Gallery 1988's Wet Hot American Summer Venice Show

A little over a week ago, the Venice Beach chapter of Gallery 1988 held an opening for their current Wet Hot American Summer themed show. The show is called Camp Firewood, the name of the camp in the movie, and will be displayed until June 29th. The director of the movie, David Wain, hosted the event. Cast member of fellow The State comrade to David Wain, Jo Lo Truglio, was in attendance as well. I had the great honor of briefly chatting and snapping pictures with both of them.

The featured art came in various media from oil painting to screen prints to sculptures. Take a look.

Wet Hot American Gothic Opening @ Gallery 1988 Venice

Gallery 1988 is a primarily eighties themed, pop culture driven, contemporary art gallery with spaces in Hollywood and Venice Beach California. A small sampling of illustrations displayed in 1988's shows are depiction's of deranged Alice in Wonderland characters, Doc Brown, Jay and Silent Bob, Skeletor, Milton & Mr. Lumbergh, the Mario Kart players, and original TRON characters and light bikes (just to name a few).

Perfectly aligning with this nostalgic trend of cult status pop culture motifs, the Venice Beach location of Gallery 1988 is hosting a Wet Hot American Summer art show. This event glorifies the 10th anniversary of the underground comedy written, directed, and starring several alums of MTV's 90s sketch comedy classic The State. The most notable individuals involved in Wet Hot American Summer, the trio that went on to form Stella, are Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain.

The event features Wet Hot American Summer themed art from over 65 artists and the opening reception is Friday, June 10th from 7-10PM. The location of the newest Venice arm of Gallery 1988 is 214 Pier Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405. I fully plan on attending this opening so stay tuned for images.