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As a post by Caryn at Art.Blogging.LA reminded me, we created a bumpersticker years ago to give away in conjunction with the exhibition Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s–1980s. I don’t really know how it came to be or if we came up with the idea first, so I asked Scott Winter in our membership [...]

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As a post by Caryn at Art.Blogging.LA reminded me, we created a bumpersticker years ago to give away in conjunction with the exhibition Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s–1980s. I don’t really know how it came to be or if we came up with the idea first, so I asked Scott Winter in our membership department who was there from the start:

I believe it came out of a conversation with John Capecci, when he worked in Development. We were looking for a gimmick for the Walker After Hours event that recognized the conceptual art exhibition we had opened in Gallery A. Somewhere between the 2 of us, it evolved. We then went on to think up some more, but we never pursued producing them.

Start Seeing Motherwells

If you can read this, you’re Chuck Close

My Other Car is a REAL Work of Art

Scott adds that the only way we could get the OK from our Registration department–the people charged with peeling them off of art they’d inevitably end up plastered on–was to make them removable:

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  • Grace says:
    May 9, 2006 at 8:50 am

    Do you have any of the conceptual art stickers left?

  • Paul Schmelzer says:
    May 9, 2006 at 12:19 pm

    We’ve got only a handful left (they were popular). But we’ve had very preliminary conversations about doing a new print run. Is there enough demand out there?

  • Eric says:
    May 9, 2006 at 1:22 pm

    That could be even bigger than the “Closed Monday” mug.

  • Steven LaRose says:
    May 9, 2006 at 10:00 pm

    I’d purchase a dozen if the font were different and the text centered. I’d probably only get ten if they looked like this. I’ll take one if your “handful” is small. If you guys don’t print more, I’ll have to make my own!

  • Paul Schmelzer says:
    May 10, 2006 at 9:02 am

    Looks like someone’s selling a (clumsily designed) version online, and this site says a transposed version–”If you like conceptual art, think about honking.”–was created in 1977. Anyone got an image of that one?

    Also, a clarification: former Walker curatorial intern Liz Thomas writes in to say that she and designer Daniel Eatock were involved in the conception of this sticker as well. For the record.

  • Melba Toast says:
    March 1, 2007 at 1:29 pm

    I also want to get one of those stickers. And that mug. Where do you buy this stuff?

  • masami says:
    March 8, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    I’d get a bunch if you did a reprint!

  • soopermike says:
    July 10, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    i’ve scoured the greater la area and cyberspace in search of this sticker. i can’t speak to the demand for it among society at large, but i’m certain anyone who values conceptual art would also value this sticker. pls let me know if a new print run is in the works, i’d gladly support it.

  • Paul Schmelzer says:
    July 11, 2007 at 5:12 pm

    There’s a redesign and print run in the works. Stay tuned…

  • soopermike says:
    July 12, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    that’s really terrific news. pls keep us posted

  • eeeb says:
    July 12, 2007 at 1:42 pm

    I want one for sure. plz email me: rasamusic@hotmail.com