Andrew Edlin Gallery is pleased to inaugurate its new location with It’s a Bird,It’s a Plane... a solo exhibit of art by Vahakn Arslanian. Show dates are May 7 - June 8, 2002 with an opening reception Thursday, May 9th from 5-8 pm. It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane... celebrates a new series of works that feature delicate drawings of birds inside Arslanian’s trademark found frames. The artist has always been fascinated with flight- at 26 he has already created many pieces depicting

airplanes, rockets, and assorted flying machines. It is rare that an artist so young could have already produced a body of work to warrant a retrospective exhibition. Such is the case with Vahakn Arslanian. He began making art as a child and was exhibiting by the age of 13. A scavenger of demolition sites and flea markets, Arslanian appropriates discarded windows, picture frames, car windshields, and other found objects as the new homes for his innocent, beautifully rendered drawings and mixed media creations.