Tonight

Beautiful/Decay: A to Z
Anniversary Party & Exhibition
at Kopeikin Gallery
Feb. 21 - April 18, 2009
Reception: Feb. 21, 6-9pm
8810 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA


Image: Barnaby Whitfield
Oh Canada, 2008, pastel on paper, 20 x 16”

Beautiful/Decay magazine and the Kopeikin Gallery celebrate the release of Beautiful/Decay’s Issue Z with a retrospective exhibition of 26 artists appearing in the current issue. Please join us for the opening or come see the show during it's now extended run.

To commemorate reaching the culmination of the alphabet, Beautiful/Decay has selected 26 exemplary artists to create a unique visual work for the show, using the publication’s name, Beautiful/Decay, as the basis of their conceptual framework. Each of the artists was selected from the magazine’s 10-year history in art and design publishing. The exhibit acknowledges each of the artists’ influential contributions to the arts, and highlights Beautiful/Decay’s prominent role in serving as a platform for creative expression. The myriad results showcase an exploration into what the publication represents to the creative community.

Participating artists include: Aaron Noble, Ai Kijima, Ala Ebtekar, Alex Trochut, Aya Kato, Barnaby Whitfield, Charlie Roberts, David Shaw, Eric Yahnker, Erik Parker, Erika Somogyi, Gary Taxali, Jacob Magraw, Julia Randall, Mark Schoening, Michael Scoggins, Pearl C. Hsiung, Pepe Mar, Robbie Conal, Scott Anderson, Scott Treleaven, Simmons and Burke, Skwak, SunTek Chung, Stella Lai, and Wendell Gladstone.

About Beautiful/Decay
Issue Z is a milestone achievement in the print life of Beautiful/Decay magazine. Beginning as a DIY, self-bound, black and white publication nearly 10 years ago, Beautiful/Decay has since grown into an internationally published, full color go-to creative sourcebook. Since its inception, Beautiful/Decay has been a leader within creative publishing, by foregrounding and supporting some of today’s leading artists and designers.

For further information, please visit the Beautiful/Decay website: www.beautifuldecay.com

About Kopeikin Gallery
Always pushing the boundaries between a variety of art media, Kopeikin seeks to redefine the way art is seen and experienced, dissolving preconceived notions of defined genres, most notably photography and drawing. Kopeikin strives for a level of flexibility, sometimes exhibiting work that straddles these genres in interesting and challenging ways. The Kopeikin gallery stands as a friendly meeting ground for collectors and artists alike to come together and discuss not only the business of art, but the process by which art comes into being.
For further information please contact the Kopeikin Gallery at: info@kopeikingallery.com
Or visit the Gallery website: www.kopeikingallery.com