Shoebox Series: Second Edition (2004)
Premiered as “an art collection in a shoebox” on the model Joseph Cornell’s “shadow boxes, Duchamps’ “Box in a Valise," and Warhol’s “time capsules,” the second edition in the Shoebox series was first offered for sale as a Bridge benefit edition in 2004. The Bridge Shoebox was assembled in a museum-grade, archival storage box in the exact dimensions of a typical shoebox, and containing works by more than 40 contemporary artists. Each "shoebox" contained a variety of art works produced in an array of media including audio and video works as well as drawings, prints and artists’ multiples. Artists included in the 2004 edition included:
Buzz Spector, Rodney Carswell, Brandon Alvendia, Jan-Erik Andersson Shawn Decker, Mike Bancroft, Duke and Battersby, Milan Bobysud, Steve Bushman, Alex Carroll, David Constable, Paul Davies/X Ray Lab, Phil Davis, Melissa Ebbe, Joel Feldman, Jonathon Gitelson, Justin Goh, Terence Hannum, Michael Hofer, Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes, Peregrine Honig, Cody Hudson, Chika Ito, Vaughnda Johnson, Jeremiah Ketner, Barbara Koenen, Andrew McAllister, Graham McDougal, Van McElwee, Adelheid Mers, Moko Moko, Paul Nudd, Mary Osmundson, Alain Park, Krista Peel, Sabrina Raaf, Shelly Rahme, Jennifer Ramsey, Beth Reitmeyer, Lisa Ritter and Brady Vest.