PROJECT HIPKISS 2013 – BECOME A SPONSOR & JOIN OUR ROLL OF HONOUR!

(Version française ci-dessous)

We need your help! Yes, the financial meltdown has finally reached our door. After 16 years working full-time as artists, this unprecedented situation has seen the museum budgets cut to zero and most collectors reluctant to acquire the work that defines Hipkiss, i.e. the larger pieces. Meanwhile, we've had some of our finest accolades - including the recent London show being chosen as 'Exhibition of the Week' by the director of the Contemporary Art Society - see 'Press' - and the interest shown by such pioneering contemporary gallerists as Bruce Haines (Ancient & Modern) and Jack Hanley (NYC). We're very excited for the future, and for our existing collectors, because the work is finally gaining recognition in the wider world.

So rather than keeling over in despair, we've decided to turn this dire situation into an opportunity to create something different, and are seeking the support of anyone who would like to sponsor the continued development of the Hipkiss œuvre in the form of ever-larger, more monumental shows. As a happy by-product, you will be contributing to a monumental work in its own right. We're seeking commissions for small drawings (20x13cms, 7.9"x5.1"), images of which – when we have enough – will appear as one large project on the website, along with the names (and, where appropriate, the links) of our patrons. As usual with commissions, your input is welcome, so it's a rare opportunity to own a personal 'vignette' of the Hipkiss world at a personal price too.

As ever, we're also always interested in commissions to depict family trees, combining a very original genealogical heirloom with an art investment (see http://www.chrishipkiss.org/famtreesm.jpg - larger image on request).

Mail us for information - and thank you in anticipation!

===============================

PROJET Hipkiss 2013 – DEVENIR UN/E MECENE & JOIGNEZ NOTRE TABLEAU D'HONNEUR !

Nous avons besoin de votre aide ! Oui, la crise financière a finalement atteint notre porte. Aprés 16 ans de travail à temps plein en tant qu'artistes, cette situation sans précédent a vu les budgets des musées ramenés à zéro et la plupart des collectionneurs hésitent à acquérir le travail qui définit Hipkiss, c'est à dire les plus grandes œuvres. Pendant ce temps, nous avons eu certains de nos meilleurs accolades - y compris la récente exposition de Londres étant choisi comme «Exposition de la semaine» par le directeur de la Société d'art contemporain - voir «Presse» - et l'intérêt manifesté par tels pionniers galeristes contemporains comme Bruce Haines (Ancient & Modern) et Jack Hanley (NYC). Nous sommes très enthousiastes pour l'avenir et pour nos collecteurs existants, parce que le travail a finalement gagné la reconnaissance dans le reste du monde.

Alors plutôt que de chavirer dans le désespoir, nous avons décidé de transformer cette situation désastreuse en une opportunité de créer quelque chose de différent, et cherchons le soutien de tous ceux qui voudraient parrainer la poursuite du développement de l'œuvre Hipkiss sous la forme des expositions de plus en grandes et monumentales. Comme un heureux sous-produit, vous contribuerez à une œuvre monumentale dans son propre droit. Nous recherchons des commissions pour les petits dessins (20x13cms, 7.9"x5.1"), dont les images – lorsque nous en avons assez – apparaîtront comme un grand projet sur le site, ainsi que les noms (et, le cas échéant, les liens) des mécènes. Comme d'habitude avec les commissions, votre contribution est bienvenue, c'est donc une occasion rare de posséder un personnel «vignette» du monde Hipkiss à un prix personnelle.

Comme toujours, nous sommes également toujours intéressé à des commissions de représenter des arbres généalogiques, combinant un héritage généalogique très original avec un investissement d'art (voir http://www.chrishipkiss.org/famtreesm.jpg - une plus grande image sur demande).

Ecrivez-nous pour obtenir des renseignements - et on vous remercie d'avance !

===============================

Agents:

Galerie Susanne Zander, Germany

Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York

If you are outside the USA and EU, please contact us for information.

===============================

Prints, etc.

We've teamed up with two companies to provide quality reproductions on demand via their online shops. Artflakes offer framed prints, posters and cards, whilst The Untapped Source produce unframed prints. There is a small selection of pictures, but if you don't find what you're looking for, contact us and we will do our best to make it available.

===============================

To kick a wind to

The initial print run of the book (details below) has sold out. In the absence of any immediate plans for United Dead Artists to reprint it, we are offering our own copies, with a cover embellished with gold and white-gold leaf and signed by the artist. This is a limited edition of 90.

Price: 100 Euros + postage/shipping & packing/handling.

Place your order by mailing us.



A quality edition of Hipkiss drawings, printed in black and white on 170gr Rives paper and including a poster insert (67x95cm). Size: 30x40cm. Pages: 32. Short text by Randall Morris (in English, with French translation). Price: 20 Euros.

Courtesy of French artist and publisher, Blanquet, and his United Dead Artists imprint, we are pleased to announce the availability of the first ever publication dedicated to the work of Hipkiss. Rendered in black and white, from large format colour transparencies, image quality is superb, and the size of this soft-cover edition allows for a much better idea of the works as they are 'in the flesh' than is ever possible on screen. A poetic piece by New York art writer, Randall Morris, graces the back of a giant poster of the 2009 drawing, Dreizehn Hassminen. With an initial print run of 1000, this edition is likely to sell out quickly.

Visit United Dead Artists to purchase