Laia Garcia poses in front of her burgeoning 20x200 art collection.
I believe she is holding a hammer to show her distaste for unapproachably priced art.

Laia Garcia is a young New Yorker with a passion for art. As you can see from the photo above, she is filling up her wall with 20x200 art. I recently cornered her and asked her to say a few words about her love of affordable art:

So, I hear you've got a little 20x200 collection brewing, eh?

Yes! I am so psyched about it! All I had on my walls before were band posters... but everyone said how "young" and "dorm" it was, so I figured I needed to trade up.
As soon as Jen told me about the project I was so excited about it and I knew that I found a way to cover my walls!

Who have you collected so far?
My first one was Amy Ross' Manshroom, then I bought one of Luke Strosnider's chairs
from his Every Chair At the Visual Studies Workship series. (I love my crazy office chair hanging on my wall.)

For a while it was just the office chair next to Manshroom, and it looked really nuts. Then I got the second Kent Rogowski print, Untitled #5 because when the first one came out I was totally broke (which is why I dont have any of the Jennifer Sanchez prints).

I love them so much and they always come out when I am poor, and sell out in a second, so sometimes I miss out.

Any other 20x200ers who you'd love to have, but missed the boat on?

Jennifer Sanchez is my number one regret by far, and also Eric Graham's Unleaded, Unleaded, Premium Unleaded...but that was my fault for waiting too long.

Who will be the next addition to your collection?
I am now anxiously awaiting Jacob Magraw's AA, 2007 which was shipped last week! I like his wife's work too (Rachell Sumpter).

Had you collected any art before 20x200?

No, I never collected art before.

Is your background in art?

I have a degree in graphic design, but I'm a design/art junkie. My mom is really into art so she passed it on to me. We always had tons of fashion magazines and architecture magazines lying around the house...and my dad is an artist. I guess I was doomed from the beginning!

If your collecting budget were bottomless, who would you have hanging above your bed?

Ooh...Well, I've always loved Frida Kahlo since I was little, so god knows if I could have her Self-Portrait With Monkeys I would be all up on that.

Do you think collecting art is something you'll continue with? I suspect 20x200 is responsible for hooking you!

Oh definitely! I mean, I have a wall on my house that is the official 20x200 wall, and I hope that someday I'll make enough money to buy bigger edition prints.

And my advice for young collectors is: buy awesome stuff! You can always eat Chef Boyardee for a little while!
There is nothing better than looking at awesome stuff that inspires you every day.

How's that for enthusiasm?!
Love it.
Want more Laia? Check out her super chic blog:
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