just got the email about the vader project that is going to be a the warhol here in pittsburgh, pretty cool. if anyone is going to make the trip out at any time hit me up. excited about this. thx chad 100 Reimagined Darth Vader helmets complete THE VADER PROJECT Premiering at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Show runs February 13 - May 3, 2009 The Vader Project - a reimagining of the iconic Darth Vader helmet by some of today's hottest underground and pop surrealist painters, artists and designers - makes its museum premiere and will be on display February 13 - May 3, 2009 at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. www.warhol.org The Vader Project is curated by Dov Kelemer & Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys. Kelemer and Marks gathered 100 contemporary artists. Each artist was given a 1:1 scale authentic prop replica of the actual Darth Vader helmet used in the STAR WARS™ films. Each helmet served as a blank slate for each artist to paint, design, mash up and customize. Featuring work by Shag, Peter Kuper, Attaboy, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Dalek, Ron English, Jeff Soto, Michelle Valigura, Frank Kozik, Wade Lageose, Joe Ledbetter, Alex Pardee, Suckadelic, Cameron Tiede, Michelle Valigura, Mister Cartoon, Marc Ecko, Amanda Visell and many more, The Vader Project provided an opportunity for artists to use one of the most iconic pop culture characters in film history as their canvas. "It's because of trailblazing artists like Andy Warhol that The Vader Project can even exist today. We couldn't be more honored to be showcasing The Vader Project at the Warhol." says Kelemer. The Vader Project originally premiered at Star Wars Celebration IV in Los Angeles in May 2007. From there it traveled to Star Wars Celebration Europe in London in June 2007. July 2007 brought 10 new helmets to the Star Wars Pavilion at the famed San Diego Comi-Con International. Then in July 2008, 13 Japanese artists joined forces with the existing Vader Project when their helmets premiered at Star Wars Celebration Japan. Dov Kelemer & Sarah Jo Marks are Co-Curators The Vader Project and Co-Founders of DKE Toys, one of the largest designer vinyl and art-toy distributors in the world, exclusively representing over 100 companies, artists, and designers. Kelemer started the business selling Star Wars memorabilia more than 15 years ago. With The Vader Project he has finally found a way to meld both his passions. Marks divides her time between managing DKE art exhibitions and all DKE promotions including STUFFED: a plush food show. www.dketoys.com For further questions, to discuss interview opportunities or for press photos please call DKE Toys at 818.765.3500 STAR WARS™ and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. TM & © Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. Artist List Troy Alders Kii Arens Attaboy Anthony Ausgang Axis Aye Jay Gary Baseman Andrew Bell Tim Biskup Mark Bodnar Andrew Brandou Buff Monster BXH HIKARU Mister Cartoon Chino Mr. Clement Robbie Conal CRASH Steven Daily Dalek Cam de Leon Dehara DEVILROBOTS DGPH Bob Dob Tristan Eaton & Azk One - Thunderdog Studios Marc Ecko Eelus Ron English FERG David Flores Brian Flynn - Hybrid Design Paul Frank Gargamel Huck Gee Fawn Gehweiler Mike Giant Girls Drawing Girls Dan Goodsell Gris Grimly Joe Hahn Haze XXL Jesse Hernandez Derek Hess Yoko Holbachie Itokin Park Jeremyville kaNO Mori Katsura - RealxHead Sun-Min Kim & David Horvath Jim Koch Frank Kozik David S.Krys - DSK Designs Peter Kuper Wade Lageose - Lageose Design Joe Ledbetter Simone Legno - Tokidoki MAD Mad Barbarians Madtwiinz Marka27 Mars-1 Bill McMullen The Melvins Mori Chack Brian Morris Nanospore Niagara Mitch O'Connell olive47 Martin Ontiveros Estevan Oriol Alex Pardee The Pizz Plasticgod Playskewl Dave Pressler Ragnar Jermaine Rogers Erick Scarecrow SECRETBASE HIDDY J. Otto Seibold Shag Sket-One Shawn Smith Winston Smith Jeff Soto Damon Soule Bwana Spoons Jophen Stein Suckadelic T9G Gary Taxali Cameron Tiede Touma UrbanMedium USUGUROW Michelle Valigura VanBeater Amanda Visell www.thevaderproject.com www.myspace.com/thevaderproject
