#Pokemonument Auction - September 25

#POKÉMONUMENT Sunday September 25 11 AM Proceeds to benefit the Lower Garden District Parks & Fountains Fund

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Public sculpture, whether sanctioned or not, has the potential to transform and energize community spaces.

–Artist Statement Sometime under the cover of night between Saturday, July 30th and Sunday, July 31st this year, “#POKÉMONUMENT” was erected in a defunct fountain on Terpsichore Street in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District. Characterized by the press as Guerrilla or Stealth Art, this mysterious work became an instant media sensation, igniting a firestorm of interest amongst Pokémon GO™ players, locals, and tourists who were more than excited to make the pilgrimage to the curious new landmark.

This kind of pop-up Guerrilla Art is often inextricably tied to its surroundings, deriving meaning from the interplay between artwork and environment. In this case, the anonymous artists of the #Pokémonument are seeing that concept one step further by trying to improve the park in which it was installed. “When we snuck a Pikachu statue into the middle of a dry fountain on Terpsichore Street, we could not have imagined that it would attract so much attention.

That the momentum would carry its image around the world… We would like to use that positive momentum to bring about a larger, more permanent change for our community.”

In #POKÉMONUMENT, the figure Pickachu stands tall and defiant, arms crossed and nose pointed to the sky, its stance perhaps a cheeky acknowledgment to the fuss surrounding its cryptic origins. As Nickolaus Hines of Inverse points out, “Pikachu might not be the first choice for New Orleans officials when it comes to subjects for statues, but the vigilante statue uprising could prove to be a cheap way for the city to beautify forgotten areas. Then, in the foreseeable future after New Orleans has sunk into the Gulf of Mexico and been forgotten, archeologists will excavate the Pikachu statue and understand what the summer of 2016 was really all about.” That of-the-moment sentiment makes up a large part of the enduring appeal of this pop-up monument whose brief but celebrated time in the public eye draws a nice parallel to the ephemeral seasons of joy and beauty that define the Crescent City.

Lot 651. Anonymous/New Orleans, 21st c., “#POKEMONUMENT (Pikachu),” 2016, “bronzed” and cemented fiberglass over foam with epoxy hard coating, cement covered plywood base, h. 80 in., w. 64 in., d. 64 in. [Starting Bid: $1,000].

Provenance: Originally installed in the Terpsichore Fountain on Terpsichore Street, Coliseum Square Park, New Orleans; Sold to benefit the Lower Garden District Parks & Fountains Fund, New Orleans.

On Exhibition: September 12 - 24, 10 AM - 5 PM. Closed Sunday, September 18.

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651. Anonymous/New Orleans, 21st c., “#POKEMONUMENT (Pikachu)”, 2016, “bronzed” and cemented fiberglass over foam with epoxy resin hard coating, inscribed “#POKEMONUMENT” on cement covered plywood base, h. 80 in., w. 64 in., d. 64 in.

Estimate available upon request.

Provenance: Originally installed in the Terpsichore Fountain on Terpsichore Street, Coliseum Square Park, Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA, July 31, 2016; sold to benefit the Lower Garden District Parks and Fountains Fund, New Orleans, LA. “Public sculpture, whether sanctioned or not, has the potential to transform and energize community spaces.” –Artist Statement Sometime under the cover of night between Saturday, July 30th and Sunday, July 31st, the “#POKÉMONUMENT” was erected on Terpsichore Street near Prytania Street. Characterized as Guerrilla or Stealth Art, this mysterious work appeared shortly after the hugely successful release of the Pokémon GO™ App, igniting a firestorm of interest amongst players, locals, and tourists who were more than excited to make the pilgrimage to the curious new landmark.

This kind of pop-up Guerrilla Art is often inextricably tied to its surroundings, deriving meaning from the interplay between artwork and environment. In this case, the anonymous

artists of the #Pokémonument are seeing that concept one-step further by trying to improve the neglected park in which it was installed. “When we snuck a Pikachu statue into the middle of a dry fountain on Terpsichore Street, we could not have imagined that it would attract so much attention. That the momentum would carry its image around the world. Overwhelmed and touched doesn’t begin to describe what the response has meant to us… We would like to use that positive momentum to bring about a larger, more permanent change for our community.”

In the lot offered here, the figure Pikachu stands tall and defiant, arms crossed and nose pointed to the sky, its stance perhaps a cheeky acknowledgment to the fuss surrounding its cryptic origins. As Nickolaus Hines of Inverse points out, “Pikachu might not be the first choice for New Orleans officials when it comes to subjects for statues, but the vigilante statue uprising could prove to be a cheap way for the city to beautify forgotten areas. Then, in the foreseeable future after New Orleans has sunk into the Gulf of Mexico and been forgotten, archeologists will excavate the Pikachu statue and understand what the summer of 2016 was really all about.” That of-the-moment sentiment makes up a large part of the enduring appeal of this pop-up monument whose brief but celebrated time in the public eye draws a nice parallel to the ephemeral seasons of joy and beauty that define the Crescent City.

Ref.: Hines, Nickolaus. “An Amazing, Illegal Pikachu Statue Secretly Put Up in New Orleans.” Inverse. Aug. 1, 2016. www.inverse.com. Accessed Aug. 15, 2016. “#Artist Statement.” Pokémonument NOLA. www.pokemonumentnola.com. Accessed Aug. 15, 2016. MacCash, Doug. “Pokémon Go ‘stealth’ sculpture appears on Terpsichore Street”. The Times Picayune. Aug. 1, 2016. www.nola.com. Accessed Aug. 15, 2016.

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