MELISSAHERRINGTON

 Exquisite Corpse

Game of folded paper played by several people, who compose a sentence or drawing without anyone seeing the preceding collabrations.  The now classic example, which gave the game its name, was drawn from the the first sentence obtained this way: The exqusite/ corpse/ will drink/ the new/ wine. 

Melissa Herrington, Benjamin Jones and D.E. Johnson 

The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center 

Friday January 27 - March 25

The Paper Sculpture Show
+ Evidence: Paper Works

Evidence: Paper Works
In keeping with the theme of "paper", the Contemporary will present Evidence: Paper Works which comprised of three exhibitions, Mail Room, Exquisite Corpse and Recycled Garden.

Mail Room - Mail art from the collections of Benjamin Jones, Ruth Laxson, and Kathy Yancey
Exquisite Corpse - Collaborative drawings by Melissa Herrington, Benjamin Jones, Alex Kvares, D.E. Johnson, Ruth Laxson, and Kathy Yancey
Paper Garden - an installation comprised of recycled junk mail by Marilee Keys 

For Exquisite Corpse Benjamin Jones, Ruth Laxson, and Kathy Yancey will be joined by artists Melissa Herrington, Alex Kvares, and D.E. Johnson to collaborate on a series of works inspired by the Surrealists’ exquisite corpse game. Each artist will start a drawing, fold the paper to conceal most of the drawing, and then pass it to the next player for a further contribution. The artists are encouraged to approach the game with a figurative outcome in mind. By default these exercises, which celebrate the mystique of accident, lead to unpredictable chimeras. Results cannot be predicted when artists working from different points-of-view attempt to interact with unknown quantities. Each of the collaborative drawings will be on auction during the run of the exhibition. The final night of silent bidding will be held during a closing event on March 25.