137 Free Signs
Jonathan Gitelson
Self-Published
English
Softcover
8 pages
165 x 240 mm
2020
ISBN Not available
For the past two years, Jonathan Gitelson has been collecting “FREE” signs from curbsides throughout Southern Vermont. It is a common practice here to discard unwanted goods on the curb with a handmade sign designating them as free. Driving past, I’ve been struck by this word, with its various meanings, embedded in the landscape. In 2017, I began collecting these signs (replacing each one with a “free” sign that I had made). This piece is still in progress and was recently on view at Gravity Gallery in North Adams and Gallery Kayafas in Boston.
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About the Artist
Jonathan Gitelson [1975] is originally from Mount Kisco, NY and currently resides in Brattleboro, Vermont. He is a Professor of Art at Keene State College in NH and works in a variety of mediums that include photography, artist books, video, installation, and public art. Jonathan’s work has been exhibited at institutions throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe including MASS MoCA, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and Galerie f5,6 in Munich. His artwork is in the permanent collection of numerous institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Fidelity Investment Collection. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Art in America and Art New England.
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