He'll Print on Anything

Featuring a selection of works from Mitchel Ahern's letterpress printing practices "He'll Print on Anything" includes a protest banner on canvas, two of his "Angry Dishtowels" series, two 9-color prints from his dots series created by manipulating a matrix of 1,505 10 and 12 point dots, and a multi-print element from his upcoming theatrical production "Dhalgren Sunrise," which he will perform at the show opening December 3rd. He will also give an artists's talk on his letterpress processes, perform on the Harrow (one of his invented instruments) and give a reading from his 120 foot long Gettysburg Address scroll using his Rolling Scroll Theater.

About the Artist:

Mitchel Ahern: Letterpress and Performance Art

I work in multiple media including letterpress, performance art and invented instruments. I print on fabric and paper at my shop, mitchelka Show Card Press, in Lynn, MA. These works combine text and abstraction often with social/political commentary, and may be combined with performance elements as meta-media performance art. I've exhibited and performed at many galleries and clubs, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, 119 Gallery, Atlantic Works Gallery, Galatea, Marblehead Arts, The Middle East, The Rat, the Knitting Factory, Figment, the Wonder Valley Festival, the INTER-ACTIONS project of the Fort Point Theater Channel on Boston Common and the Channel Center Garage.