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10/21/02

'PIGGYBACK ART' ON VIEW IN SLU'S BRUSH GALLERY

CANTON - "Piggyback" works by self-taught E-Bay artist Eddie 
Breen will be on exhibition in the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery 
at St. Lawrence University from November 7 through December 
20. A "Breenapalooza," with the artist in residence, will be 
held Thursday and Friday, November 14 and 15, from noon to 
5 p.m. in the gallery.
	Scrounging through flea markets and church bazaars, Breen 
finds old paintings that he finds "boring" or "incomplete" 
and "transform[s] the clumsy work of others into his own 
brand of 'Breen,'" according to Coco McCabe of The Boston 
Globe. Calling it "piggyback art," he adds a cheerful 
"+ EDDIE" to each canvas and posts the paintings on the 
Internet auction Web site E-Bay. Breen has sold over 300 of 
his pieces through the site to date.
	The exhibition is comprised of works from the collection 
of Murray Randle, of Granbury, Texas, and is curated by Brush 
Gallery Director Catherine Tedford.
	For more information or to arrange individual or group 
tours, contact the gallery at 315-229-5174.

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