Friday, August 30, 2024

All 70 Solo Magnet Shows

 Solo Magnet Shows List

This is the list of all the solo magnet shows. These are a collection of mini artworks with magnets attached to them and then stuck in random spots.

Solo Magnet Shows

1.     2760 Peter’s Creek Parkway Winston Salem North Carolina 27103 USA – Posted July 3rd, 2023. Notes – The first show happened on the seat of a small bus station.

2.     34 Miller Street Winston Salem North Carolina 27104 USA – Posted July 4th, 2023. Notes – I stuck the magnets to a napkin dispenser at a Starbuck’s inside of a Publix grocery store.

3.     211 East Third Street Winston Salem North Carolina 27101 USA – Posted July 6th, 2023. Notes – Instead of paying for parking, I left some things in their parking lot.

4.     3500 Duncan Street Columbia South Carolina 29205 USA – Posted July 11th, 2023. Notes – Miles and Misty went to play at the local splash pad, and I went walking around the small park looking for places to stick the magnets.

5.     1801 Canal Drive Carolina Beach North Carolina 28428 USA – Posted July 17th, 2023. Notes – An hour after putting up the show, I watched a guy come change the trash bag, read the description of the art show, and then take the Richard Nixon magnet.

6.     415 S Hawthorne Rd. Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103 USA – Posted July 18th, 2023. Notes – I was going to the grocery store to get food, so I thought I would stick some magnets to the base of a light post.

7.     2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27707 USA – Posted August 4th, 2023. Notes - I stuck the magnets to a metal goat. I think it was a goat.

8.     4118 Spring Garden St, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407 USA – Posted August 4th, 2023. Notes – The broadside of a green dumpster is a great place to have an art show.

9.     Riverside Dr, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 USA – Posted August 18th, 2023. Curated By Rebecca Hutchinson Bodenheimer Notes – The first curated show down by the river in beautiful Asheville.

10.  5 Lawyers Row, Staunton, Virginia 24401 USA – Posted August 18th, 2023. Curated by Diana Hale Notes – Diana said she put the magnets up on Friday, no one from the government would see them, and take them down.

11.  Route 21 Riverside Drive, Gurnee, Illinois 60031 USA- Posted August 23rd, 2023. Curated by Bonniediva Detweiler Shorr – Notes – Bonniediva stuck the show to a metal thing jutting out of the ground.

12.  Davidson Street, Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 USA – Posted August 24th, 2023. Notes – While putting up the show, I was mildly alarmed by the people hanging out in the nearby parking lot. I moved quickly. I left the magnets on the side of a broken-down short bus.

13.  1317 Winston Rd. Lexington, North Carolina 27295 USA – Posted August 25th, 2023. Notes – For the past year, the city has been tearing down building after building on this road. The spot I put this magnet show on was once home to one of the most famous barbecue restaurants in Lexington.

14.  145 Elizabeth St. New York, New York 10012 USA – Posted August 27th, 2023. Curated by Alexis Adams – Notes – The show was posted in a line and directly above an impressive lock.

15.  223 Grand Ave. South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA – Posted August 31st, 2023. Curated by Eric Wheeling – Notes – Eric posted the magnet show at his job, inside a vegan restaurant.

16.  890 Main St. Boise, Idaho 83702 USA – Posted September 9th, 2023. Curated by Alanna Meltzer-Holderfield – Notes – The colors of the magnets popped against a green newspaper rack.

17.  297 DCCC Rd. Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 USA – Posted September 14th, 2023. – Notes – I stuck the magnets to my co-worker’s car. I put them in a position I thought he wouldn’t notice before he left work. He saw them.

18.  N.W. 25th Marshall St. Porland, Oregon 97210 USA – Posted September 17th, 2023. Curated by Marko Reid – Notes – Marko posted everything in a horizontal line. They were stuck to a metal painted deep red and directly above a green ivy.

19.  900 Pier View Drive. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 USAPosted September 18th, 2023. Curated by Alanna Meltzer-Holderfield – Notes – A quick google of the area produced an Albertson’s grocery store nearby. Idaho + Albertson’s = Built To Spill.

20.  941 N. Broadway St, Los Angeles, California 90012 USA – Posted September 23rd, 2023. Curated by Leslie Caldera. – Notes – Leslie wrote, “I put it up today in Chinatown. Across the way from an awesome statue of Bruce Lee!”

21.  River Walk, Danville, Virginia 24543 USA – Posted October 3rd, 2023. Curated by Debbie Foster – Notes – My mom put this one up when she and my dad went to the casino. She said she had a tough time finding something that was metal to stick it to.

22.  East Third Avenue, Lexington, North Carolina 27292 USA – Posted October 10th, 2023. - Notes – I decided that this was the correct location since there was a No Trespassing sign directly beside the metal wall.

23.  Staton Island Ferry, 4 South Street, NY, NY 10004 USA – Posted October 12th, 2023. Curated By Bibiana Padilla Maltos – Notes – Bibiana stuck the show to the side of the ferry and directly in front of attendees to this year’s Flux Fest.

24.  903 Randolph Street, Thomasville, North Carolina 27360 USA – Posted October 17th, 2023. – Notes – And with this show I answered a question I’ve been thinking about, magnets will stick to blue USPS drop boxes.

25.  1700 North Park Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614 USA – Posted October 19th, 2023 – Curated By LuEllen Joy Miller-Giera – Notes – More bowling alley’s need small magnets stuck to their blue side doors.

26.  South Broad Street, Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27101 USA – Posted October 20th, 2023 – Notes – These weren’t technically “stuck” to a location, many were clipped to the small box filled with tiny artworks.          

27.  1125 Yadkinville Road, Mocksville, North Carolina, 27028 USA – Posted November 1st 23– Notes – Since the building made ice, I thought it would be colder to the touch than a regular building. It was regular, building temperature.

28.  Mueller Orchard near the intersection of Manor Rd and Berkman Dr. Austin, Texas, USA – Posted November 4th, 2023 – Curated By Carmen Kennedy – Notes it’s nice seeing the magnets in front of a throng of pretty red flowers.

29.  632 Trade Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101 USA – Posted November 14th, 2023 - Notes – I stuck the show to my favorite bar in town. This coming Sunday they will celebrate their depraved 20th anniversary.

30.  1701 South Ocean Blvd. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29582 USA – Posted November 26th, 2023 – Notes – People look at you strangely when you’re videoing a public bathroom door.

31.  30 Washington Street Central Falls RI 02863 USA – Posted December 3rd, 2023 - Curated by Lin Collette – Notes – I think Lin put the show on her apartment front door.

32.  1607 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC 27408 USA – Posted December 6th, 2023 – Notes – On what might be my last visit to this bookstore (they’re moving to another town) I thought I’d honor them by leaving trash on their door.

33.  Tramkade 20-24 Hertogenbosch Netherlands – Posted December 17th, 2023 – Curated by Jael Schnapper – Notes – This is the first international solo magnet show!

34.  Rua Porto Rico, 5, Santo André-SP, Brazil, CEP 09280-720 – Posted December 19th, 2023 – Curated by Marcia Rosenberger – Notes – In the video, I liked when the women and up and took a piece of the magnet collage.

35.  Los Angeles CA USA – Posted December 21st, 2023 – Curated by Neal Taylor – Notes – I sent Neal three small magnets with my rubber-stamped face on them and two phallic found objects. He positioned them appropriately and in front of a Jack in the Box.

36.  Maria de Guzman at Santa Engracia, Madrid Spain – Posted December 30th, 2023 – Curated by Luellen Joy Miller-Giera – Notes – Magnet shows on doors are the best.

37.  Outside Garage Gallery Via Cardinale Branda Castiglione 2/1 - 20156 Milano Italy – Posted January 9th, 2024 – Curated by Roberto Scala – Notes – The first show of the new year and the first show where someone put up everything, I mailed them…envelope, instructions, etc.

38.  Wilkomm Höft, Wolgastweg, 22880 Wedel Schulau, Germany – Posted January 10th, 2024. – Curated by Rebekka Schmidt – Notes – Rebekka wrote, “It’s a place which is unique in the world and has existed since 1952. The magnet show is on a floating pier in the river Elbe which contains a ship welcome system. At the weekend bigger vessels from all over the world which pass (because they go to the port of Hamburg or come from there) are greeted by the loudspeaker. The speaker also gives information about the vessel like the length and weight of the ship and how many containers they can carry. Then the national anthem of the ship's home country is played. It's a tourist attraction.”

39.  Sunnyvale CA USA – Posted January 26th, 2024 – Curated by Carmela Rizzuto – Notes – Traffic poles at intersections, are the best place for magnet shows.

40.  2501 Lewisville Clemmons Rd, Clemmons, North Carolina 27012 USA – Posted January 30th, 2024 – Notes – For some reason their cart returns have flower boxes around them. I was waiting for Goodwill to open to I put one up.

41.  Salisbury Rd. Mocksville NC USA – Posted January 30th, 2024 – Notes – I liked the colors on the front of the carwash. Since 1952. In the background was a nice collection of visually impressive junk. I had to wait for a guy to make change beside of me before I could put all the magnets up. He looked at me funny when he saw what I was doing.

42.  New York City NY USA – Posted February 3rd, 2024 – Curated by Joel Cohen – Notes – I sent Joel two different shows. The images he emailed gave no context to where they were located. It was almost surreal.

43.  Stairwell P of City of Oakland Parking Deck CA USA – Posted February 6th, 2024 – Curated by Joey Patrickt with Assistance by Leslie Caldera – Notes – My favorite show by far, mainly because of Leslie’s head peeking through the window of the parking deck door.

44.  7360 Navarre Parkway, Navarre FL USA – Posted February 7th, 2024 – Curated by Terry Owenby – Notes – My first show at a major box chain, Walmart!

45.  77 Box Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 – Posted February 10th, 2024 – Notes – Stuck to a stop sign advertising the shooting schedule for the TV show Blue Bloods. Any place where Tom Selleck stood is a fine place for a magnet show.

46.  951 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 USA – Posted February 16th, 2024 – Notes – I stuck this show to a blue post box simply because I drive by it every single day. I can see, without getting out of my car, if anyone has taken the magnets.

47.  Main St and 18th in Vancouver, Canada – Posted February 16th, 2024 – Curated by Alison Keenan – Notes – Surprisingly, the magnets I sent were not put up for this show. Instead, and this is the first time this has ever happened, the curator replaced my magnets with their own creations. The only thing I sent her that she put up was the sign saying it was a magnet show.

48.  Popular Library "Colibrí" City: Paraná State: Entre Ríos Country: Argentina – Posted February 18th, 2024- Curated by Raul Albanece – Notes – Raul sent me video of various people coming up and ceremoniously taking pieces of the magnetic collage from the front door of a library. He introduced each person as they came up. All around were various hangers-on from a recent Mardi Gras celebration. It looked like everyone was having a delightful party at a library.

49.  Middle of the Strait of Georgia between Victoria and Vancouver, BC, Canada. – Posted February 19th, 2024 – Curated by Allan Revich – Notes – I think this show was on a ferry?

50.  PRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main St., Suite 144 Portland, OR 97214-3303 USA - Posted February 18th, 2024 - Curated By Nonlocal Variable - Notes - In the email that Duane sent, he wrote "I don't do video." The picture is enough.

51.   Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Nevada USA – Posted March 6th, 2024 – Curated by Dillon Lambert, Eli Lambert, and Debbie Foster – Notes – My mom took my nephews to Las Vegas. I’m pretty sure they were drunk when my nephew sent the video in the middle of the day.

52.  Canal towpath, on the side of the Letchworth Ave. Bridge (40.23852° N, 74.83094° W), Yardley, Pennsylvania USA – Posted March 31st, 2024 – Curated by Ken B. Miller – Notes – It’s always nice to have artwork positioned by any body of water.

53.  W. Meeker St. & 2nd Ave S. 224 All Aglow Spa, Kent, Washington, USA – Posted March 31st, 2024 - Curated by Bonnie Porter – Notes – Bonnie wrote, “It's a Pokémon Go Pokéstop called "Leaf Rack", by the way!”

54.  9283 Nolley Ct. Charlotte, North Carolina 28270 USA – Posted April 20th, 2024 – Curated by Catherine Harrer Kanvik – Notes – Catherine had help putting up the show from her grandson. He’s in a couple of the pictures she sent.

55.  Tanglewood Park 4061 Clemmons Rd, Clemmons, North Carolina 27012 USA – Posted May 1st, 2024 – Curated by Will Parham – Notes – Will called his magnet show “choo-choo,” I guess because he posted it on an infamous train inside the park.

56.  414 Deacon Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 USA – Posted May 3rd, 2024 – Notes – I was almost positive a metal folding chair was magnetic.

57.  2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27707 USA – Posted May 7th, 2024 – Notes – I posted it on a trailer with the aspirational words “People Over Profit” painted on them.

58.  207 West Sixth Street, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27107 USA – Posted May 13th, 2024 – Notes – Nothing like a grouping of four unused weekly newspaper boxes to stick a magnet show to.

59.  Ft. Moore, Georgia USA – Posted May 15th, 2024 – Curated by Jac Perk – Notes - Nothing like a magnet show in a broken-down children’s playground to really capitalize on creepiness.

60.  Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA – Posted May 30th, 2024 – Notes – When Miles and I got back from our two-hour hang, Misty commented on the amount of sand in his shoes.

61.  McLeod and First in Downtown Livermore, California USA – Posted June 3rd, 2024 – Curated by LuEllen Joy Miller-Giera – Notes – LuEllen says in her video, “I sent you a picture of a sign for a rodeo.” Magnet shows near rodeos are always a good idea.

62.  E. Trade Street, Charlote North Carolina USA – Posted June 7th, 2024 – Notes – The last time I was in this area things were open. This time the whole area was full of creepy characters waiting to get on a bus.

63.  1642 SC-160, Fort Mill, South Carolina USA – Posted June 9th, 2024 – Notes – Finding myself with a few minutes at the gras station, cleaning out trash, and airing out the travel farts, I decided to put a magnet show on one of the pumps.

64.  Castellon, Spain – Posted June 11th, 2024 – Curated by Juan Petry – Notes – The first international show where I think a language barrier created a little frustration. Only the second show to capture someone looking at the magnets.

65.  2372 St. Claude Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70117 – Posted June 13th, 2024 – Curated by LuEllen Joy Miller-Giera – Notes – Seeing my little collage pieces on the side of a New Orleans café, made me calculate how long it’s been since I’ve walked that city.

66.  Calle del Doctor Fourquet- Between 30 and 32, Madrid, Spain – Posted June 16th, 2024 – Curated by Laura Hortal – Notes - This is the only international show with full sized collages. I dropped this one off at Laura’s house and she took it all the way to Spain with her.

67.  2220 Thomasville Rd. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107 USA – Posted June 17th, 2024 – Notes – I stuck this magnet show on the outside toilets…that’s right, outside toilets. As I kid, I remember this being standard practice, especially at gas stations, but thankfully this custom has slowly died out.

68.  204 W. Acadia Ave, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127 USA – Posted June 24th, 2024 – Notes – I stuck the show to their mailbox. When I was putting them up, a couple of the magnets fell and broke.

69.  2701 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 USA – Posted July 1st, 2024 – Notes – I got one inside a toilet!

70.  Gaston Avenue, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103 USA – Posted July 2nd, 2024 – Notes – I put this one on the top of a little library. I felt like I was combing two projects, the magnet project and how I get rid of most of my framed collages and assemblage pieces.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Amazing! Incredible ! Fantastic ! I was a curator (of sorts) myself at one point in my previous life. & 7O exhibitions (even if they are tiny little magnets ) is no small feat. Amazing! Incredible! Fantastic! Sighed & Signed, Richard C.