SUBSTRATA is a group exhibition presented by EPOCH, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LAMOA).
Venue: EPOCH
Exhibition dates: January 9 – March 5, 2021
Artists: Patricia Fernández, Nikita Gale, Won Ju Lim, Gina Osterloh, Paul Pescador, Kristin Posehn, Gabie Strong, Sterling Wells, and Haena Yoo.
A review of Manic Castle Hash written by Raleigh Barrett was published by NoHoArtsDistrict.com, and is available for view here.
Extant on a 30 ft x 9 ft cinderblock wall, Manic Castle Hash channels skyrise reflections as a vessel for commentary on cyclical and engrained financial disparity. In city finance hubs, such as DTLA, we can observe as spectators/citizens how skyscrapers reflect back on one another through their mirrored composition. This reflection can likewise be figuratively viewed in corporate bailouts, stock buybacks, and painfully discernable inequality.
The ‘Manic Castle’ can be interpreted as this never-ending (even accelerating) income inequality. The “Hash” portion of Manic Castle Hash refers to the mathematical method for compressing information. In a departure from encryption, hashed information can’t be returned to its original form. From contracts to password storage, hashing is used for a variety of tech means. The almost step-and-repeat-like form of skyscrapers reflecting on one another is a lucidly interpretable visual of the artwork. – Raleigh Barrett
All are warmly invited to celebrate the opening of the outdoor work in a safely distanced way by driving, biking, or strolling by on August 15 from 2-6pm.
Venue: Open Wall Salon / Binomial Nomenclature
Address: 5601 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Opening: 2-6pm, Saturday, August 15, 2020
Exhibition dates: August 15, 2020 – February 27, 2021
An exhibit of works collected by the Center for Art + Environment is on view from February 16 – May 21, 2017.
Posehn – who is a sculptor, writer, and photographer – repositions architecture in the physical world so we can consider the relationships between built and natural environments, between art and architecture, between the real and the fictional. Posehn’s archive materials are part of the Center for Art + Environment’s investigation into the relationships among built and natural and virtual environments. – William Fox, Director
My short story Boy With Frog (titled after the Charles Ray sculpture of the same name) was published by The White Review in August, 2016. The story revolves around a young woman, her grandfather and a sculpture. As her grandfather’s health declines, the sculpture becomes a catalyzing presence in their thoughts and conversations. Boy With Frog is a meditation on mortality, art, videogames, and the intimate connection between mind and body. Read it here.