Four-color printed newspapers, in edition of 3,000 each. At the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston.Four-color newspapers printed in edition of 2000 each. Part of the solo exhibition "Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications" at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 12/12/08 - 2/22/09. Curated by Meredith Goldsmith.
Bauhaus-style "newspapers" were printed and available free for gallery visitors. The layouts and formats were taken from three local Houston ethnic-based journals: El Dia (Spanish-Language), the Houston Forward Times (African-American), and the Manila Headline (Filipino-American), published during the week of the 2009 Presidential Election. By abstracting the content of each publication, a new visual fomat of reduced color was created for viewers to attempt to "read." Three bulletin boards served as a way to display all the pages at once.
Color breakdown:
yellow=text
black=newspaper info,
cyan=photos,
red=advertisements.
