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11/5/2012

Rebel

Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA, Los Angeles

James Franco, Douglas Gordon, Harmony Korine, Damon Mccarthy, Paul Mccarthy, Terry Richardson, Ed Ruscha, Aaron Young

Rebel is an interrogative ode to Nicholas Ray's masterpiece Rebel Without A Cause (1955), conceived by Franco to embrace and mine the main themes and events in the original film. The exhibition reinterprets the film's legends, the people involved, its place in Hollywood, film as a medium, and behind-the-scenes footage, in a new, fresh, and unconventional presentation of film, video installation, photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture, housed in and framed by iconic, Hollywood structures.

In Rebel, the contributions of each artist are combined to capture the spirit of the original film through references to the auto and motorcycle culture of the 1950s, which James Dean was a part of; teenage angst and issues of identity back then, related to identity now; patrilineal exchange, and the relationships of father and son, and mentor and student; male and female sexuality; fiction and fact; and Hollywood and the art world. The Chateau Marmont is one of the central points in Rebel, and perhaps the single most significant reference and home to Hollywood behind the scenes life, acting as a linking structure to the exhibition, and to several of the works presented.

In conjunction with Rebel, Paul and Damon McCarthy present the exhibition Rebel Dabble Babble at The Box gallery, 805 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90013. More info at www.theboxla.com.

A fully illustrated, 192-page, four-color, hardcover book entitled Rebel, featuring select works by the participating artists, writing by Franco, and an essay by Francisco J. Ricardo, PhD, faculty at RISD, author, and art theorist will accompany the exhibition. The book is published by OHWOW, and will be available at OHWOW and at the MOCA Store.

Presented by Gucci
Major support is provided by 7 For All Mankind and Samsung
Additional support is provided by JF Chen
Exhibition designed and produced by Commonwealth Projects
Rebel logotype by Mark Mahoney

Press contact:
Lyn Winter at 213/633-5390 / lwinter@moca.org or Jessica Youn at 213/633-5322 / jyoun@moca.org

Opening Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8–10pm
941 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
DJs Henry Hopper and Eddie Ruscha
Cash bar
Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 9, 2012 to 213 621 1768 or pmorehouse@moca.org
This invitation admits two guests and is strictly non-transferable.

MOCA GRAND AVENUE
250 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
HOURS
MON 11am–5pm
TUES, WED CLOSED
THURS 11am–8pm
FRI 11am–5pm
SAT, SUN 11am–6pm
ADMISSION
General Admission: $10
Students with I.D.: $5
Seniors (65+): $5
Children under 12: Free
Jurors with I.D.: Free
Free Thursday Evenings

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