Using a combination of original and appropriated images from textbooks, instruction manuals and children's books, Eric McDade creates tragicomic, black and white images that are petty, whiney and one-sided. Every once in a while, though, he manages to eke out a piece of work that doesn't beg the audience for a pity handjob, and this is when his work soars to mediocrity.
Opening February 21st 6 -10 PM
Los Angeles (Chinatown), CA February 2nd 2004. Oulous Repair Shop is devastated
to have its top tier management singular personality Eric McDade perform a solo
show within the exhibition space of its dynamic workshop. McDade's exhibition
has escaped Philadelphia, Baltimore, Berlin, and New York to find its way to the
Empire of Los Angeles within the borders of Chinatown and upon the walls of the
Repair Shops Chung King Rd show room space.
Using a combination of original and appropriated images from textbooks,
instruction manuals and children’s books, Eric McDade creates tragicomic, black
and white images that are petty, whiney and one-sided. Every once in a while,
though, he manages to eke out a piece of work that doesn’t beg the audience for
a pity handjob, and this is when his work soars to mediocrity.
Eric McDade’s exhibition, "More Exercises in Self-Pity" at Oulous Repair Shop
will mark his solo debut in Los Angeles. Coming from the Philadelphia Art
Alliance in McDade’s hometown, the exhibit is not so much traveling, as it is
being driven out of town with pitchforks and torches.
Eric McDade has exhibited in museums and galleries in both the U.S. and Europe,
lowering the bar time and time again. Mr. McDade is accepting attention at the
opening of his show on February 21st between 6 and 10 PM. The show will run from
2/2/2004 to 3/28/2004. The gallery will be open 6 to 10 PM Thursday through
Sunday.
Your Friend,
-Wendel Oulous
Contact: Brendan Burke
Office: (213) 626-1984
Oulous Repair Shop
945 Chung King Rd., CA 90012
Phone – (213) 626-1984
Fax – (310) 540-5574