The Present Group
The Present Group is an Oakland-based art subscription service that produces small editions of artist multiples. Apparently the curators are looking for a wide range of work: “sculpture, video, printmaking, books, photography or conceptual work,” although so far they’ve mostly produced prints and books.
You were there, too. by Davin Youngs
I began building on a piece of land by Christine Kesler
The current subscription costs $150 per year, which is very reasonable: subscribers receive four quarterly works, along with supplemental materials (including critical writings about the new editions). Selected artists receive four works from the edition, plus a $500 honorarium.
They describe themselves as “a mutual fund that creates art instead of profits.” This strikes me as a misunderstanding of what a mutual fund is, but hey! They’re making art, people are buying it, and artists are getting paid. What could be better?
Learn more at the website, but consider yourself warned that the site’s design is maddeningly obtuse.
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