Lazerian (aka Liam Hopkins)

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Description

Gerald the Dog
Cardboard and paper, 13/500
16 3/4 x 12" FOLDED
2016
Beginning in 1988, the Norton Family sent a limited edition Christmas gift to a wide list of friends in the art community including art institutions. Commissioned by an artist, the gift encompassed a variety of multi-media artworks such as a porcelain ashtray, a printed fan, a woven blanket, a lifesaver, a dollhouse and a crazy coffee cup all of which later became part of the Norton Family Art Projects. Liam Hopkins, founder of Lazerian, takes his popular pop up dog and presents it as the 2016 Norton Christmas gift. The work arrives with a pop up dog (a) and a set of instructions which opens to reveal a photo array of pop up dogs (b).

Date

2016

Creator

Lazerian (aka Liam Hopkins)
b. United Kingdom, 1985

Source

Gift of Bruce Robertson and Thomas Kren

Identifier

2021.002.004a,b

Citation

Lazerian (aka Liam Hopkins) and b. United Kingdom, 1985, “Lazerian (aka Liam Hopkins),” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed March 28, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/16696.