Marble Town, Hotel Art, NY, curated by Abby Lloyd for Hotel Art, October 2013
Welcome to Marble Town, where we believe that death is just lifeâs after-party! Here we preach the importance of self expression in the Great Beyond! Residents of âMarble Townâ harness their individual taste to create their very own one-of-a-kind tombstone. Just think, when itâs your time to slip on that pine-overcoat, donât you want to look fabulous?Â
Marble Town was an alternative exhihibition featuring custom tombstones created by 13 artists. Each tombstone was photographed in a location chosen by the artist. The images were then compiled to make a promotional video for Marble Town. The video was presented at a âhaunted massage parlorâ in lower Manhattan.Â
Featured Artists ( in order of appearance ): George Heintz â Brigid Moore â Chris Retsina â  Gil Gentile â  Thang Tran â  Lucia Love â Abby Lloyd â  Alex Bienstock â  Rosalie Knox â  Travis Hallenbeck â  Ashby Collinson â  Victoria Duffee â  Anny Oberlink â Â
Hotel Art was founded in 2012 as a means to generate exhibition documentation for online audiences. Solo and group shows were installed in non-art spaces like hotel rooms, Airbnbs, and public spaces just long enough to document them, sometimes with standard photography, sometimes in the form of livestreams, videos, or other alternative forms of documentation.