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LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center Gallery - 940 New Hampshire St. \, Lawrence\, Kansas  66044
DESCRIPTION:Rutherford Chang wants to buy your <em>White Album</em>. The Beatles’ self-titled double LP, popularly referred to as <em>The White Album</em>, was released in 1968 and featured a plain, stark white cover designed by Richard Hamilton. The band’s name was blind embossed at a slight angle, and early pressing featured a serial number stamped in the corner, effectively creating a limited edition that ironically exceeded 3 million. Countless copies marched off the assembly lines, each nearly identical to the others. That wouldn’t last. Over the next half-century, each album traveled an individual path. Some were loved, others discarded. Some remained with their first owners; others passed along to dozens. Some entertained at nightclubs and stadiums, others never left a teen’s bedroom. Some were replayed until worn out, others forgotten in the attic. These once-blank canvases all became unique artifacts, defined by each copy’s distinct history. The 43-year-old artist has been collecting numbered <em>White Albums</em> for over a decade, in any condition, and wants to meet them all. There are currently 3,344 copies and counting. For the duration of the exhibition, the gallery will mimic a record store, though one that only acquires more albums. If anyone is willing to part ways with a numbered <em>White Album</em>, please contact gallery staff or @webuywhitealbums on Instagram. Visitors are invited to browse the albums, listen to the vinyl and reflect on the post-production lives of mass-produced objects.
SUMMARY:We Buy White Albums | Rutherford Chang
ORGANIZER:Lawrence Arts Center
URL;VALUE=URI:https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/we-buy-white-albums-rutherford-chang/
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