop Art Exhibition
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Spoke Art Gallery will host its “Frank Lloyd Wright: Timeless” art exhibition in a new virtual format, featuring live-streamed events and limited edition, Wright-inspired works from more than a dozen international contemporary illustrators and artists.
The virtual show will kick off Sat., Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. PST and 1 p.m. EST with a “Taliesin Talk” discussion live streamed to the Foundation’s Facebook page. Jeff Goodman, FLW vice president of communication and partnerships; Ken Harman Hashimoto, Spoke Art Gallery curator; and select artists from the showcase will host the event. A live premiere on Spoke Gallery’s Instagram page will follow at noon PST and 3 p.m. EST to unveil the lineup of artwork featured in the exhibition.
Aaron Stouffer, David & Gladys Wright House
Again this year, the pieces are designed in the style of a 1930s-era Works Progress Administration (WPA)-style travel posters depicting artistic interpretations of Wright-designed buildings. Among the list of participating artists are returning guests Max Dalton from Argentina, Alison King from Phoenix, Steve Thomas from Minnesota, François Schulten from Belgium and George Townley from the United Kingdom. Newcomers joining them are Jon Arvizu from Phoenix, Dave Perillo from Philadelphia, Aaron Stouffer from Phoenix, Bruce Yan from Seattle and Phantom City Creative from Toronto. Limited high-quality, hand-numbered posters featured in the series will be available to purchase at Spoke-Art.com as serigraphs or archival pigment prints, also known as screen prints or giclées, range in price from $40 to $75 per print.
“Our collaboration with Spoke Art is one of my favorite projects, because it exemplifies the creative ways the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is working to advance its mission,” says Goodman. “By asking this talented cadre of diverse artists to reinterpret Wright’s designs in their own style, we are able to inspire new audiences to discover and embrace an architecture for better living. We know that more people will learn about the Wright legacy through this show, and it will challenge them to make, in Wright’s words, ‘world a better one for living in.’”
Goodman stresses that the popularity of the show means collectors need to act fast to be certain to secure their favorites. “Last year, these limited edition works of art went fast, both to followers of Wright’s work and fans of these incredible artists,” he says. “And, when they’re gone, they’re gone. So, be sure to be first in line when they go on sale.”
PHOTOS COURTESY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION
