Trouble Everyday

 

     
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Booklyn Exhibitions
Sept 11 - Oct 9 2010


Taking inspiration from Frank Zappa’s 1966 song Trouble Everyday from the Freak Out! Album by The Mothers of Invention, Chris Sollars throws caution to the wind with facing current state of affairs. Through drawings, photographs, sculptures, and videos of critical humor, Sollars blurs the past with the present in his investigation with the troubles we find ourselves with 9 years later on September 11, 2010.

Watch the Promo:
http://vimeo.com/14751756

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Golden Fleece 2010

Golden printed Fleece blanket of Osama Bin Laden smiling. 48” x 64”

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Why Can't We Catch Him? 2010

2002 Time Magazine nailed to wall with pound of nails through Osama Bin Laden's portrait.

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the Dying Douglas 2010

19th century Dying Douglas engraving collaged in the shape of Iraq

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BP Obama 2010
Obama handling BP in black and silver frame.
8"x10" c-prints

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ipad 2010
modified ipad ad shown on ipad.
ipad is loaded with ad screensaver; wikileaks Collateral Murder, 5 Apr 2010 video; and ipod Abu Gharib commercial.

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Looking Up install
2010

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Hillary
2010

Looking Up 2010

Drawing series of 11 portraits all looking up with towers in their eyes.
pencil on paper 10.75" x 14”

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Cheney
2010

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Palin
2010

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Condi
2010

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Paulson
2010

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Rubin
2010

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Hopper
2010

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Beck
2010

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Rove
2010

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Obama
2010

 

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Fate Lines 2010
Self Taken Found Frame 15” x 20” C Print

VIDEOS    
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BP SPIN 2010

British Petroleum green sun spinning.
watch the video loop here: http://vimeo.com/15047752

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Trouble Everyday Promo 2010

52 seconds
http://vimeo.com/14751756

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IRAQ BLACK OUT 2010

Iraq black shape held up and filmed around San Francisco simultaneous to President Obama's Iraq withdrawl speech.

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Trouble Everyday 2010

Frank Zappa's 1966 song Trouble Everyday with the Mothers of Invention remixed for 2010.

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Rorschach Sleep 2010

Reflected video of man sleeping.

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Rorschach Joint Book 2010

Book filled with shared joint ashes with friends.