SPRING/BREAK Art Show

February 28 - March 6, 2017

4 Times Square
Room 2222 (22nd Floor)
New York, NY

springbreakartshow.com

Exhibiting:

Sean Fader
365 Profile Pics

#365profilepics @photoartstar @dennygallery
#springbreakartshow @springbreakartshow

Over 365 days I posted a new profile picture each day on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and invited reactions from my community of friends and followers. These profile pictures were created in Photoshop by retouchers from around the world. I hired these professionals via such Websites as Craigslist, Fiverr, and Freelancer, and asked them to digitally create these images for me. I provided each of them with 400 green-screened selfies and directed them to create new profile pics for me that “make me look amazing and my life look awesome.” The retouchers then Photoshopped images of me with images they found on the Internet to digitally construct my profile pics. The altered images have no correlation with my own identity but instead reflect each retoucher’s idea of what I might aspire to be.

— Sean Fader

Press:
Read on ArtSlant
Read on Artnet.
Read on the Gothamist.

Sean Fader and Denny Gallery have co-published a catalog in conjunction with the exhibition with an essay by Nicole Coffineau and have a book signing at SPRING/BREAK on Saturday, March 4th 3-6 p.m. Join the event on Facebook.

Installation view of Sean Fader: 365 Profile Pics, 2017

Sean Fader demonstrating the augmented reality (AR) component

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 25/365 (Trump got me all like: Preparing to get the fuck out of here!), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 37 x 30 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 20 x 16 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 15/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 19/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 43 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 23 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 33/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 42 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 100/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 47 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 207/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 47 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 310/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 40 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 21 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 307/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 298/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 270/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 44 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 23 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 257/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 212/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 176/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 43 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 23 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 140/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 96/365 (Big night on the town! Where's the next party?), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 93/365 (Ready for my birthday ya'll), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 63/365 (Summer is coming... and so is #GOT), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 46 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 25 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 47/365 (Today I say goodbye to Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and my Spaceship Family. Live long and may your art prosper! #spashipfamily4eva), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 49 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 26 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 37/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 44 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 36/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 31/365 (Listen My Children), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 29/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 27/365 (The Popes Instagram Pope Francis got me all like...), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 45 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 24 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 26/365 (Daddy's all like...), 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 47 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 25 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 18/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 39 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 21 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Sean Fader 365 Profile Pics 10/365, 2016-2017 Archival inkjet print 30 x 47 in, Edition of 1 + 1 AP Edition: 16 x 25 in, Edition of 3 + 1 AP

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