Norm Paris’ fabulous piece Michael Jordan, Save the World is now included in the West Collection, the amazing but little-known collection of contemporary artists in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The sculptural installation, depicting multiple Michael Jordans leaping up to catch bombs before they explode, got its first big exposure in a Fleisher Challenge in 2005. Jenny Jaskey announced in her gallery newsletter that the piece will be shown in future exhibitions organized through the collection’s loan program.
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[this is now a corrected version] Penn MFA Andrew Prayzner, whose work we’ve been watching since the Voxennial (2005, Vox Populi Gallery), was in a 6-artist show last month at explosivo/chashama (169 Ave C, New York). He was represented with a selection of new drawings.