CFYW Se Habla Español

1xRUN Thru Interview
CFYW – Se Habla Español by Cash For Your Warhol

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1xRun: What is unique about this print from other releases that you’ve done?
Cash For Your Warhol: The layers we’ve created are drawn from new signage, notably the popular sign in NYC that promises to eradicate bed bugs. The color palate differs from the one we did last time.

1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about? When was this piece created?
Cash For Your Warhol: This is another collaboration with James Weinberg of Weinberg Design. When we first met it was clear James understood what I was after: to compress a number images that have inspired CFYW, and to blend them with our own imagery in a way that is both abstract and referential. The gold layer was his idea, though, and I think it works really well. This piece was just finished this April of 2015.

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 1xRun: Why should people buy this print?
Cash For Your Warhol: It is the second of three prints on paper I am working on that incorporates my own work along with common street signs that populate the American roads. I particularly like the “stressed” look of the CFYW signage (stickers?) in the foreground.

 1xRun: Describe this print in one gut reaction word.
Cash For Your Warhol: Battle-scarred.

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1xRun: How and when did Cash For Your Warhol begin?
Cash For Your Warhol: We kicked things off in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis. They were also inspired by the large number of signs hung on telephone poles and looking to solve our personal financial crisis.

1xRun: Have you received any legitimate calls?
Cash For Your Warhol: Definitely. I heard from a very insistent collector who was desperate to sell his John Wayne print – until he heard what the offer was. We made an actual offer that was reasonable and based on other prints that were available at the time. Unfortunately for him the offer was less than 25% of what he had paid the previous year at an auction.

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1xRun: What are some of the messages that you are left?
Cash For Your Warhol: There is a wide range, from curiosity seekers, to drunken college kids, to local authorities, to actual collectors and galleries looking to do business with us.

1xRun: Who are some of your earliest influences?
Cash For Your Warhol: Sol Lewitt. (pictured below.)

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1xRun: Who are some recent influences?
Cash For Your Warhol: Cash For Your Junk Car.

1xRun: What else is on tap for you coming up this summer?
Cash For Your Warhol: I am headed to the opening of the Venice Biennale and have no doubt I will be inspired by any number of artists. I plan on installing some plaques while I’m there, and will probably continue that into the summer at other locations where I travel.

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1xRun: Where else can people find you?
Cash For Your Warhol:WebsiteFacebookTwitter @cash4yourwarhol – Instagram – @cfyw –

-1xRUN