6/2/2004
John Klima
Bank, Los Angeles
Employing a variety of technologies to produce both hardware and software, John Klima's work occupies new territory in media art. Works ranging from a 25-foot long railroad installation powered by telephone and Nintendo Game Boy to borrowed live satellite information to create 3D global landscapes reflects Klima's interest in dismissing the boundaries between the simulated and the concrete.
Opening Reception: February 7, 2004 7 - 10pm
Gallery Hours: Tues.  Sat. 11am  5pm
Employing a variety of technologies to produce both hardware and software,
John Klima's work occupies new territory in media art. Works ranging from a
25-foot long railroad installation powered by telephone and Nintendo Game
Boy to borrowed live satellite information to create 3D global landscapes
reflects Klima's interest in dismissing the boundaries between the simulated
and the concrete.
John Klima's solo exhibition at Bank will mark his Los Angeles debut. A
range of Klima's work will be exhibited including the Great Game, a software
program depicting U.S. Army troop movement and Air Force sortie data from
the conflict in Afghanistan. This collected information from the Department
of Defense is represented in a 3D game displayed on a monitor mounted to a
coin operated kiddy ride.
John Klima has exhibited in museums and galleries in both the U.S. and
Europe. His exhibitions include Bitstreams at the Whitney Museum of American
Art as well as the 2002 Whitney Biennial. He has also exhibited at Eyebeam,
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, PS.1 and The Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Selections from his bibliography include the New York Times, the New Yorker
and Business Week. John Klima is represented by Postmasters in New York.
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