Triumphs Over Trauma: The Scar Prints of Ted Meyer
At the Brewery Art Walk, Ted Meyer’s series “Scarred for Life”, is one that always draws a crowd. His images of the scars, the people who have them, and their stories, are fascinating. The video above shows his process and his personal connection to the subject. It also focuses on one of his models, an Iraq war veteran, who shares his experience dealing with his own scars.
Fallen Fruit: Fruitique!
This art installation/ thrift store is part of Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood. Everything is fruit themed within the space including the wallpaper, numerous thrift store finds and even the music playing (Cherry Bomb was on when I was there- although that may have been coincidence). They are also planning fruit related activities throughout the event.
Fallen Fruit is an art collaboration originally conceived by David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young.
They are also part of the Ojai Art Festival this weekend.
Clown by Marnie Weber
Mark Handforth
Halloween may be over but you can keep the spirit alive by checking out this terrifying (if you are scared of clowns) section of the show Room to Live currently at MOCA Grand Avenue. The show features works from MOCA’s permanent collection with an emphasis on recent acquisitions, including a room of photos by Nan Goldin and the second work pictured above- Desert Sun by Mark Handforth.
MOCA is free tonight (Thursday) and Marnie Weber is discussing her work. RSVP here.
Want to prepare yourself for the room of clowns- here’s a video of the installation.
Don’t forget to look behind the clown who has lost its dog.
John Divola- “Seven Songbirds and a Rabbit”
John Divola is speaking at LACMA tonight @7pm. Tickets are free, but required.
His current exhibition at LACMA, John Divola: As Far As I Could Get, references a series of photos Divola made by attaching his camera to a tripod, setting a timer and running straight into the frame.
The photo above is also from the show. It is part of a series taken from stereographic negatives that he accessed from the California Museum of Photography. From these negatives, he isolates certain wildlife details.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Pomona College Museum of Art are also participating in this exhibition.
For more work by Edward Walton Wilcox, check out his website.
The Shining is playing at LA State Historic Park tonight (10/26).
If you love The Shining, it is also worth watching Room 237, now on Netflix. It is filled with interesting theories on the potential meaning of the images used in the film. Different interviewees suggest it could be about the Holocaust or Native American genocide or even Kubrick’s confession to taking part in the faking of the moon landing. It’s a fascinating new look into an already captivating movie.
Graciela Sacco from the show Resistance, In Transit
Resistance, In Transit at ADC Contemporary Art Gallery in Bergamot Station is a must see if you are headed there. Several multimedia pieces by the Argentinian artist create an overall sense of unease.
Also worth checking out at Bergamot Station:
Laura Karetzky , Brad Durham at Lora Schlesinger Gallery
Alex Weinstein at Leslie Sacks Contemporary
Sebastião Salgado at Peter Fetterman Gallery
Jennifer Dalton -from the show On A Scale From Not Really OK to Really Not OK
Jennifer Dalton’s show at Charlie James Gallery is really interesting and fun. Plus free candy and other treats.
In the area and also worth checking out on Chungking Road:
Richard Newton at Jancar Gallery
