You Should Have Seen It: Lost/Destroyed Artwork Zine Launch Party
New York, NY – [January 18, 2024]
Friday, January 26, 2024, 6–8PM
Skowhegan's New York Office
136 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011 (map link)
Free and open to the public.
It’s finally here–the launch of You Should Have Seen It! Featuring stories and documentation of lost and destroyed artworks from Skowhegan alumni across 8 decades, the zine showcases 83 Skowhegan Alumni, curated by Rebecca Shippe (A '18) into four thematic books (“it was their fault”, “it was my fault”, “it wasn’t meant to be”, “it never was”), in addition to four commissioned essays. You Should Have Seen It aims to highlight the often ephemeral nature of art as well as the necessity of proper arts archiving by placing stories from a wide array of social contexts and media landscapes in conversation with one another. Bring a friend, or two, and have a good time. See you soon!
Participating Artists:
it was their fault: Bogdan Achimescu A '95, Elena Bajo A '06, Michael Brathwaite A '71, '73, Michele Brody A '96, Binda Colebrook A '94, Craig Drennen A '06, Rosalinda Gonzalez A '09, Diane Grams A '80, '21, Ann Guiliani A '65, Richard Haas A '83, Russell Hamilton A '90, '21, Ranee Henderson A '19, Penelope Jencks A '56, '57, Linda Molenaar A '07, Susan Nichter A '78, Darrell Petit A '88, Alejandro Pintado A '07, Ann Marie Rousseau A '70, Paul Santoleri A '91, Claudia Sbrissa A '03, Christina Schlesinger A '68, Peter Schnore A '61, Steve Sas Schwartz A '81, Ann Toebbe A '00, Jesus Torres A '19, John Viles A '79, Xander Wrencer A '18, Alice Zinnes A '80, and an essay by Chelsea Flowers A ‘22
it was my fault: Rosa Valado A '89, '21, Bettina Sellmann A '97, Lily Prince A '91, Prerna A '22, Valentina Jager A '18, Sarah Hotchkiss A '10, Mary Louise Geering A '92, Robert Franca A '72, '21, Heather Cox A '98, Lauren Cohen A '10, an anonymous contributor, and an essay by Danny Greenberg A ‘18
it wasn't meant to be: Megan Walch A '96, James Southard A '12, Rebecca Shippee A '18, Finn Schult A '17, Christopher Saucedo A '88, Vabianna Santos A '13, Ken Rush A '68, Lorna Ritz A '67, Marilyn Propp A '69, Josué Morales Urbina A '07, Lorena Mal A '16, Elanit Kayne Linder A '06, Mindi Katzman A '84, Jane Hammond F '92, '05, Sam Finkelstein A '22, Peter Dudek A '78, Eugenie Diserio A '75, Ivonne Dippmann A '11, Bill Cravis A '04, Danilo Correale A '13, Carlos Casuso A '22, Katherine Bradford A '09, Doug Bosch A '91, Teresa Booth Brown A '88, Timothy Bellavia A '97, Colleen Asper A '06, and an essay by Abbey Williams A’ 04
it never was: Michele Brody A '96, Francis Cape A '89, F '08, Noelle Choy A '22, Kerry Downey A '17, Jonathan Ehrenberg A '11, Ann Feitelson A '76, Ali Fitzgerald A '04, Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju A '18, Brad Hampton '03, Becky Kinder A '04, '21, Vivienne Asya Koorland A '83, Nan Lombardi A '88, Daniel Rich A '04, Eugenio Salas A '22, Taylor Spence A '98, Ilona Sturm A '88, Walter Sutin A '13, Patrick Webb A '77, Bennett Wine A '12, and an essay by Birgit Rathsmann A’ 04