His first correctional glasses offered Mark a new view of the world, inspiring his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60's and into the 70's, consisted of many different mediums, including rubber stamp designs, ink illustrations, screen printing, decals, and mail art. He participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of Akron, Ohio.

With DEVO, his most successful music project, Mark was able to showcase his artistic abilities on a larger scale, and to millions of people. Through their films, videos, costumes, LP covers, stage shows, and printed materials, Mark and DEVO forever altered commonly held preconceptions of how a rock band should function in popular culture.

During his downtime on early worldwide tours with DEVO, he began illustrating on postcards to send to his friends, which he still creates, and has been creating every day for over 30 years; A very obsessive habit which still yields anywhere from 1 to 25 new images per day. These cards were originally created as his personal diaries, and were never intended for public viewing. That all changed when Mark decided to share his postcard works in his critically acclaimed solo shows during the 80's & 90's, and with his gallery tour in 2003 titled HOMEFRONT INVASION!.

Mark then embarked on his BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS tour in 2004, which showcased his photographic symmetrical creations and 'corrected' imagery. The tour distributed many more of Mark's works throughout the world, and attracted more first-time gallery visitors & art buyers to his shows.

Mark's gallery tours in 2005 and 2006 feature new works from both his Postcard Diary Prints and Beautiful Mutants photographs, giving each gallery a choice of either visual theme.

After relocating the gallery to its new, permanent space on St. Claude Avenue, gallery owners Jeffrey Holmes and Andrea Garland were in the midst of renovating the space when hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. While the building was largely spared by the storm, it took in three feet of flood water when the levees broke.

After a year of battling with insurance and mortgage companies, the space has been (mostly!) rebuilt and Holmes and Garland are proud to once again open the doors to the public.

The Mark Mothersbaugh exhibition has been in the works for almost two years, and the whole Mothersbaugh team has been incredibly patient and understanding through this whole ordeal. l'art Noir thanks them!

OPENING RECEPTION:

Saturday, November 11, 2006 • 7 - 10pm

4108 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA

cash bar. bywater prices.

REGULAR GALLERY HOURS:

The Mothersbaugh show will remain up through Nov. 31, 2006.

Gallery Viewing Hours: 12 Noon - 5pm Saturdays & Sundays
Appointments by request during weekendays - please call 504.324.2489 to schedule an appointment.

FOR THE PRESS:

Please contact the gallery if you wish to arrange for an interview with Mark Mothersbaugh and/or need high resolution images.