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Curators: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean
Exhibition Design: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean
Interactive Design: Aaron Hedquist, Gabe Kean

Venue:
Belle & Wissell Gallery, Seattle, WA, December 2, 2006 - February 2, 2007

Synopsis:

Beasts! is a cryptozoological art exhibition of hidden, folkloric, and mythological creatures, curated by Jacob McMurray and Gabe Kean, and developed in collaboration with Fantagraphics Books and Born Presents. The exhibition is a companion to the Fantagraphics book Beasts! by Jacob Covey. Both exhibition and book feature breathtaking images from 90 artists, bringing these many and varied beasts that much closer to reality.

The idea for the exhibition was to create not only a visually arresting art exhibition, but a Borgesian "Beasts! HQ" as well. With a miniscule budget, Gabe Kean, Jacob McMurray, and Aaron Hedquist created a world map and deliberately over-complex infographic, guiding visitors to more information about the geographical location, chronology, eating habits, etc. of these creatures, while a media installation allowed visitors to pore through the visual and textual Beast! information in an interactive, intuitive way.