Here's a couple upcoming exhibitions in the Orange County & L.A. area. Of course there are many small galleries in the area that are worth checking out, but these are some of the bigger places that you might be interested in.
Without, September 24- October 8th 2009
UCLA's New Wight Gallery at the Broad Art Center
Without is a themed exhibition of works by California MFA students curated by Meleko Mokgosi, graduate student in the UCLA Department of Art. This exhibition begins with the stipulation that all featured artists are either from or descendants of "non-Western" regions and cultures. As there is no trenchant division between "Western" and "non-Western," especially given today's transcultural context, we apply these terms in the loosest sense. Our definition of "non-Western" includes countries—specifically those in Africa, Asia and Latin/Central America—whose cultural and material histories have often been excluded within the Western canon of art history.
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1968: el culo te abrocho by Robert Jacoby, October 1- November 21st 2009
UC Irvine's UAG Main Gallery
The UAG continues its Major Work of Art Series with Roberto Jacoby’s 1968: el culo te abrocho. Jacoby is an Argentine artist whose artwork in the 1960s defined a branch of “new media” conceptual art a full decade before such aesthetic experiments were made in the Northern Hemisphere. Along with his colleagues Oscar Masotta, Eduardo Costa and Raúl Escari, Jacoby led experiments in “social oriented” Conceptualism at the Instituto Di Tella in Buenos Aires. One of their most important interventions was Total Participation Happening, which consisted of a feature picked up by the local press about a series of Happenings that the group staged for the camera but, in fact, never took place. During Jacoby’s hiatus from the art world in the 1980s, he was the lyricist for the Argentine new wave band “Virus.” In 1968: el culo te abrocho Jacoby superimposes those lyrics upon digital reprints of archival documents related to his activities at the Instituto Di Tella. Taken together, the political posters and lyrical texts provoke us to reflect upon the utopian, poetic hopes that characterized the global cultural revolution of the 1960s and to ask what that legacy might mean to us now. Curated by Juli Carson.
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Suspended Projection by D'Ette Nogle, October 1- November 21st 2009
UC Irvine's UAG Room Gallery
Continuing its Emerging Artist Series, Room Gallery presents Suspended Projection, a multi-media installation by D´Ette Nogle. Beginning with its title, the project reflects upon the literal use of a suspended video projection as well as the psychoanalytic notion of a melancholic projection onto the past. Informed by the legacies of Conceptualism and Feminism, Nogle’s projects produce complex juxtapositions. For Suspended Projection, she presents video illustrating what she - the artist - “was-going-to-do” during several years of non-production. What viewers consequently encounter are the fits and starts of partial and/or altered photographic, sculptural, painted and printed realizations of past intimations. Building upon Rosalind Krauss’s assertion that the medium of video art is inherently narcissistic, and that video work may present the artist as cut off from history, Nogle is suspended in a past-progressive state of lack, estranged from her own imagined history of unrealized works. The viewer, in turn, moves through the intimate space of Suspended Projection, provoked to consider his or her own engagement with personal history and memory. Guest curated by Jesse Benson and Becky Koblick.
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Discarded Spider by Carlos Amorales, October 11, 2009- March 14, 2010
Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) in Newport Beach
Coming this fall is an exhibition featuring the drawings, paintings, sculpture and video work by one of Mexico’s leading contemporary artists, Carlos Amorales. For more than 10 years, Amorales has collected images from books, magazines, the Internet and, most importantly, his own photographs of the urban environment surrounding his Mexico City home and studio. He dissects the composition of each image, isolating a shape over which he creates a digital silhouette through the technique of rotoscoping, a process closely associated with animation.
The resulting imagery—what he calls his Liquid Archive—has grown to include more than 1,500 uncanny digital drawings that include birds, geometric patterns, spider webs, men, monkeys, skulls, wolves, and a woman undergoing the transformation of pregnancy. Amorales fluidly blends the disparate imagery in myriad, unforeseen combinations that evoke both beauty and horror, the familiar and the strange.
Exhibition-related event:
Carlos Amorales Artist Talk
Sunday, October 11
2pm, free with museum admission
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Santa Ana Artwalk, every first Saturday of the month, next one on October 2nd, 2009
2nd Street Promenade
The monthly event will give you access to buy original art work from some of Southern California’s freshest, edgiest and most talented artists. It also will have open viewings of working lofts owned by artists and designers all in an award winning urban setting.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
For Those Of Us Still Standing
Pharmaka Gallery, located in the downtown L.A. art district, is moving locations. They've been at the same place for quite a few years now and are now relocating to a different spot within the same building. Their last show at their current venue, For Those of Us Still Standing just opened on September 10th and will run until September 26th. I've been to Pharmaka on a few occassions during the Downtown Artwalk, and they have amazing and talented artists. I highly recommend checking out their current display.
For Those of Us Still Standing features art work by:
Mark Acetelli
Christopher Cousins
Stanley Dorfman
Shane Guffogg
Laura Hipke
Doro Hoffman
Tim Isham
Christopher Monger
Luke Rothschild
Michael Rosenfeld
John Scane
Vonn Sumner
Zelman
Also, the Downtown L.A. Artwalk has changed to taking place every 2nd Tuesday of the month.
For Those of Us Still Standing features art work by:
Mark Acetelli
Christopher Cousins
Stanley Dorfman
Shane Guffogg
Laura Hipke
Doro Hoffman
Tim Isham
Christopher Monger
Luke Rothschild
Michael Rosenfeld
John Scane
Vonn Sumner
Zelman
Also, the Downtown L.A. Artwalk has changed to taking place every 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
I'm back from the dead... well, back from busy-ness I suppose...
Hello everyone,
I stopped maintaining the blog as I approached the end of my undergraduate studies at UC Irvine, but now that I seem to have more free time, per se, I decided to start updating about art & music again. I'm currently living far from the art venues of Los Angeles and Orange County, but I will do my best to keep myself in the loop and pass on interesting information about the art world.
In music news, Muse is coming out with a new album titled The Resistance. The singles, United States of Eurasia and Uprising have been on hitting the radio waves recently. From what I've heard so far, I have very high hopes for this album. They continually produce better and better music with each new album. They've taken the dark melodic elements of Absolution in combination with the fast paced & heavy synthetic of Black Holes & Revelations and taken it to another level. It's absolutely brilliant and amazing that 3 guys can produce so much awesome sound on each track (and live too!). Muse is currently filming the music video for Uprising in London, so keep an eye out for that.
That's all for now, and I hope to be informing you of more news in the arts and music soon :)
I stopped maintaining the blog as I approached the end of my undergraduate studies at UC Irvine, but now that I seem to have more free time, per se, I decided to start updating about art & music again. I'm currently living far from the art venues of Los Angeles and Orange County, but I will do my best to keep myself in the loop and pass on interesting information about the art world.
In music news, Muse is coming out with a new album titled The Resistance. The singles, United States of Eurasia and Uprising have been on hitting the radio waves recently. From what I've heard so far, I have very high hopes for this album. They continually produce better and better music with each new album. They've taken the dark melodic elements of Absolution in combination with the fast paced & heavy synthetic of Black Holes & Revelations and taken it to another level. It's absolutely brilliant and amazing that 3 guys can produce so much awesome sound on each track (and live too!). Muse is currently filming the music video for Uprising in London, so keep an eye out for that.
That's all for now, and I hope to be informing you of more news in the arts and music soon :)
Friday, October 17, 2008
DON'T MOVE TO CANADA....
...or any other country just because *insert Obama or McCain here* doesn't win.
In the following article by Paula Goldman, which I am going to re-post, she makes a really good point that in the end, it doesn't matter who wins this election. The problems going on in this country go beyond what any ONE person can do and it's our jobs as citizens and residents of this place to make change. ALL of us, as a collective, need to take action. It's not about putting all our eggs into one candidate basket, but it's about actually doing something. So, no matter who you vote for, don't think the situation is magically going to get better, but actually try to make things better. It's not going to happen overnight, of course, but if we actually try, it's better than letting our nation rot.
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The other day, I was having coffee in a café in Menlo Park, California -- a small town in the heart of Silicon Valley -- and overheard a horrifying conversation.
It was late morning on Tuesday. Four mothers, appearing to be in their early forties, had gathered to catch up. The subject on their minds: the election. They were all Obama supporters. They were outraged by the way some women seemed to support Palin based on feeling they could relate to her rather than on her qualifications.
"If your house is on fire," one woman asked, "do you want a fireman you can relate to, or one who is qualified to put out the fire? If you need triple bypass surgery, do you want a surgeon you can have a beer with, or one with a successful track record of curing the problem?"
I thought this to be an astute critique about the way we vote. And at the risk of being unpopular, I think the critique extends to the way we vote for candidates on both sides of the political aisle
But then they continued.
"I'm leaving the country if McCain and Palin win," one commented.
"It's awful," responded another. "I can't stand this country anymore. That's why I don't stand for the national anthem anymore. And I don't say the pledge of allegiance, and I don't let my children do it either."
"Do they still make them do it in the schools? I thought they'd finally stopped that," said the third.
It was all I could do to keep my jaw from dropping.
Here were four women, who were all well-dressed, educated, and articulate. They all seemed to be well off enough to have a few hours to spend with friends on a weekday for the sake of catching up. They seemed, in other words, to be some of the people most benefiting from the access to opportunity that this country has provided.
It wasn't just how bratty they sounded that bothered me. What really bothered me was these women's blindness to just how bad things really are here.
Let's get real, folks. There are a lot of things that are severely broken about our country that neither John McCain nor Barack Obama are going to be able to fix -- or even have the bandwidth to address. What we've seen in the financial markets is just the tip of the iceberg -- and no one is really sure yet just how big that particular iceberg is. Then there's our education system, which is broken. And our healthcare system, which is broken. The list goes on.
Don't assume you can leave for a few years and expect that things will get better when your side is elected to power, because they probably won't. There are too many fires burning to have one individual fireman put them all out.
No matter who is elected in a few weeks time, the future of our country is still going to come down to us. Ordinary people working more diligently than ever to make a difference. Now, more than ever, we need everyone to participate in finding solutions. Now, more than ever, we can not afford to sit back and expect others to solve our problems for us.
This country, which I have been raised to respect and admire, has lost its compassion. And we need each and every one of you out there to help us restore our sense of direction. If you care enough to complain about the election, then care enough to help find innovative solutions to the multiple crises we face -- from global warming to our banking system.
They're complicated issues. Issues which require multiple cracks in the wall from thousands of different stakeholders -- business, government, non-profit groups, and private citizens. Get involved through whatever means possible- through your work, through volunteering, through political advocacy, through staring your own enterprise or community group.
But please, put aside your disdain and anger for "those other voters" who don't think the way you do. By buying into the myth of two Americas, we are buying into the same culture wars that are tearing our country apart, and distracting us from the real problems at hand. We have a shared future that is bigger than infinitely more important than the emotional tricks played on us by pollsters and political strategists. We need you here to fight for that future.
Don't get me wrong. This election is more important than any I have seen in my lifetime. This election really, really matters. So work all you can to see the candidates you support make their way into power.
But then, come November 5, roll up your sleeves and keep going. Don't pack your bags and move to Canada if you're unhappy with the results. And don't think the problems are solved even if your candidates win.
Either way, it's just the beginning.
And we need you.
-- Paula Goldman
In the following article by Paula Goldman, which I am going to re-post, she makes a really good point that in the end, it doesn't matter who wins this election. The problems going on in this country go beyond what any ONE person can do and it's our jobs as citizens and residents of this place to make change. ALL of us, as a collective, need to take action. It's not about putting all our eggs into one candidate basket, but it's about actually doing something. So, no matter who you vote for, don't think the situation is magically going to get better, but actually try to make things better. It's not going to happen overnight, of course, but if we actually try, it's better than letting our nation rot.
---------
The other day, I was having coffee in a café in Menlo Park, California -- a small town in the heart of Silicon Valley -- and overheard a horrifying conversation.
It was late morning on Tuesday. Four mothers, appearing to be in their early forties, had gathered to catch up. The subject on their minds: the election. They were all Obama supporters. They were outraged by the way some women seemed to support Palin based on feeling they could relate to her rather than on her qualifications.
"If your house is on fire," one woman asked, "do you want a fireman you can relate to, or one who is qualified to put out the fire? If you need triple bypass surgery, do you want a surgeon you can have a beer with, or one with a successful track record of curing the problem?"
I thought this to be an astute critique about the way we vote. And at the risk of being unpopular, I think the critique extends to the way we vote for candidates on both sides of the political aisle
But then they continued.
"I'm leaving the country if McCain and Palin win," one commented.
"It's awful," responded another. "I can't stand this country anymore. That's why I don't stand for the national anthem anymore. And I don't say the pledge of allegiance, and I don't let my children do it either."
"Do they still make them do it in the schools? I thought they'd finally stopped that," said the third.
It was all I could do to keep my jaw from dropping.
Here were four women, who were all well-dressed, educated, and articulate. They all seemed to be well off enough to have a few hours to spend with friends on a weekday for the sake of catching up. They seemed, in other words, to be some of the people most benefiting from the access to opportunity that this country has provided.
It wasn't just how bratty they sounded that bothered me. What really bothered me was these women's blindness to just how bad things really are here.
Let's get real, folks. There are a lot of things that are severely broken about our country that neither John McCain nor Barack Obama are going to be able to fix -- or even have the bandwidth to address. What we've seen in the financial markets is just the tip of the iceberg -- and no one is really sure yet just how big that particular iceberg is. Then there's our education system, which is broken. And our healthcare system, which is broken. The list goes on.
Don't assume you can leave for a few years and expect that things will get better when your side is elected to power, because they probably won't. There are too many fires burning to have one individual fireman put them all out.
No matter who is elected in a few weeks time, the future of our country is still going to come down to us. Ordinary people working more diligently than ever to make a difference. Now, more than ever, we need everyone to participate in finding solutions. Now, more than ever, we can not afford to sit back and expect others to solve our problems for us.
This country, which I have been raised to respect and admire, has lost its compassion. And we need each and every one of you out there to help us restore our sense of direction. If you care enough to complain about the election, then care enough to help find innovative solutions to the multiple crises we face -- from global warming to our banking system.
They're complicated issues. Issues which require multiple cracks in the wall from thousands of different stakeholders -- business, government, non-profit groups, and private citizens. Get involved through whatever means possible- through your work, through volunteering, through political advocacy, through staring your own enterprise or community group.
But please, put aside your disdain and anger for "those other voters" who don't think the way you do. By buying into the myth of two Americas, we are buying into the same culture wars that are tearing our country apart, and distracting us from the real problems at hand. We have a shared future that is bigger than infinitely more important than the emotional tricks played on us by pollsters and political strategists. We need you here to fight for that future.
Don't get me wrong. This election is more important than any I have seen in my lifetime. This election really, really matters. So work all you can to see the candidates you support make their way into power.
But then, come November 5, roll up your sleeves and keep going. Don't pack your bags and move to Canada if you're unhappy with the results. And don't think the problems are solved even if your candidates win.
Either way, it's just the beginning.
And we need you.
-- Paula Goldman
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Help my with my project
Hi everyone,
I'm doing a few projects for my interactive digital class and I am requesting YOUR help! Yes, please click the following links and watch my stuff! Spam it to your friends and if you have an account VOTE for it.
http://americasgotalent.ytmnd.com/
http://cowbellspace.ytmnd.com/
http://killertofudeodorant.ytmnd.com/
http://georgemothereffinwashington.ytmnd.com
Thank you,
DES
I'm doing a few projects for my interactive digital class and I am requesting YOUR help! Yes, please click the following links and watch my stuff! Spam it to your friends and if you have an account VOTE for it.
http://americasgotalent.ytmnd.com/
http://cowbellspace.ytmnd.com/
http://killertofudeodorant.ytmnd.com/
http://georgemothereffinwashington.ytmnd.com
Thank you,
DES
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