BREATHING ROOM
The thematic core of BREATHING ROOM centers on the exploration of identity—an evolving, introspective odyssey that compels us to engage with historical fragments and the elements that shape our understanding of selfhood.
September 28 - October 26, 2024
Image courtesy of artist Julie Yeo, Curses, Ceramic, 6 x 8 x 5 in.© 2023
IDOLWILD presents BREATHING ROOM, a group exhibition organized by the Korean American Artist Collective that delves into the ongoing work of seeking identity—a constant and exhausting process. As artists, we use our creative abilities as a medium for this exploration, whether to process our search or to showcase the results of our findings. Often, we turn to the past, reminisce, and feel nostalgic for a history we long to experience. We examine detritus, artifacts, and fragments of the past that provide clues to who we are. These artifacts become the inception of work or a starting point on a continuous journey.
Featured artists include Cha Yuree, Dave Young Kim, Aaron Chung, Mary Laube, Michelle S. Cho, Victoria Jang, Julie Yeo, Haerim Lee, Jeffrey Yoo Warren, Dana Weiser, Jeffery Sun Young Park, and Eunsoo Jeong. BREATHING ROOM will be on view from September 28 through October 26, 2024, with the opening reception taking place on Saturday, September 28 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm.
The thematic core of BREATHING ROOM centers on the exploration of identity—an evolving, introspective odyssey that compels us to engage with historical fragments and the elements that shape our understanding of selfhood. However, it is within the interstitial moments of pause—those spaces of respite between this ceaseless quest—that we encounter the "breathing room" necessary for contemplation. This exhibition, through a carefully curated array of multidisciplinary works, creates an environment for reflective engagement, encouraging viewers to consider their own evolving narratives of identity and belonging.
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 28 from 5-9PM
THE SUN INSIDE
In celebration of the compulsivity of creativity, this exhibit pairs visual artists with poets to create something breathtakingly new. The artist and poet pairs have complete freedom in their collaborations.
August 3- August 31, 2024
Image courtesy of artist: Poul Lange, Union of the Trumpet Flowers, 11x14 in, Collage on paper. © 2024
Bukowski famously wrote “don’t do it / unless it comes out of / your soul like a rocket, / unless being still would / drive you to madness or / suicide or murder, / don’t do it. / unless the sun inside you is / burning your gut, / don’t do it.” In this poem, the poet in raw and unambiguous language, rejects pretension and artifice in favor of the sheer struggle and intensity of a true and authentic artistic practice. In celebration of the compulsivity of creativity, this exhibit pairs visual artists with poets to create something breathtakingly new. The artist and poet pairs have complete freedom in their collaborations. The exhibit also brings together the vibrant poetry and fine art communities together for dialogue and other interchanges.
Curated by Mei Xian Qiu.
Fatemeh Burnes + Jeremy Ra Juri Koll + Jeff Rogers Poul Lange + Jen Cheng Aline Mare + Alexandria Hall Michael Lewis Miller + Lee Boek, Marylinda Moss + Nicelle Davis John David O'Brien + Molly Bendall Mei Xian Qiu + Mello Bluez Neal Taylor + Mike Mollett Marjan Vayghan + Hafez
Opening Reception: August 3, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Poetry Readings and Performances begin at 6:00 p.m., emceed by Lee Boek of Public Works Improv!
Closing Reception: August 31, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Poetry Readings and Performances begin at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: August 3 to 31, 2024
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 3 from 5-8PM
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
IDOLWILD is proud to present "From Sea to Shining Sea," a group exhibition offering a critical exploration of North Americanculture. The exhibition's title derives from the lyrics of the patriotic song "America the Beautiful," composed by Katherine Lee Bates and Samuel Ward 131 years ago. Inspired by Bates' profound experience while sightseeing in Colorado, this songencapsulates a vision of America's natural splendor.
June 28 - July 3, 2024
Image courtesy of artist Jesse Wiedel, The Sports Coach, 27x27 in, Oil on panel. © 2020
IDOLWILD is proud to present "From Sea to Shining Sea," a group exhibition offering a critical exploration of North American culture. The exhibition's title derives from the lyrics of the patriotic song "America the Beautiful," composed by Katherine Lee Bates and Samuel Ward 131 years ago. Inspired by Bates' profound experience while sightseeing in Colorado, this song encapsulates a vision of America's natural splendor.
"From Sea to Shining Sea" investigates contemporary American identity through the visual contributions of artists Dave Young Kim, Jesse Wiedel, Beth Davila Waldman, Daisy Velasco, Eric Curtis, Marisa Rodriguez, Nate Zoba and Micke Tong. This exhibition provides a multifaceted commentary on what it means to be American in the present day, reflecting diverse perspectives and experiences within the nation's cultural landscape.
This international art exchange brought to you by Los Angeles’ B-LA-M and will take place in Berlin, Germany at GLUE gallery by artist DAG.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 28 from 5-9PM
WHERE I’M FROM
Where I’m From gives viewers access into the lives of 12 photographers. Through a raw and unfiltered documentary style, the exhibit illuminates the west side districts of Venice to Highland Park in the east.
June 8 - July 7, 2024
Image courtesy of artist: Smoke ‘Em, If Ya Got ‘Em., 11x14 in, Black and white film.
Cargo ‘Time Stands Still’ © 2024
IDOLWILD is proud to present “Where I’m From: Observations of Culture in Los Angeles” curated by Calvin Leonard and Paulo Freire Lopez. This photography exposition speaks directly to the soul of Los Angeles, capturing the essence of its natives, locals, and devoted residents who embrace the city's diverse landscapes, spirited activism, vibrant neighborhoods, and unapologetic counterculture that kindles the spirit of this great Southern California city. Featured Los Angeles photographers include Arlo Karikomi, Bobby Rivero, Albert Segoviano, Ivan Diaz, Kei Rowan-Young, Paulo Freire Lopez, Lawless, Cargo, Yasmina Ahmed, Danny Vasquez, Calvin Leonard and Natasha Hurrell. The exhibition will be on view from June 8 through July 7, 2024. We ask the community to come join us for the opening reception Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm.
Where I’m From gives viewers access into the lives of 10 photographers. Through a raw and unfiltered documentary style, the exhibit illuminates the west side districts of Venice to Highland Park in the east. Each artist will evoke wider explorations from their communities, giving visitors a window into an environment of personal exclusivity. Beyond L.A’.s glossy facade, Where I'm From delves deep into the roots that anchor Los Angeles, revealing its resilience and authenticity amidst the glitz and glamour.
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8 from 5-9PM
BETTER TOGETHER
“Better Together” is a call for human connection and an uplifting spirit of solidarity through figurative paintings by Daniela Garcia-Hamilton, Enchi, Mister Toledo, Asher Hartman, Keywan Tafteh and Daisy Velasco.
May 4 - June 1, 2024
Image courtesy of artist: Daisy Velasco, "Smile Mi Amor" 48'x36" Oil on Canvas. © 2024
When painting and writing are good, it’s taken right out of life itself, to my mind. Now that doesn’t mean the work has to tell about real life…I mean it can be abstract or anything…but the vitality is taken out of real living.
— Alice Neel, artist
The art of visual representation has evolved since the earliest cave pictographs, reflecting humanity's profound engagement with life's myriad experiences. Through the ages, artists have continually refined their skills across various mediums to capture the essence of human relationships, love, and cultural uniqueness.
In 2020, global events led to a significant shift in our daily lives, disrupting the natural flow of human connection. While digital platforms facilitated work and commerce, the absence of physical interactions with loved ones left a void. Many artists turned to memories and photographs, creating artworks that reminisced about times of connection and togetherness. Some delved into introspection, producing pieces that juxtaposed complex emotions.
Personally, the isolation was mentally and physically taxing. Every movie and tv show started to become bland, and the concept of time started to slip away. However, waking every morning, still wrapped in my blankets, the sight of a painting I have on my wall by Keywan Tafteh depicting an embrace gave me solace, and made me pull my blanket even tighter. On another wall, a large painting by Enchi portrays strong women amidst soft florals evoked cherished memories of impactful women in my life. These paintings were my mood boosters and helped me roll myself out of bed.
With this group exhibition, I aim to share these uplifting sentiments with you, the audience. “Better Together” is a call for human connection and an uplifting spirit of solidarity through figurative paintings by Daniela Garcia-Hamilton, Enchi, Mister Toledo, Asher Hartman, Keywan Tafteh and Daisy Velasco.
(Written statement by curator Aaron Schulte)
"Better Together" is curated by Aaron Schulte and will be on display at Gallery IDOLWILD from May 4 to June 1, 2024. We cordially invite you to the opening reception on Saturday, May 4th, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. IDOLWILD resides in the Lincoln Heights district of north east Los Angeles. The gallery is situated within Keystone Art Space complex located at 338 S Avenue 16, studio #A4, Los Angeles, CA 90031.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 4 from 5-9PM
RED LIGHT
IDOLWILD presents RED LIGHT, a group exhibition that delves into the realm of pleasure-centric themes of empowerment and erotic symbolism. The spirit of this exhibit will be comprised around the ‘Dragon’ of Lunar New Year and the celebration of 'romance, intimacy and new beginnings’ synonymous with Valentine's Day.
February 17 - March 29, 2024
Image courtesy of artist: Mei Xian Qiu, 8990 © 2012
IDOLWILD presents RED LIGHT, a group exhibition that delves into the realm of pleasure-centric themes of empowerment and erotic symbolism. The exhibition is inspired by the spirit of the ‘Dragon’ of Lunar New Year and the celebration of 'romance, intimacy and new beginnings’ synonymous with Valentine's Day.
Featured artists include Pure Filth Society, Molly Segal, Trevor Coopersmith, Leysa Godfrey, Kuang Chu, Sadie Robison, Naomi White, Mei Xian Qiu, Shreya Chengappa and Margie Schnibbe with a performance by Colton James White on opening night. Also performing by appointment is The Art Dominatrix, Sundays, March 17 and 24, 2024. Red Light will be on view February 17 through March 29, 2024. The opening reception will take place Saturday, February 17 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm.
The thematic foundation of "Red Light" is rooted in the captivating allure of siren songs, serving as a nuanced reference to attractions that are both enticing and potentially cautionary. The exhibition explores dualities, investigating carnal experiences while concurrently embodying the seductive allure that can evoke emotions of unbridled desire and love. Through a curated selection of multidisciplinary artworks, "Red Light" seeks to comprehensively embrace these diverse sentiments, providing viewers with an immersive experience aimed at fostering deeper enlightenment.
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 17 from 5-9PM
TOUCH WITH YOUR EYES
This exhibition transcends conventional artistry by embracing a diverse range of materials and innovative processes. Through their creations, these artists redefine their mediums, showcasing how materials are not mere tools but vital collaborators in the artistic journey.
November 4 - December 9, 2023
Image courtesy of artist: Mark Van Wagner, Projection © 2022
Artistic innovation knows no bounds, and "Touch with Your Eyes," a material-driven group exhibition, exemplifies this spirit. IDOLWILD is delighted to be featuring the visionary works of Jamia Weir, Mark Van Wagner, Susan Maddux, Charles Hickey, Richard Ankrom, Sofie Ramos and Jay Erker. This exhibition transcends conventional artistry by embracing a diverse range of materials and innovative processes. Through their creations, these artists redefine their mediums, showcasing how materials are not mere tools but vital collaborators in the artistic journey. The exhibit will run from November 4 through December 9 with the opening reception taking place Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 5:00-9:00 pm.
The exhibition's title, "Touch with Your Eyes," derives its inspiration from the age-old saying, "See with your eyes, not with your hands." It delves into the profound human desire to physically connect with objects of fascination, even when constraints prevent us from doing so. "Touch with Your Eyes" playfully explores the universal impulse to reach out and touch, despite the awareness of potential consequences.
This exhibition invites art enthusiasts and curious minds alike to embark on a sensory journey that challenges perceptions and reimagines the boundaries of artistic expression. The exhibit promises to be a captivating exploration of the tangible and intangible, a testament to the enduring power of art to provoke thought and inspire wonder.
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 4 from 5-9PM
SONGS ABOUT UFOs
Songs about UFOs, curated by Michael Coughlan, is a summer exhibition loosely based on themes of UFO’s, sci-fi landscapes, paranormal activity, psychic capability, alternative music, and wanderlust.
June 10 - July 15, 2023
Image courtesy of artist: Adam Ross, Living in a Science Fictional World, #40, © 2023
Songs about UFOs, curated by Michael Coughlan, is a summer exhibition loosely based on themes of UFO’s, sci-fi landscapes, paranormal activity, psychic capability, alternative music, and wanderlust. The group exhibit will feature works by Amy Russell, Dave Muller, Tyler Vlahovich, Amy Sarkisian, Jimmy Raskin, Adam Ross, Margo Victor, Michael Coughlan and Kent Young. The opening reception takes place on June 10, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at gallery IDOLWILD and will be on view through July 15, 2023.
Coughlan explains, “The idea for this exhibit grew out of a conversation I had with artist Jimmy Raskin regarding UFOs and how they occupy a place of displaced spirituality for many who have stories of encountering them, and skeptical intrigue for the culture at large. Using that as a jumping off point, the artists in this exhibit represent my own discursive meanderings, associations, and creative misapprehensions in regard to UFOs, spirituality, and parallels between them and contemporary art practice.”
The title, “Songs About UFOs,” is Michael Coughlan’s misremembered title of a song by the band Husker Du, whose name ironically means “Do you remember?” in Norwegian.
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 10 from 4-7PM
MATERNAL WATERS
“Maternal Waters: Embracing Memory, Material and Politics” brings together three unique vistas to maternal journals of past and present that have redefined landscape on personal and political levels for these three artists. Stemming from material and image based practices, Katie Murken, Georgina Reskala and Beth Davila Waldman present a series of new work using water as a vehicle of expression.
May 6 - June 3, 2023
Image courtesy of artist: Beth Davila Waldman
IDOLWILD presents “Maternal Waters: Embracing Memory, Material and Politics”, a two artist exhibit featuring Katie Murken and Beth Davila Waldman. The artist reception is Saturday, May 6th from 6-9PM. There will be a closing reception and reception Saturday, June 3rd 12-2PM with Daniel Gerwin, curator, artist and writer for various publications including ArtForum, Frieze and Hyperallergic. The talk will begin at 12:30pm. Gallery hours are Thursday – Saturday 1-4PM.
Curatorial Statement, Curator Beth Davila Waldman “Maternal Waters: Embracing Memory, Material and Politics” brings together two unique vistas to maternal journals of past and present that have redefined landscape on personal and political levels for these two artists. Stemming from material and image based practices, Katie Murken and Beth Davila Waldman present a series of new work using water as a vehicle of expression.
Katie Murken uses material and process to transform injustices to women into a source of power. For Maternal Waters Murken presents work from her ongoing Tabula series; multi-layered collage works that redefine femininity and the maternal by weaving together images drawn from agriculture and consumerism. After moving to California from Pennsylvania in 2018, Murken was entranced with the spectacle of industrial agriculture and the fiery debates over water use. These themes became the foundation for her deeply introspective comparison of domesticity to the violation of the landscape through overconsumption and the depletion of natural resources. Murken produced several of the works for this exhibition during her 2021 residency at In Cahoots Printmaking Residency in Petaluma CA.
Curator and artist Beth Davila Waldman creates glass walls between the conscious & unconscious with her distilled responses to her photographic images using material and paint. Launching a new series for this exhibition, Waldman presents select works from a 2023 series that looks back four generations to her maternal great grandmother and the idea of migration using imagery taken along the Peruvian Mollendo coast of the Pacific Ocean considering unknown memories and the politic nature of relocating for survival.
Katie Murken, Bio Katie Murken (b. 1980, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Bay Area artist working in sculpture, collage and installation. Murken holds an MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and BFA with Honors from The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. Her work has been exhibited at an.ä.log gallery, San Francisco, CA; Woolf Gallery, London, UK; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ; The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN; and The Contemporary Arts Center of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. Her work is included in the collections of The Pennsylvania Convention Center, The William Paterson University, and the J. Edgar Louise S. Monroe Library at Loyola University.
Beth Davila Waldman, Bio Born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1975, Beth Davila Waldman pursued her career in the arts initially at Wellesley College where she earned a BA with a double degree in art history and studio art, graduating with honors in studio arts with a focus on sculpture. She continued her commitment to exploring site and material as her conceptual focus at SFAI from 2003 to 2005 with a BFA in sculpture where she was awarded the 2004 Harold E. Weiner Memorial Sculpture Award. Since, Waldman has been awarded residencies by 18th Street Art Center, Kala Art Institute, Playa Institute, and Edition/Basel. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in Mexico City, Hong Kong and Basel, Switzerland. Waldman currently maintains studios in Los Angeles, CA and the Hudson Valley, NY.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 6th from 6-9PM
ASEMIC NOTATIONS
IDOLWILD is pleased to present “Asemic Notations”, a group exhibition curated by Heather Lowe, featuring artists Connie Rohman, Julia Rende, Lea Feinstein, Liz Nurenberg, Lynn Robb, Molly Montgomery, Piss & Vinegar, Robert Soffian, Tim Youd, Zoia Skoropadenko and video work by Rosaire Appel.
February 4 - March 4, 2023
Image courtesy of artist: Julia Rende
IDOLWILD is pleased to present “Asemic Notations”, a group exhibition curated by Heather Lowe, featuring artists Connie Rohman, Julia Rende, Lea Feinstein, Liz Nurenberg, Lynn Robb, Molly Montgomery, Piss & Vinegar, Robert Soffian, Tim Youd, Zoia Skoropadenko and video work by Rosaire Appel. Asemic Notations will be on view February 4 through March 4, 2023, with the opening reception taking place on Sunday, February 5, 2023 from 12pm - 5pm.
When does a mark on a surface become language? Asemic writing is a wordless open semantic form of writing having no specific semantic content. Atsuko Tanaka, Cy Twombly, Mirtha Dermisache, Paul Klee, Jackson Pollock, Max Ernst, and Henri Michaux are some notable artists applying asemic writing to their surfaces. With the non-specificity of Asemic Art comes a potential for unfettered meaning left for the observer to fill in and interpret. The word asemic derives from Barthes and later Derrida, according to Peter Schwenger: “Derrida, refers to the blanks between words as asemic spacing, which makes signification possible without in itself signifying.” Schwenger explains, “The linguistic term seme (derived from the Greek term sema, or sign) is negated or neutralized by the privative prefix a.” *
Through subconscious scrawls of non-language, these artists invite you to experience a deeply personal narrative that may surpass what we already take for granted as meaning. Shwenger proposes, “An awareness of what lies beyond our familiar structures of meaning may keep us from having our life scripts written according to an already existent system of signs.”*
*Asemic: The Art of Writing by Peter Schwenger
“The Asemic Effect”, David Ebony, Art in America, May 2020
Opening Reception: Sunday, February 5, 2023 / 12PM-5PM
Los Angeles, I’m Yours
Gallery IDOLWILD is pleased to present DIS-INTEGRATIONS, the galleries first solo exhibition representing Los Angeles artist Nate Zoba. In DIS-INTEGRATIONS, Nate Zoba combines two recurring motifs in his work: centrifugal expansion and centripetal compression in dense oil paintings.
January 5 - January 30, 2023
Image courtesy of artist: ‘Float’ by Robin Bell
The vibrant and diverse city of Los Angeles is set to be the star of the show at IDOLWILD Gallery's upcoming group contemporary art exhibition, “Los Angeles, I’m Yours”. This visual showcase will capture a rhapsodic ode to the City of Angels. It will be an opportunity for both established and emerging artists to share their visions and their perspective on the city we call home. From iconic neighborhoods to notable events and personalities, these works will celebrate the rich cultural tapestry of Los Angeles. Participating artists include Kathy Aoki, Ashley Chafin, Elif Karakoc, Julika Lackner, Elliot Bamberger, Marisa Rodriguez, Erica Goebel, Joséphine Wister Faure, Calvin Leonard, Ed Moza, Lindsey Warren, Monica Orozco, Robin Bell, Olivia Fougeirol, Sarah Bereza, Robert ‘ArtRacc’ Clemons, and Laura Gillmore.
What began as a “Call for L.A. Art” has become a unifying plethora of medium. Upon arrival, patrons will be greeted by a variety of personal journeys from both native Angelenos and artists who’ve found Los Angeles as a subject. With their melancholy photographs, Elif Karakoc and Robin Bell romanticize boredom and tune into blocks of color and graphic environment. North Bay artist Kathy Aoki conceptualizes satirically with her futurist L.A. ‘Gwen Stefani / Harajuku Girls’ burial map and video trailer from Gwen Stefani Grand Burial Exhibition (2009 – 2016). These mixed media works were part of the “Museum of Historical Makeovers” series. Many believe the foundation of good landscape painting is observation. Lindsey Warren, Marisa Rodriguez, and Julika Lackner collectively embody this sentiment capturing the essence of neighborhoods and their seasonal color palettes that warrant local residency.
The "Los Angeles, I’m Yours" exhibition will take place at IDOLWILD Gallery from January 5th to January 30th, 2023. Opening Reception takes place Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm. The gallery will be open Thursday through Saturday from 1pm to 4pm, and by appointment beginning January 5th. The gallery is located at 338 S. Avenue 16, studio A4, Los Angeles, California 90031. Admission is free with plenty of parking on premises. For more information about the exhibition, please visit the gallery's website www.idolwild.com or contact via email info@idolwild.com .
IDOLWILD is a unique artist-run gallery space dedicated to Contemporary Art and Design in the heart of Los Angeles’ Lincoln Heights district. Founded by artist and visual designer H. Micke Nelson Tong, this creative platform nestled in the Keystone Art Space building presents solo and group exhibitions, installations, and public performance.
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 2023 / 1PM-4PM
DIS-INTEGRATIONS
Gallery IDOLWILD is pleased to present DIS-INTEGRATIONS, the galleries first solo exhibition representing Los Angeles artist Nate Zoba. In DIS-INTEGRATIONS, Nate Zoba combines two recurring motifs in his work: centrifugal expansion and centripetal compression in dense oil paintings.
October 15 - December 3, 2022
Image courtesy of artist: Nate Zoba
Gallery IDOLWILD is pleased to present DIS-INTEGRATIONS, the gallery’s first solo exhibition representing Los Angeles artist Nate Zoba. In DIS-INTEGRATIONS, Nate Zoba combines two recurring motifs in his work: centrifugal expansion and centripetal compression in dense oil paintings. Using the specific materiality of the paint and the act of erasure, Zoba combines and holds these two concepts in singular tension. Chromatic rhythms are sublimated to allow new rhythms to materialize. Kaleidoscopic sequences of bold colors move in and out of existence as lines, patterns and fields, expressing both kinetic and potential energies.
The artist explains, “In my two previous bodies of work, I was completely controlling. Erasure allows something outside of me, outside of my specific vision to become part of the work. Just as artist, Joseph Beuys’, white and black sand don’t become unmixed through mixing in the opposite direction, the erasure begins an entropy in the material in a way that I can’t undo. I then have to figure out how to accept what exists.”
Zoba uses erasure as a way to disrupt intentionality, process, and to create something between specificity and randomness. He then reasserts some control by adding paint to focused areas. In the end, a tertiary structure and rhythm emerge that references and alludes to what was once there. With erasure, there are uncertainties in what paint can be removed and what will remain, Zoba engages that uncertainty to fuse modes of expansion and contraction.
Nate Zoba is a Los Angeles-based artist. He earned a BA in English from the University of Illinois and a MA in Creative Writing-Poetry from Northwestern University where he received the distinguished thesis award. His work has been published in Books & Culture, Drunken Boat, MAKE Magazine. His paintings have been exhibited in Chicago and Los Angeles and are in private collections throughout the country.
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 15, 2022 / 5PM-9PM
SUPERCOMPOSITION
Gallery IDOLWILD cordially invites you to attend the opening of a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Gretchen Batcheller & Jess Goehring entitled 'Supercomposition.’ This contemporary exhibition explores the complexities of emotive memory and self-context through painting and digital medium.
May 21 - July 30, 2022
Image courtesy of artist: Jess Goehring
Gallery IDOLWILD cordially invites you to attend the opening of a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Gretchen Batcheller & Jess Goehring entitled 'Supercomposition.’ This contemporary exhibition explores the complexities of emotive memory and self-context through painting and digital medium. In Supercomposition, a multitude of layered images are arranged and manipulated to the point of abstraction, producing an entirely new image on the picture plane. The opening reception is to be on May 21, 2022 at 5:00 pm and will coincide with Keystone Art Space Open Studios in the Lincoln Heights district of Los Angeles. The exhibit will be on view May 21 and will conclude July 16, 2022. (Extended to July 30, 2022)
Los Angeles artist Gretchen Batcheller deftly combines airbrush, acrylic, and oil painting media to create paintings that bridge figurative realism and abstraction. Her work can be ebullient, cathartic, and aggressive, and, at other times, unsettlingly still. There is a palpable potency to her work that is deeply connected to her own personal narrative as a military dependent and the space and sensations that currently surround her. Her work reflects a deep exploration of color, pattern, and rhythm that echo throughout the compositions of her paintings. They also reveal a self-consciousness derived from multilayered examination of memory, nostalgia, and personal reflections on systems of oppression found throughout militarized regions of the Pacific. Gretchen’s paintings have been featured in numerous regional, national, and international venues including the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA; Burgenland State Gallery in Eisenstadt, Austria; and the Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art in South Korea.
Jess Goehring digitally manipulates images using established beauty apps in order to morph the image into something beyond the systems’ original intent. The heresy of beauty filters on the reality of our appearances is flipped back on itself through her extreme distortions that reveal the illusionary nature of these filters. Her digitized portraits are then brought to life as “analog hologram screens,” a format that deceives the senses and recreates a holographic augmented reality (AR) experience in a real life format. The New York artist studied photography at the School of the Visual Arts in Manhattan. Currently, Goehring resides in Los Angeles, California, and her work has been exhibited at Spring Break LA Art Fair, Durden and Ray, and Commonly Contemporary.
On view May 21 - July 16, 2022 (Extended to July 30)
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 21, 5PM-9PM
MY NEXT INCARNATION
IDOLWILD is pleased to present My Next Incarnation, a collective exhibition featuring four women and non-binary artists working with various media such as photography, painting, collage, and dance. This exhibition is curated by Yiwei Lu, an LA based independent curator who strives to highlight the work of primary Asian and female artists.
March 19 - April 23, 2022
Image courtesy of artist: Malavika Rao, “Life in the Zenana: Courtesan reading anti-national literature in her chambers”, 2020
Idolwild is pleased to present My Next Incarnation, a collective exhibition featuring four women and non-binary artists working with various media such as photography, painting, collage, and dance. This exhibition is curated by Yiwei Lu, an LA based independent curator who strives to highlight the work of primary Asian and female artists.
My Next Incarnation is a testament from all the participants in this exhibition regarding issues around gender and identity. From the day we are born, society starts to feed us information about who we are and labels us according to race, gender, nationality, social class, etc. By refusing to be passive followers of such norms, this new generation of artists demonstrates their power by creating their own idealized worlds and exploring the boundaries through their media.
Influenced by her personal journey with gender identity growing up in China, Wanyue An places their subjects in giant, hand-sewn “body socks” to play with the idea of removing all connection to gender, and as a result, the amorphous blobs start to lose their ties to their human bodies. This puts into question what factors validate existence and what defines identity? In collaboration with Wanyue, Yolanda Tianyi Shao choreographs ‘Breaking the Persona’, a contemporary dance work of movement which re-interprets the existence of the self into otherworldly forms of human sculpture. After experiencing a series of painful events from her life, artist Peipei Li gets empowered by viewing solitude as a form of communicating with oneself and shares this lesson through her narrative paintings. Returning to historical Zenana (part of the house reserved only for femme-identifying persons in India and Iran), Malavika Rao’s 2020 painting series ‘Life in the Zenana’ tells of a world where it’s inhabitants take refuge in a dream and identity is not inextricably linked to oppression. A world that is supportive, caring, and generous.
On view March 19 - April 23, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 19, 6PM-9PM
ELECTRIC KINGDOM
Gallery IDOLWILD is proud to present Electric Kingdom, a group video art exhibition that celebrates contemporary video works in the form of short motion graphics, performance art, animation, NFT art, and GIF.
FEBRUARY 12 - MARCH 05, 2022
Image courtesy of artist: Will Pappenheimer, “Rainbow Riders”
Gallery IDOLWILD is proud to present Electric Kingdom, a group video art exhibition that celebrates contemporary video works in the form of short motion graphics, performance art, animation, NFT art, and GIF. The body of video art will be an all-inclusive network of digital projections spanning the gallery walls. These visual shorts will be on rotation revolving and evolving around attendees. From the “mixed reality” technological augmentations of Will Pappenheimer’s NY Met Museum takeover “Rainbow Riders,” to the curious body language of contemporary dance choreography of Irina Angle’s “3.Angles,” to the meticulous and often outrageous animated storied renderings of Cool 3D World’s Brian Tessler, Electric Kingdom will house and broadcast the global contributions of over 20 video artists who are contributing to our video nexus, ushering us into their insightful visions. Featured video artists will include Will Pappenheimer, Irina Angles, Glenn Marshall, Eric Souther, Roope Rainisto, Heather Lowe, Danny Perez, Melanie Mandl, Ching Ching Cheng, Mr Tamale, Spyrodon, Liz Walsh, Greg Mettler, MsMMMcG, Ruby Yang, Dmitry Zakharov, Brian Tessler, Jan Erichsen, Max Pulso, Steven C Wallace, Johnny Naked, and Mascha Danzis.
IDOLWILD will also be looking forward to inviting guests and artists to give a discussion on works and an introduction to NFTs (non-fungible tokens) throughout February. Talks will include basic function of NFTs and how they are being used by today’s fine artists and the creative community at large to serve as a vehicle towards self-sufficiency as we pioneer in the direction of Web 3.0.
On view February 12 - March 05, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 12, 6PM-9PM
OF MODEST MYSTICS
IDOLWILD is pleased to announce its sophomore experience ‘Of Modest Mystics’. This exhibition will be a collection of contemporary small-scale art works.
NOVEMBER 13 - DECEMBER 18, 2021
Image courtesy of artist: Carrie Lederer, “Quilt Constellation (Sky Study) 2021, 8” x 8”, Acryla Gouache, fabric, sushi grass, glitter on paper
IDOLWILD is pleased to announce its sophomore experience ‘Of Modest Mystics’. This exhibition will be a collection of contemporary small-scale art works that are finite windows by a dynamic group of visionaries. We believe artists are conjurers in their own right, creating new dimensions, manipulating events and environments. In an art world that has adapted large-scale works as the current status quo, Gallery IDOLWILD, for this exhibition, turns down the volume in size, giving viewers a chance to lean in and focus on minute works.
This exhibit was inspired by a recent visit to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. The museum hosts a room full of micro sculptures, mostly from early 19th century Japan, some dating back as early as the 17th century. This form of art was called Netsuke, tiny sculptures often used as toggles to adorn clothing for the prestigious few. The sculptures would be made of such materials as mammoth ivory, wood, metal, and porcelain. Upon perusing these fascinating precious objects, it was apparent there seemed to be a hyper amount of focus taking place. These small works demanded the viewer’s attention, not only to come in closer, but to examine what was taking place before them.
Featuring works by:
Lindsey Warren, Brian Barneclo, Chelsea Dean, Carrie Lederer, Sacha H. Baumann, Liz Walsh, Richard Ankrom, Orly Ruaimi, Brian T. Caraway, Vy Ngo, Joel Zuercher
On view November 13- December 18, 2021
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 13, 5PM-9PM
ORIGIN
IDOLWILD is proud to present its first exhibition, Origin. This group exhibition will feature the works of Derek Weisberg, Danny Perez, Eric Curtis, Sydney Mills, Brett Amory, Brian Caraway and Nathan Zoba. Who’s to say when something begins or ends? The arc can be vast. For its gallery launch, IDOLWILD explores the ideas of Origins.
SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 31, 2021
Image courtesy of artist: Brian Caraway, “Apocalypse on Hold”, acrylic on panel 38" x 31"
IDOLWILD gallery is proud to present its first exhibition, Origin, in its new location. This group exhibition will feature the works of Derek Weisberg, Danny Perez, Eric Curtis, Sydney Mills, Brett Amory, Brian Caraway, Lucien Shapiro and Nate Zoba.
Who’s to say when something begins or ends? The arc can be vast. For its gallery launch, IDOLWILD explores the ideas of Origins. To start something new does not necessarily mean to start from conception. It is possible to continue with something new by using revision in order to redirect what you’re trying to convey. In the end, what is most compelling is the story, and how that narrative plays out from its inception. The content will reflect and reveal your unique vision. With this, IDOLWILD asks artists to examine their truths by submitting works that they feel expresses their ‘Origin’ and what they feel fits within the framework of this idea. Discussions on origin can take many forms, including a new, former or ongoing series of art works.
Brian Caraway describes his studio practice as on a path, charting a course toward an imagined intersection of past and present, where the language of hard-edged abstraction pioneered in the 1960s meets the shapes and rhythms of daily life today.
Caraway explains, ”I like to think of my work as analogous with the language of music and geometry. Like these languages, my work takes the form of a nonverbal expression inspired by naturally occurring patterns and rhythmic phenomena. With hard-edged abstraction as the voice to express this language, every stroke and proportion needs to be considered for me to feel a painting is complete.”
In keeping with this approach, Caraway’s practice comprises both a steady visual discipline as well as a sense of fun and light-heartedness. The artist explains, “Like Lee “Scratch” Perry blowing smoke into the tape reels while recording in an effort to achieve a certain inexplicable effect, I too want some of the freewheeling pleasure I feel in making each work to come through in its final state. The liberty I take with titles reflects this enjoyment. For my titles I borrow phrases from song lyrics or titles and passages from books and film I find inspirational, connecting my studio practice to the universe of colors and rhythms that surrounds us.”
Sydney Mills is an artist working within the mediums of video, photography and sculpture. She aims to create work that asks viewers to contemplate speculative fictions about the human condition and the larger humanistic, societal and psychological implications of bodily plasticity, modification and commodification.
She received her MFA in Photography & Media from California Institute of the Arts in 2018 and her BA in Fine Art from the University of Southern California in 2010.
Mills has shown work internationally at the Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore, Semperdepot (Vienna, Austria), and Busan Photo Fair (Busan, South Korea), and in numerous group shows at Los Angeles based art spaces, including The Box, Noysky Projects, Keystone Gallery, and Monte Vista Projects. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
Brett Amory (b. 1975) is an Oakland-based artist whose work is rooted in ordinary perceptual experience. He uses painting and installation to explore small observations that register as fleeting moments. Amory’s work explores peripheral zones of perception, social realities, the passage of time, and the unexceptional phenomena of daily existence.
His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including the National Portrait Gallery, London; the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana; and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco. He was an artist in residence at San Francisco’s de Young Museum in 2017. Amory earned a MFA from Stanford University and a BFA from the Academy of Arts University. He lives and works in Oakland California.
A graduate of Literature from University of Illinois, then achieving his Masters in Creative Writing at North Western, Nate Zoba has spent the last decade studying painting and formulating his technique. He states, “In my painting, I combine the material qualities of oil paint and methods from poetic composition to create sublime surfaces that are both subtle and intricate. The shapes and forms allude to syntax, rhythm, and diction. Like poems, the paintings resist singular interpretation and are in flux. One of my driving concerns is manifesting a sense of harmony within unstable systems.
This current body of work continues in gesturing towards bilateral symmetry, a myth of the human body. Mathematical divisions of planes allude to equal halves, to a middle. Unknowable layers of paint build up in apparent, but fragile equilibrium. But these paintings, like human bodies, are not symmetrical, and are different in their halves. Left and right sides are not identical or not reflections of each other. Like bodies, they are unstable but reach for harmony.
Danny Perez is a first generation, Cuban-American currently based in Los Angeles. Having grown up in the Washington DC area, Perez attended NYU’s Tisch school for film before relocating to California. In 2016 ANTIBIRTH starring Natasha Lyonne and Chloe Sevigny was released and distributed by IFC midnight after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Perez wrote and directed ANTIBIRTH after years of working in music videos and experimental video.
Previously in 2010, his experimental video ODDSAC screened in the Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontiers section. The visual album was a collaboration between Perez and the group Animal Collective. Touring as a projectionist and lighting designer for the bands Panda Bear and Black Dice mutated his sense of rhythm and composition into something modern and unique. Perez has worked closely with Panda bear across many tours creating visuals and lighting designs for his concerts across clubs , festivals and museums.
Danny’s video work has been screened and covered all over the world from the Guggenheim Museum (as part of their 50th anniversary series), The National Institute of Art Copenhagen, Reykjavik Int. Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the New York Times, Vice Magazine, and more.
Lucien Shapiro led a participatory performance at ARVIA during the New Moon, inviting you to observe and set free personal bounds from the past to move forward with fresh beginnings. On this evening, accompanying sounds were in collaboration with local artist and sound healer Grace Oh.
This cycle began in the Southwest desert lands of Marfa, Texas, where Lucien led a performance during the October Full Moon after a 5 week privately funded residency. To mark points of protection, he constructed "Dust Cages" from local and primarily organic materials, as well as his own costume made of dried Yucca pods and branches. These objects traveled with Lucien to Los Angeles where he reworked them into the ARVIA landscape, created new pieces and elemental implements of fire, water and seeds in preparation for the evening New Moon performance.
Lucien Shapiro holds space in the parameters of his art practice through the making of objects, performance and installation to embolden people to realize their own power and strength in healing themselves. Lucien lives and works everywhere.
Words by Anne Marie Taylor
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eric Curtis moved to Los Angeles, California where he graduated from the American Film Institute (AFI). His trademark dramatic lighting techniques has led him to photograph such Hollywood notables as David Lynch, Morgan Freeman, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, rocker Tommy Lee, the bands My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and rapper Method Man.
Eric’s unique approach to photography emphasizes bringing studio lighting to the outside world, which allows him to dictate the terms of the environment he’s shooting. Fallen Superheroes, a 342 page photo-fiction, published by Medallion Media Group, is Eric’s vision brought to life through his lens accompanied by the unique storytelling of authors Scott Allen Perry and Adam Mock, whom he also collaborated with on his other IPPY Bronze Award book, “Mime Very Own Book”, featuring “Pans Labyrinth” and the “Shape of Water” actor, Doug Jones.
Derek Weisberg, was born in 1983. He began sculpting at a very early age starting with the medium of mashed potatoes as soon as he could hold a fork and knife, moving onto action figure assemblage when he could load a hot glue gun, and at age 7 he transitioned into the medium of ceramics, which was the beginning of his lifelong love and ultimate passion. He unwaveringly pursued ceramics sculpture throughout his childhood and teens, in Benicia, CA, where he was raised. At age 18 he moved to Oakland, CA, to pursue his love for ceramics and art in general and attended California College of Arts and Crafts. At CCAC he received several awards and graduated with high honors in 2005 with a BFA. Since then Weisberg has co-owned his own gallery, Boontling Gallery, as well as curated numerous other shows. He has also worked with highly esteemed artists such as Stephen De Staebler, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Manuel Neri, and many others. In addition Weisberg has maintained a strong and demanding studio practice, exhibiting regionally, nationally, and internationally. Weisberg has participated in over 90 shows in the last 8 years, and there are no signs of slowing down in the future. Weisberg currently lives and works in NY and is faculty at Greenwich House Pottery.
Show will run: Sept. 25-Oct.31, 2021
Wed-Sat 12pm-6pm & by appointment.
Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept.25, 2021
Start Time: 5pm End Time: 9pm
338 S. Avenue 16, unit A4, Los Angeles, CA 90031
MAD WORLD
Los Angeles curators, IDOLWILD, consorts with San Francisco’s Luna Rienne Gallery and Keystone Art Gallery to bring an exhibition of emotive syndrome.
Above artist: John Casey
Los Angeles curators, IDOLWILD, consorts with San Francisco’s Luna Rienne Gallery and Keystone Art Gallery to bring an exhibition of emotive syndrome. Mad World revels in the artist’s psyche, complex moments where the artist felt compelled to make visual commentaries on their personal convictions both in the physical and metaphysical realms. The world is forever in flux and overwhelmed by constant information, it is a reflection of humanity today. In order to make sense of it all this exhibit explores the unsettling expressions of chaos, curiosity and tranquility by artists Scott Greenwalt, John Casey, Norm Maxwell, Mack Hill, Eric Curtis and Micke Tong. The exhibition opens on September 27 and remains on view October 9, 2018. An opening reception will take place on Saturday, September 29th from 7:00pm until 11:00pm.
Show will run: Sept. 27-Oct.9: Monday-Friday 11am-5pm & by appointment.
Opening Reception Saturday, Spet.29
Where: Keystone Art Gallery: 338 S. Avenue 16 | Los Angeles, CA 90031
When: Saturday, March 21, 2015 (Opening Reception) Start Time: 7pm End Time: 11pm URL: www.keystoneartspace.com | idolwild.com Phone: Micke Tong designastronaut@gmail.com or text 415-424-6538 Free Event / Plenty of parking / Refreshments + Light snacks will be served.
Scott Greenwalt contemplates the inevitable rise and demise of complex systems throughout history, his work explores notions of a manipulated, beautified world on the constant verge of collapse. He envisions moments in time that reflect a tumult lurking just beneath the surface, threatening to rupture with magnificent force. A place where spiritual effluvia roam’s through space, leaving behind husks of the living things it once occupied, where new forms of life will again flourish with time.
John Casey has been exploring open-ended narratives. Using mostly a portrait format, he taps into his subconscious and psychological brain space, to conjure loose metaphors and symbols, and weaves them into compelling characters. Some of these beings represent a kind of psychological self-portrait. Others represent people he has encountered throughout his lifetime, friends, neighbors, and generally everyday folks. Often these characters are amalgamations. These beings are not specific portraits, more like the impression of various people. The character’s life-story is left open to interpretation, inviting the viewer into the story-telling process. The results are what appear to be damaged or vulnerable beings, but a second look reveals complex and sensitive spirits, more like enthusiastic upstarts, rather than rejects or troublemakers.
Norm “Nomzee” Maxwell was a visual artist whose education came via the streets (Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles) and the Hussian School Of Art. His combination of urban upbringing and fine art training resulted stylistically in an esoteric combination of color, light, and subject matter. Culturally, Maxwell was a quintessential urban contemporary artist, with a portfolio that included graffiti, street wear design, club flyer and album art, graphic design, set design, and fine art painting. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 47.
Mack Hill culls from a long list of influences – Kricfalusi to Kubrick, Bakshi to Bass, Darrow to Daguerre, Hubley to Harryhausen, Twain to… – his approach to art, animation and visual development lingers through time and meanders across media. With a process that traverses back and forth between the digital and the analog worlds incorporating illustration, painting, photography, collage, printmaking and design – the symbiotic end result remains both harmonious and tense. Thematically and visually self-reflective of contemporary society and all of it’s fame and follies, notions of nostalgia across both the urban and suburban landscapes are present allowing an off kilter and inquisitive, sometimes disturbing, fond familiarity to exist. Alternate and fantastical realities with pop cultural homages coupled with the sting from a crack upon the world’s funny bone are presented. A hand drawn style of animation placed among photographic elements, found imagery, graphic shapes and painterly marks creates a tone and narrative about us and the spaces we inhabit.
Eric Curtis: Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eric moved to California after college and lives in LA, where he has photographed such Hollywood notables as David Lynch, Danny Glover, rocker Tommy Lee, the bands My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park, and rapper Method Man. Eric’s unique approach to photography emphasizes bringing studio lighting to the outside world, which allows him to dictate the terms of the environment he’s shooting.
Micke H. Tong works in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, digital, drawing, performance and installation. His work focuses on otherworldly historic manipulations. Tong completed his BFA at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, in New Media in 2000. His work has been exhibited at galleries both nationally and internationally. More recently his series, “No Space, No Time”, has been shown at Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, and the Orange Country Center of Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, California. He lives in Los Angeles, California and is a resident artist at Keystone Art Space in the Lincoln Heights district.
CRASHERS
In a collaborative effort, Los Angeles-based Curator’s IdolWild and Spain’s Swinton Gallery, will come together in Los Angeles to present a group art exhibit that is some what outsider in nature, and fervent with experiences beyond the United States border.
CRASHERS: Art from Spain, Berlin and Beyond
Los Angeles-based curator IdolWild partners with Spain’s Swinton Gallery for it’s premiere international art exhibit at Keystone Art Gallery.
In a collaborative effort, Los Angeles-based Curator’s IdolWild and Spain’s Swinton Gallery, will come together in Los Angeles to present a group art exhibit that is some what outsider in nature, and fervent with experiences beyond the United States border. While a wall of insecurity is looming, curator IdolWild summons visual refuge, exposing the undercurrents of the European art scene.
Crashers: Art from Spain, Berlin and Beyond, gathers the artistic insights from a selection of exciting, multi-disciplinary artists of Spanish descent. Representing countries from all over South America and Europe, this group of emerging artists were hand selected by Goyo Villasevil and Sergio Bang, Directors of the prestigious Swinton Gallery in Madrid, Spain. Swinton Gallery works with courageous artists who dare to publicly announce strong, personal opinions. For Crashers: Art from Spain, Berlin and Beyond, artists were asked to create works that would be loud, impeding, and disrupting normality for it’s spectators. “I feel it’s important to have a cultural and artistic dialogue between nations, especially now.”, explains IdolWild’s Micke Tong. “This is a great opportunity to share artwork from a spectrum of multidisciplinary artists that the community of Los Angeles would probably not have been able to encounter otherwise.”
Artist’s participating include SABEK (SPN), Andrés Senra (SPN), Mario Mankey (BLN), Rurru Mipanochia (MEX), Alice Pasquini (ITA), Javier Iglesias GNOSICK (SPN), Judas Arrieta (SPN), Víctor Solana (SPN), Alaniz (ARG), Alberto M. Centenera (SPN), David De La Mano (Uruguay), S.A.M. (SPN), Raisa Maudit (SPN), and AnimalitoLand (ARG).
Crashers: Art from Spain, Berlin and Beyond, will take place at Keystone Art Gallery, an exhibition space that houses over 50 artists studios in the district of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California. This event will be open to the public and will run from March 18-27, 2017. Opening reception will be Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 7pm-11pm. The reception will offer live performance by L.A. Drones at 10pm, as well as refreshments and giveaways. The event will be free and open to the public. Please be advised there will be mature content present.
About Swinton Gallery
Swinton Gallery is situated in the informal Arts District of Lavapiés, where it has commissioned various art murals and exhibits. Swinton Gallery also prides itself on community art organizing to help local and global artist’s obtain opportunities for residencies, visual art commerce and aid in furthering creative career advancement.
About IdolWild
IdolWild is the moniker of curator and artist Micke Tong. Tong has been involved in producing independent art projects and events for almost twenty years. He originally hails from the Bay Area, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in New Media from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. Now a resident of Los Angeles, he strives to continue his practice of art and curatorial dedication through IdolWild, a self-funded passion project fostering creative ideas, exhibits and opportunities for artists and galleries alike.
About L.A. Drones
Hailing from Madrid, Spain and born in Los Angeles, L.A. Drones! are electronic synth manipulators. Once upon a time, two eternal L.A.Drones! (“thieves” in Spanish) named Kontrol Remoto and Darlingtonia Brackets pierced the line delimiting the real and the unreal and crash landed in Los Angeles. Harnessing the magic hidden in the prime numbers and the energy in the sound frequencies produced in the universe, these two could observe and assimilate the most interesting music in decades. They met near the minimalism of Terry Riley, the proto electronic of Silver Apples, the dronic rock of the Velvets, the Kraut of Cluster, Neu, Can and Kraftwerk, and adore Brian Eno as a living demigod.
For More Information Please Contact:
Swinton Gallery
Director Goyo Villasevil
Curator Micke Tong
Exhibit Dates:
March 18-27, 2017
Opening Reception Saturday, March 18, 2017
7:00 pm – 11:00 PM
Location:
KEYSTONE ART SPACE
338 S. Ave 16, Los Angeles, CA
DIVERGENCE
Divergence is an exhibition of work by 8 contemporary female artists working in distinctly different mediums.
Above artist: Kari Reardon
Divergence is an exhibition of work by 8 contemporary female artists working in distinctly different mediums. Curated by Micke Tong and Rebecca O’Leary, Divergence spotlights artists who are working in an interdisciplinary manner, integrating unique methodologies or concepts into their artistic practice. The artwork exhibited is of varied styles and genres: conceptual art, abstract painting, ceramic sculpture, mixed media and photography, providing a widely spread artistic experience for the viewer.
In their practices, these artists have subtly but bravely emerged out of the veil of restrictions and limitations of traditional mediums and found their own path to making unique works of art.
Presenting Female Artists: Angela Baker, Brük Dunbar, Sacha Eckes, Laurie Frick, Kohl King, Jessica Miller, Kylea Borges and Kari Reardon.