CMYK, Permaset Aqua Fabric ink on Arches 88, 22.5 in x 30 in
Edition of 20, produced with Print Fellow Mike Levine, assisted by Keely Snook

Members of the first class of Wassaic Project artists-in-residence in 2010, Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw have continued very close ties with the Wassaic Project and have exhibited and performed multiple times, including their top floor installation in our 2021 Summer Exhibition. Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw are collaborative artists who live and work in Brooklyn, NY. They create immersive, large scale sculptures and absurd environments. As some of our most commercially successful alums, their work has been shown in institutions and galleries such as the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Cranbrook Art Museum, Postmasters Gallery, and reviewed in publications such as NY Times, Art Forum, Hyperallergic. In this project, they present an immersive, omniscient diner installation at the panoramic top floor of the mill, inviting participants to have a solo, spiritual, and surreal moment with the all American hamburger. Referencing holy communion, familiar comforts, and divine countenance, the contemplative and humorous experience will reflect both the significance and absurdity within this particular contemporary moment. Their Hot Dog in The City presented by Time Square Arts is currently on view in Times Square with rave reviews from The New York Times, The New York Post, Artnet, and Hyperallergic! They are taking street meat to new heights with a sculpture of the iconic New York City style hot dog. Complete with hydraulics and bursts of confetti, this spectacular animatronic installation sited in the heart of Times Square will also be an anchor for serious talks, playful performances, and political debate. At 65 feet long, Hot Dog in the City will (unofficially) top the record for World’s Largest Hot Dog. With equal parts spectacle, celebration, and critique, Catron and Outlaw symbolically supersize the all-American hot dog to examine consumption, capitalism, class, and contemporary culture. Hot Dog in the City builds upon the artists’ layered conceptual practice which spans elaborate large-scale sculptures, kinetic installations and immersive experiences, often infused with humor and camp to prompt cultural and political commentary.