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PX (C)

Px(c) likes using popular culture images because people can relate easily to them. But when they see that the reconstructed meaning doesn’t make sense, they might question themselves and that’s when it becomes interesting. Because above all the aesthetic concerns, art remains a communication act and must be seen to provoke a dialogue.

PROFILE

Px(c) is the corporate alter-ego of Montreal artist Ben Depelteau. It first appeared in the 1999 painting You never know when you’ll need Px(c), as a car parts brand name. Px(c) has been known, over the years, to mimic advertising strategies to sell dysfunctional products and ideas to people. Its catalogue includes car parts, eyes, fingers, tongues, sunglasses, do-it-yourself art, concepts for gallery art, mouse traps, packages and some collages and prints.

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	PX (C) INTRODUCTION \| INVENTORY Px(c) likes using popular culture images because people can relate easily to them. But when they see that the reconstructed meaning doesn’t make sense, they might question themselves and that’s when it becomes interesting. Because above all the aesthetic concerns, art remains a communication act and must be seen to provoke a dialogue. PROFILE Px(c) is the corporate alter-ego of Montreal artist Ben Depelteau. It first appeared in the 1999 painting You never know when you’ll need Px(c), as a car parts brand name. Px(c) has been known, over the years, to mimic advertising strategies to sell dysfunctional products and ideas to people. Its catalogue includes car parts, eyes, fingers, tongues, sunglasses, do-it-yourself art, concepts for gallery art, mouse traps, packages and some collages and prints.
	One Man Corporation An Interview with Ben Depelteau by Ric Kasini Kadour Ben Depelteau is a one man corporation. His corporate alter-ego, Px(c) first appeared in the 1999 painting You never know when you’ll need Px(c), as a car parts brand name. Px(c) has been known, over the years, to mimic advertising strategies to sell dysfunctional products and ideas to people. Its catalogue includes car parts, eyes, fingers, tongues, sunglasses, do-it-yourself art, concepts for gallery art, mouse traps, packages and some collages and prints. MORE>>>
	"Ad Man" in Seven Days Montréal painter and printmaker Benoit Depelteau, a.k.a. Px (c), hijacks advertising images to redefine, and update, North American Pop Art. His Kasini House exhibition, on view through June 23, “Adjacking” puts cultural icons into new, subtly topical contexts. Px (c) also uses a broad range of media — spray paint, oil sticks, silkscreen, graphite, acrylic — on his lively, brightly colored canvasses. A selection of his prints is also available. Pictured: “Sinclair Dino.” -Marc Awodey
	Adjacking Sketchbook by Px (c) As a companion to his Kasini House exhibition, Montreal Artist Px(c) has produced a limited edition sketchbook. The 24-page, spiral-bound notebook is hand screenprinted by the artist and published by Art and Catastrophes. Edition is limited to 50. The book documents the creation of the Px (c)'s Adjacking series and includes early sketches, unused versions, hadwritten notes, and concepts for the paintings as well as ideas that did not lead to paintings. Adjacking Sketchbook is a window into the artist's mind and process. The book retails for $20.00. CLICK HERE...for purchasing information.
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