As per gallery standards, paintings, prints, and videos are hung on the wall or exhibited on pristine white pedestals. These works are priced high, but juxtaposed with cheaper alternatives. Rachel B. Glaser’s large-scale Microsoft Paint prints have corresponding smaller prints sold for $60. Although Sara Blaylock’s inkjet prints may be too expensive for the average visitor, a notebook with a glossy image from a print can be bought with little financial worry.

Giant Sale critiques and embodies the concept of both a discount store and a gallery gift shop, drawing attention to the near-irrelevance of “high” art as product. We consider ourselves essentially “going out of business.” Like any savvy industry, we are trying to revitalize or rename our market.

Giant Sale gives A.P.E. its first real presence at the Sidewalk Sale, an annual event that swarms Northampton’s downtown each summer. TA.P.E. will, for the first time, participate with its neighbors in this commercial festival in the shared hopes of clearing inventory and generating revenue. Connecting this frenzy with established local business, Giant Sale is largely produced via local shops.

Not only a showcase of the work of Blaylock and Glaser, this exhibition invites other local artists to participate in a community art market where artful wares can be purchased at bargain prices. In addition, Giant Sale will host a series of events showcasing theater, music, and film from the region.

Glaser & Blaylock

Local Celebrities discuss Glaser's work

Visitors at the Opening (And Lisa Thompson, APE gallery manager)

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