“What happened to pen pals? Emailing doesn't hold a candle to the tactile feeling and wonderful anticipation of handmade, postal service-enabled correspondence,” writes Kristin Farr for KQED Arts. “Perhaps the decline of pen pal culture was the motivation behind Albert Reyes, Aiyana Udesen, and Matt Furie's current show at Giant Robot Gallery, Future Colors of America.”

Passing their drawings through the mail with the intent that each would add to the pieces, Udesen and Furie (in S.F.), and Reyes (in L.A.) created a substantial collection of collaborative works, mixing them together with solo pieces for the exhibit. Displayed in a continuous band around the gallery and mounted with endless pushpins, the artwork represents the collective consciousness of three perfectly matched artists. Influenced by pop subcultures, their work harmonizes incredibly well, and it's difficult to discern who drew what, though it doesn't matter much at all because the show is meant to be viewed as a cumulative dialogue.

Read the entire article, Future Colors Don't Run, by Kristin Farr here.

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