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4/5/2004

Yvonne Rainer

Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles

Radical Juxtapositions 1961 - 2002

A retrospective exhibition that reexamines the uncompromising work of an extremely influential artist and a great innovator in Minimalism.

LOS ANGELES, February 2004 - "Yvonne Rainer - Radical Juxtapositions 1961 - 2002" is an important retrospective exhibition that reexamines the career of Yvonne Rainer, an extremely influential artist who has incorporated experimental cinema, choreography and movement, feminism, politics, writing, and visual art into her forty-year practice. Organized by Sid Sachs of the Rosenwald Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where the exhibition first appeared in 2002, the exhibition consists of two major new video installations, a reconstruction of a set of an early performance piece, a treasure trove of vintage photographs, posters, documents, dance notations, manuscripts, etc., as well as an arrangement of video monitors running Rainer's five feature length films and early dance documentation.

This presentation represents the West Coast premiere of the exhibition and a rare opportunity for Los Angeles audiences to experience the uncompromising work of Yvonne Rainer, a great innovator in Minimalism, an inventor in postmodern dance, a Sundance award filmmaker, and a Macarthur Fellow. Built on resistance, both political and aesthetic, Rainer's commitment to rigorous thinking, hybrid production, and social consciousness has always been the embodiment of what is alternative.

A heavily illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition with essays by Sid Sachs, Yvonne Rainer, Sally Banes, Carrie Lambert, and Noel Carroll.

About Yvonne Rainer
Rainer was born in San Francisco in 1934. Trained as a modern dancer she began to choreograph her own work in 1960 and was one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theater in 1962. In 1968 she began to integrate short films into her live performances, and by 1975 she had made a complete transition to filmmaking. In all she has completed seven features: FILM ABOUT A WOMAN WHO... (1974), KRISTINA TALKING PICTURES (1976), JOURNEY FROM BERLIN/1971 (1980), THE MAN WHO ENVIED WOMEN (1985), PRIVILEGE (1990), MURDER and murder (1996). Rainer's films have been shown extensively in the U.S. and throughout the world. In the spring of 1997—to coincide with the release of MURDER and murder—complete retrospectives of the films of Yvonne Rainer were mounted at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco and at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, notably two Guggenheim Fellowships, a MacArthur Fellowship, a Wexner Prize, seven NEA awards, three Rockefeller Fellowships, and four honorary doctors of fine arts degrees. Her latest book, A Woman Who . . . : Essays, Interviews, Scripts, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 1999. Her latest dance, "After Many a Summer Dies the Swan," commissioned by the White Oak Dance Project, had its New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June 2000. Rainer currently teaches at the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University.

Exhibition opens at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions on Wednesday 5 May, 7 - 9 pm, and runs 5 May - 8 August 2004

About Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions distinguishes itself by serving as a laboratory for artistic research and unfettered, positive creative expression, where artists—including newly-emerging and under-represented artists as well as more established artists—have the freedom and the opportunity to take risks. The organization originated in 1978 from a need for a Los Angeles venue that supports, exhibits, and advocates innovations in art-making. Since its inception, the organization has presented the work of over 5000 artists in over 3000 exhibitions, performances, screenings, and works of public art.

Membership
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General Information
Admission to Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions is free with a recommended donation of $3.00 ($2.00 students, members free). Gallery hours are Wednesday - Sunday 12 - 6 pm, Friday 12 - 9 pm. Call 323.957.1777 for parking information, directions, and additional information. For more information about Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and its programs please visit the website.

Funding
Project support for "Yvonne Rainer - Radical Juxtapositions 1961 - 2002" comes from the Pasadena Art Alliance. The organizing institution is the Rosenwald Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, which received funding for the development of this exhibition from the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Support for Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and its programs comes from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, California Community Foundation Arts Funding Initiative, J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Norton Family Foundation, and the members of Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions.

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Related Public Programs

"Structures and Systems: Minimal Art in the United States"
Saturday 1 May 2004 at The Getty
Public lectures, including Yvonne Rainer, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Museum Lecture Hall
Panel Discussion, including Carl Andre, Artist, Paula Cooper, Gallerist, and others. Moderated by Thomas Crow, Director of Getty Research Institute, 8.00 pm, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Free admission
For more information, call the Getty information line at 310.440.7300.

"An Evening of Dance with Yvonne Rainer and Simone Forti"
Two performances: Saturday 8 May, 8 pm and Sunday 9 May, 3 pm at the The Getty, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors)
For more information, call the Getty information line at 310.440.7300.

"An Evening with Yvonne Rainer"
Monday 3 May 2004 at 8:00 pm at REDCAT's Monday Night Screenings
LA premiere of After Many A Summer Dies The Swan: Hybrid (2002, 31 min, video), followed by the legendary classic Film About A Woman Who (1974,105 min, 16 mm, b/w, sound).
Film screening curated by Steve Anker and Bérénice Reynaud
General admission is $8; Students and seniors receive a 50% discount with valid ID

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