Dave Eggers, curator

Dave Eggers, author, has curated an art show that is fun and accessible. It's a nice addition to the serious fare that is today's contemporary market and it introduces more people to the possibility of living a creative life. That can't be bad. I don't think the contemporary market needs to be less serious. Just needs to allow a little space for a good chuckle every once in a while. And a lot of space for curious people who'd like to learn more about it.

Couldn't it be said that these artists are doing lots of not-encouraged-in-art-school things at once, given they’re making work that’s narrative, often informal, un-self-serious and usually featuring punchlines? And given its crossing of these many boundaries, doesn’t it make sense that its practitioners would come from so many other disciplines?

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Again, it doesn’t take itself so seriously.

But it does bring pleasure. This was really the guiding motivation behind the researching and hanging of this show: to put an enjoyable exhibit together, to cover the walls with strange and funny things. In that pursuit, we were lucky to assemble a fascinating group of artists, and we hope you like it.