Keegan Wenkman My life as a number

XYandZ is pleased to present My life as a number, an exhibition of new illustrations by Keegan Wenkman co-curated by XYandZ and Joseph Belk. Join us for the opening of My life as a number on May 7th, 2010 at XYandZ.

Keegan Wenkman is a 26 year-old self-taught illustrator, currently living in Portland, Ore via Minneapolis, MN. Keegan is the co-owner/operator of KeeganMeegan Press & Bindery and Onefootinfront illustration studio.

Wenkman's salacious, enigmatic and overtly personal illustrations are created using pen and ink on paper. The illustrations created for My life as a number, depict the symbolism of numbers in Wenkman’s personal life, and explores the emotional and spiritual perspective derived from each illustrated instance and/or context. My life as a number will be accompanied by the release of Codex Viginti Sex, a letterpress printed, hand bound, self-published book by Wenkman. The works included in Codex Viginti Sex are a document of the repetition of the number 26 in popular culture. Codex Viginti Sex is the first of a collection of 26 books that Wenkman will be self-publishing once a year, starting at 26 and working backwards to 0. The successive books will be a record of Wenkman's artistic and technical progress as an artist, printer and binder.

In addition to Wenkman's illustrations and Codex Viginti Sex, 6 silkscreen prints published by Burlesque of North America and printed by Ben Lafond will be available.

The opening reception for Keegan Wenkman's My life as a number will be held at XYandZ on Friday May 7th, 2010 from 7p-11p. My life as a number will be on display at XYandZ through June 11th, 2010.