Kate Bingaman-Burt's "Obsessive Consumption" Book Release Party Tonight at Land Gallery

Right after I posted the daily list of events I stumbled across news of another event today that I wanted to make you aware of.  Kate Bingaman-Burt‘s new book Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today? has just been released by Princeton Architectural Press, and to celebrate their will be a release party tonight (4-2) from 6-8pm at the Land Gallery (3925 N. Mississippi Ave). The full exhibition will run through April 25th.  You can see photos of the installation here.

Here is a little bit about the book:

Obsessive Consumption represents a selection of three years of Bingaman-Burt’s delightful ink drawings of sundry items. Accompanied by witty and insightful annotations, these drawings mock her own relationship with her purchases and put a personal face on the mass-produced items of our shared experience. Readers can catch a glimpse into the life of the artist from the collection, which includes wedding bands, a dog, a moving truck, handmade items from friends, Mississippi beer, Portland pizza, and lots of pens and drawing paper to support her drawing habit. A celebration of the beauty of the everyday, Obsessive Consumption presents a microcosm of consumer culture that will appeal to everyone from a thirteen-year-old mall-dweller to a middle-aged anticonsumerism advocate.

If you buy Obsessive Consumption directly from Bingaman-Burt she will throw in one of her daily drawings complete with a certificate of authenticity!

Image credit Kate Bingaman-Burt.