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Turn the Page Closes at the Crocker Art Museum

The third and final rendition of "Turn the Page: The First 10 Years of Hi-Fructose" closed at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento this week. The exhibit, organized by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and made possible by the City of Virginia Beach, collected the work of 51 contemporary artists and in this version, featured an exclusive installation from artist Mark Dean Veca.

The third and final rendition of “Turn the Page: The First 10 Years of Hi-Fructose” closed at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento this week. The exhibit, organized by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and made possible by the City of Virginia Beach, collected the work of 51 contemporary artists and in this version, featured an exclusive installation from artist Mark Dean Veca.

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The four-month stint was also marked by several events, like a Sugar Rush ArtMix party, in which aerialists Rebel Rose and Katie Nicole, The Darling Clementines, and others performed alongside the collected works. Hi-Fructose co-founders Annie Owens-Seifert and Attaboy shared their experiences starting and maintaining the magazine and helping in the making of the exhibit in a conversation at the space in July. And you can see a video with Crocker assistant curator Christie Hajela talking about the exhibit below.

Below, you’ll find posts from the exhibit’s tenure at the Crocker.

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James Jean, Hare, 2008. Oil on Rives BFK. 30 x 22 inches. Collection of Neil Du Fine. Starting June 11 at 10 a.m., "Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose" fills the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento with the work of 51 contemporary artists. The exhibit was previously at the Akron Art Museum and Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, which organized the exhibition that highlights the first decade of the publication’s existence. A member preview and artists reception arrives June 23, with Hi-Fructose co-founders Annie Owens and Attaboy in tow (and to attend, you can become a member here).
In October 2015, Hi-Fructose Vol. 29 featured artist Olek visited the Virginia MOCA for a special workshop with community members and to plan a large-scale public artwork on site that will raise awareness about the waters near Virginia Beach. Over the weekend, the New York-based artist's project was unveiled at the opening of Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose - a larger than life future New York Times article covering the facade of the museum entrance. Olek's mural, crocheted in a photo-realistic style, imagines our Earth Day headline news in 2020.
Sculpture by Scott Musgrove (Photo courtesy of Sheri DeBow) The packed opening reception for "Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose" featured appearances from featured artists like Jennybird Alcantara and Mark Dean Veca, who created the installation "Maddest Hatter" just for this incarnation of the exhibit, along with Hi-Fructose co-founders Attaboy and Annie Owens. The Crocker Art Museum hosts the exhibit through Sept. 17.
Two weeks ago, Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose opened to a colorful audience at the Virginia MOCA. Reviewed here on our blog and in our upcoming issue Volume 40 (now available for pre-order!), this landmark retrospective highlights the visionaries that have appeared in the magazine for the past forty issues, three books, and thousands of pages. Today, we bring you a video recap, courtesy of our friends Kyle Maier and Amie Gibson at Kamio Media.

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