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July 24, 2006
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As a former Daytonian, everyone knows that Yellow Springs is the weirdo-hippy town with the great nature preserves and lots of strange stores, not to mention the home of Dave Chappelle. So why not put an art gallery in the bathroom?
Call it Chagall in the stall, Picasso in the powder room.
Anyone who uses the public restrooms inside a replica of the 1880 train station in this southwest Ohio village will be treated to a display of original paintings on the walls.
Dubbed the ChamberPot Gallery, the exhibition that opened in mid-June is the brainchild of two local artists hoping to draw attention to this artist-oriented community and to lure into the village out-of-town hikers, bikers and joggers who use a bike path next to the station.
"For the most part, everybody has been very excited about this. They just think it's a hoot," said Corrine Bayraktaroglu, co-organizer of the restroom gallery. "And we're getting puns left, right and center — take a peek while you leak."
Some of the 19 works, mostly by local artists, are bathroom-themed, including a dress made of pink, blue and yellow tissues, and a person's face screaming out: "Got Paper?" Some paintings are abstract, and other subjects featured include an outhouse and a person blowing soap bubbles.
Posted by oz115 at July 24, 2006 01:33 PM
Comments
I for one LOVE Yellow Springs and spent countless hours there in my hippie garb. I hope you aren't making fun of Yellow Springs?
Posted by: Christy at July 24, 2006 08:01 PM
Of course not. How can you not love Yellow Springs?
Posted by: tim at August 1, 2006 10:15 PM