Drago – Street art publisher

Facebook is a blessing and a curse for many... It allows you to stay in touch with friends, family, and acquaintances, share pictures, poke, throw a sheep at, create events, invite people to those events, request and suggest friendships, and become a “fan” of pretty much anything. On the other hand it is the black-hole time-suck that tells you that your “friend” John (with whom you haven’t spoken since 1998) got married to Sarah (who you have never met) and allows you to look at their beautiful wedding pictures from Key Largo. Great. And maybe a little bit creepy.
My most recent experience is somewhat different, but basically stems from the same concept: before Facebook we wouldn’t have a clue as to what was going on in other people’s lives unless we picked up the phone and called them. Originally a native New Yorker, I left for Rome about four years ago, now only to learn bits and pieces about the life I left behind through what I refer to as the “Stalker Feed.” So what’s my point?
News about Re-Creation II at Ogilvy and Mather came to me via Facebook. “Your Friend was tagged in a photo. Re-Creation II - Carmichael Gallery comes to NYC!. And of course I click…I was instantly transported to my internship from my senior year in high school, wandering the halls of Ogilvy and Mather desperately in search of the restroom. The maze of cubicles and hallways and red color everywhere was somewhat baffling and extremely overwhelming for the 17 year-old me. Now I just find it funny that Facebook connected a person from my present to an experience that for me seems like a lifetime ago. And of course my Father (who works at Ogilvy) forwarded me the press release later that afternoon, saying, “you might find this interesting…for a number of reasons.”

And I did.

Press Release
In collaboration with Carmichael Gallery, Ogilvy & Mather New York is hosting Re-Creation II, a global exploration of emerging art, from March 5th through July 2010. The exhibit will be held at the Ogilvy & Mather headquarters on New York City’s West Side at 636 11th Avenue. Re-Creation II will showcase some of the most important emerging contemporary artists from around the world.
Large-scale murals, installations and original canvas, sculpture and mixed media works will be on display from Will Barras, Simon Birch, Boxi, Ethos, Mark Jenkins, Labrona, Aakash Nihalani, Nina Pandolfo and WK Interact. Many of these artists, who are based in the UK, Hong Kong, Germany, Brazil, the US and Canada, have never shown in New York before, and have never shown together.
Ogilvy & Mather will transform five floors and the lobby space of its new headquarters in The Chocolate Factory into a museum-quality exhibition space. As viewers ascend each floor, they can experience the upward momentum of the artwork. Re-Creation II is the second exhibit to be hosted by Ogilvy & Mather in its new space. It follows the inaugural Re-Creation exhibit, which featured the work of 12 emerging artists who use recycled materials to create unique forms of art. That exhibit will also be viewable through the end of March.
The opening reception of the exhibit will be held on Friday, March 5 with several of the artists in attendance at Ogilvy & Mather. The exhibition will run through July 31, 2010.

Re-Creation II on Ogilvy.com