New and Improved
dal 11/6/2008 al 4/7/2008
Segnalato da
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Diane Arrieta
Edward Bateman
Kimber Berry
Ela Boyd
Trang Bui
Jeri Donaldson
Chris Dunker
Jaz Fabry
Martin Gantman
Wilda Gerideau-Squires
Olga Gerrard
Wally Gilbert
Sarah Green
Lori Hepner
Douglass Hill
Tama Hochbaum
Pete Jackson
Kathryn Jacobi
S.K. James
Aunia Kahn
Yolanda Klappert
Barbara Kossy
Michael Lightsey
Heather Lowe
Tracy Mac
Meg Madison
Timothy McLoughlin
Chuck Quint
Beth Ross
Douglas Ross
Michael Salerno
Mel Sant
Charlie Siebert
Jun-Jun Sta. Ana
Phil Tarley
Todd Tostado
Anneliese Varaldiev
Claudio Vazquez
John F. Walte'
Jen Zen
Thomas Ziorjen
John Zwick
Rex Bruce
11/6/2008
New and Improved
Los Angeles Center For Digital Art - LACDA, Los Angeles
For this exhibit LACDA curator Rex Bruce invited selected artists to try something new or show some un-exhibited work that they would like to have seen. In one sense the exhibit is curated, in that the artists for the show were selected, and in another it is self governing in that the artists were allowed to choose the works they wish to show.
Diane Arrieta :: Edward Bateman :: Kimber Berry :: Ela Boyd :: Trang Bui :: Jeri Donaldson :: Chris Dunker :: Jaz Fabry :: Martin Gantman :: Wilda Gerideau-Squires :: Olga Gerrard :: Wally Gilbert :: Sarah Green :: Lori Hepner :: Douglass Hill :: Tama Hochbaum :: Pete Jackson :: Kathryn Jacobi :: S.K. James :: Aunia Kahn :: Yolanda Klappert :: Barbara Kossy :: Michael Lightsey :: Heather Lowe :: Tracy Mac :: Meg Madison :: Timothy McLoughlin :: Chuck Quint :: Beth Ross :: Douglas Ross :: Michael Salerno :: Mel Sant :: Charlie Siebert :: Jun-Jun Sta. Ana :: Phil Tarley :: Todd Tostado :: Anneliese Varaldiev :: Claudio Vazquez :: John F. Walté :: Jen Zen :: Thomas Ziorjen :: John Zwick
It is common knowledge that (for all of the usual reasons) artists often become pigeonholed in a particular style, or that the ever present curatorial "trend," "theme" or "concept" can become somewhat tyrannical in terms of dictating the way in which artworks take shape. For this exhibit LACDA curator Rex Bruce invited selected artists to try something new or show some un-exhibited work that they would like to have seen. In one sense the exhibit is curated, in that the artists for the show were selected, and in another it is self governing in that the artists were allowed to choose the works they wish to show. The only influence would be that this choice came with a healthy dose of encouragement to experiment.
In this spirit of experimentation this exhibition is also an inversion of the practice whereby a gallery doles out wall space to the precious few, thus shortchanging artists, as well as their audience, the experience of the vast wealth of creativity our global culture in fact produces. A very large group exhibit allows more variety and vibrancy and makes a more accurate representation of the massive quantity of art that exists in the contemporary moment. This is especially true for a digital gallery that aligns itself with the electronic free-for-all that constitutes our time; a world replete with social networks, mobile communications, ubiquitous cameras, ubiquitous editing software, uploads, downloads, blogs, vlogs and the extremely open and rapid-fire discourse they engender.
image: Michael Salerno, Wetlands Under Siege, 2008
Reception: Thursday, June 12, 7-9pm
Los Angeles Center For Digital Art - LACDA
5723 Melrose Avenue - Los Angeles
Gallery hours, Wednesday – Saturday, 12-5pm