Severe Negotiations
dal 27/2/2004 al 2/4/2004
Segnalato da
27/2/2004
Severe Negotiations
The Office, Huntington Beach
Severe Negotiations is a three-person show presenting the work of Carrie Paterson, Kim Russo and Eve Wood. Each of their works explores different aspects of an unsympathetic reality: dysfunctional architecture, lack of intimacy, and disturbing family history.
Carrie Paterson
Kim Russo
Eve Wood
Guest curated by Tyler Stallings
Reception: Saturday, February 28, 6-9 p.m.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Severe Negotiations is a three-person show presenting the work of Carrie
Paterson, Kim Russo and Eve Wood. Each of their works explores different
aspects of an unsympathetic reality: dysfunctional architecture, lack of
intimacy, and disturbing family history.
Carrie Paterson's installation includes a simulated elevator cab and models that
deal with the present day culture of fear, myths surrounding American class
mobility, and the concept of disaster. In her dysfunctional architecture,
progress is arrested, opening a sculptural "space for argument."
Kim Russo's watercolors depict a woman interacting with a plastic blow-up doll
in various rooms of her house and in public spaces. The juxtaposition of a woman
and her plastic, unreal companion highlights the universal need for intimacy and
partnership, and the sometimes extreme measures we will take to fulfill our
desire for love.
Eve Wood presents a series of paintings whose central images are hooded Klu Klux
Klan figures. The genesis of this work derives from the discovery of a family
secret, namely that her great, great grandfather was a founding member of the
KKK. She was intrigued as to how this information would translate into her life
over time. The result are that these paintings which deal with family trauma,
and the secrecy that surrounds our lives.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Carrie Paterson's most recent solo exhibition was at the Castle Creek Gallery in
Aspen, CO. She recently curated Enter Intercessor, a performance event and
exhibition at Raid Projects in Los Angeles, CA. She has also written for various
newspapers and art magazines.
Kim Russo's most recent solo exhibition was at L.A. Artcore in Los Angeles, CA.
She also completed a residency for Americans for the Arts in Waterford, Ireland.
She is the curator for the Greenleaf Gallery at Whittier College in Whittier,
CA.
Eve Wood will have a solo exhibition in fall 2004 at Western Project in Culver
City, CA. She recently curated Painting By Letters at Cirrus Gallery in Los
Angeles, CA. She writes regularly for Artnet.com and Artweek magazine, among
others.
Image:
Eve Wood, "I Am, Said the Lamb!" #1, 2003, oil on canvas
Courtesy of Western Project, Culver City, CA.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Tyler Stallings is curator of exhibitions at Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach,
CA. Most recently he organized Whiteness, A Wayward Construction, which will
travel the U.S. Stallings is also an artist and a writer. He has two upcoming
solo exhibitions in 2004 in April at Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA and
in September at Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Contact information: Laguna
Art Museum, M-F, 949-494-8971 x 212, tylerstallings@lagunaartmuseum.org
Tues.-Fri., 1-5 p.m.
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5122 Bolsa Ave., Suite 110
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
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