- Ion Birch
Ion Birch (b. 1971 in
New York, NY ) is a reclusive artist who lives inBrooklyn, NY .Birch is best known for his graphite on paper works which incorporate phallic symbols and other erotic imagery with his signature style of indirect self-portraiture. In 2005, his drawings were included in the traveling exhibition "Contemporary Erotic Drawing", which originated at the
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/exhibitionInfo/exhibition/22006]Birch attended the Rhode Island School of Design and he has hadsolo exhibitions throughout the U. S. and Europe including: "The Young Penis" at Bellwether, "The Spiraling Sun" at
Freight and Volume Gallery (both in New York), and "Policeworms" atNeon Gallery inSweden . [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/27388/lang/3] He has been the focus of articles and interviews in publications such as " Slash Magazine", and "Me Magazine "; his work has been reviewed in "The New York Times ", and "Artnews ", among others.External links
* [http://www.freightandvolume.com Images & Official Bio @ Freight + Volume]
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~perfectvalor/ Official site]
* [http://www.aldrichart.org/shop/index.php?id=2 Catalogue: "Contemporary Erotic Drawing"]
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