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

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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