Kim Rugg: USPS vs. Art

We received a lovely package from the UK this afternoon from MMG artist, Kim Rugg. In it were sixteen of her trademark envelopes, stamps appropriately dissected  and reconfigured in her highly meticulous fashion to feature a variety of onomatopoeias and designs.

Now, we release them to the world…or at least to the local Santa Monica post office.

Per Kim’s request, the envelopes get chucked into the filthy blue mailbox at the entrance of Bergamot Station, circulated through the USPS cycle, and (fingers crossed) return back to us bearing the marks of their travels.

Brave envelopes, we salute you. See you on the flip side….we hope….

Stay tuned to see the results of our assimilation art experiment! For more frequent updates, you can follow us on Twitter.

Kim Rugg installation images

Check out these installation shots from the group exhibition “Pictures of Words”, which features Kim Rugg. The show is at Galerie Schmidt Maczollek in Cologne, Germany and runs until the 13th of June.

Kim Rugg at Judi Rotenburg

Judi Rotenberg Gallery opens their group show, “Paper Trail v. 5: Intimate Gestures”, which features the work of Kim Rugg, tonight in Boston, MA. The show will run until the 11th of July. If you have the opportunity, please stop by and show your support for Kim.

Kim Rugg in Cologne

Kim Rugg’s work is currently being featured in the exhibition “Pictures of Words” at Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne in Germany. The exhibition was curated by David Pagel and will run until June 13th. If you can, go and see this fantastic show. Images of the opening are below.

Kim Rugg on londonartblog.com

Kim Rugg’s solo show at Nettie Horn got another interesting review on the London Art Blog. Please go here to read the full article.

Kim Rugg at Nettie Horn

Kim Rugg’s solo show at Nettie Horn Gallery got a great mention on the blog Wolfbag, which you can see here. The show opened on the 20th of March and will close on April 26th. If you are in London please stop in a see Kim’s new body of work. For more information, please visit Nettie Horn.

Kim Rugg at the National Gallery

Yesterday, the National Gallery of Art announced their newest acquisitions, which include Kim Rugg’s work “No More Dry Runs” from 2008. You can read the original press release here.

It is also mentioned at the websites below. Congratulations Kim!

artdaily.org
artnet.com