Unusual Timeline02.18 2025
JAD FAIR PAPER CUTTINGS AND DRAWINGS
March 7th – March 28th, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday March 7th, 2025, 6-10PM
Space1026 is proud to present over 100 paper cuttings and drawings by artist and musician Jad Fair.
A founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese, Jad Fair has astonishingly released over 200 albums and his recording credits include collaborations with Moe Tucker of The Velvet Underground, Daniel Johnston, Kramer, Yo La Tengo and Teenage Fanclub.
Inspired by his brother David Fair, Jad first began making paper cuttings while on tour with Half Japanese. Unable to make drawings in the van, he found he could do paper cuts even while traveling and could find materials anywhere he went. Jad’s artwork is featured on many of his recordings, and his paintings and paper cuttings have been exhibited in Glasgow, New York, Melbourne, Toronto, Berlin, Brighton, Austin, and San Francisco.
A signed and numbered silkscreen of one of his paper cut outs produced especially for the exhibition (and printed at Space1026) will be available for purchase at the reception and Space1026 store, alongside Jad’s latest album “Pure Candy”, a full length collaboration with Samual Locke Ward on Shrimper Records and Chicago’s Stationary (Hearts) Recordings, which coincidentally will be released the same night.