PLASTIC THEATRE
Curated by Jessica Williams
Theodora Allen, Kayla Guthrie, Miles Jopling, Tim Lokiec, Claire Nereim, Harsh Patel, Asher Penn, Juliana Romano, Jessica Williams
PAUL COWAN @ DEVENING PROJECTS
3039 West Carroll
Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 18, 4 – 7 pm
Exhibition will run through August 15, 2010
Paul Cowan + Matt Stolle
Causality without Cause
PAUL COWAN @ IMPORTANT PROJECTS
5432 Boyd Ave
Oakland, CA 94618
Opening Reception: Saturday 6-9 PM May 29, 2010
Exhibition continues through June 26.
When did you begin calling yourself an artist and how much has your work developed since then?
New works by Paul Cowan & Scott Cowan
Press:
Paul Cowan & Scott Cowan reviewed, ArtSlant - June 9, 2010. Tic-Tac-Toe with Paul & Scott Cowan by Ava Jancar.
BAD SCULPTURE
Paul Cowan, Hugh Scott-Douglas, Maxwell Simmer
May 22 - June 20 2010
Young Art presents Bad Sculpture; a selection of new work from artists Paul Cowan, Hugh Scott-Douglas, and Maxwell Simmer. The opening reception will be held Saturday May 22 from 7-10 pm and will remain on view through June 20, 2010.
Paul Cowan lives and works in Chicago.
Hugh Scott-Douglas is completing his BFA in Toronto.
Maxwell Simmer lives and works in Berlin.
JED OCHMANEK @ SYCHRONICITY SPACE
4306 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029
Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 7-11 pm
Exhibition will run through June 5th.
Independents present
Independents present is an exhibition resulting in our request to these companies to group curate an exhibition. These companies and artists include:
Nieves presents artist, Jay Nelson
Ooga Booga presents artist, Maxwell Krivitzky
Drippy Bone Books presents artist, Shannon Keller
Penny Ante presents artist, Jed Ochmanek
Kaugummi presents artist, Rasmus Svensson
Narrow Books presents artist, Shawn Petersen
BUY AMERICAN
Victor Torres
March 27 - April 24, 2010
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday March 27, 2010
6-9 pm
Young Art presents Buy American, an exhibit new work by Victor Torres. The opening reception will be held Saturday, March 27 from 6 - 9pm and will remain on view through April 24, 2010.
Torres’ large-scale assemblages are built like machines. His approach is unexpected compared to the chaotic nature of his materials. Objects are overlapped and juxtaposed with precision and as a result, each element is integral to the final form. In Untiltled (Dead Cat), the old splintered wood, dead cat and copper wire, dripping mud and cardboard bananas, are transformed into a single work while still retaining their individual identity. What is important is what happens when all the right parts come together. The composite is itself their discourse.
However strange the arrangement, it is impossible to overlook his meticulous control and finesse. Torres’ formal concerns are demonstrated in the delicacy and detail. Reminiscent of Rauschenberg’s Combines, Torres embraces the rejected, the discarded and the worthless. He flaunts the realism intrinsic to assemblage, bringing the art closer to life.
Victor Torres lives and works in Los Angeles. This will be his first solo exhibition at Young Art.
PAUL COWAN @ Golden Age
119 N Peoria St. #2D
Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 7-10 pm
Exhibition will run through May 2
Please join us for the grand opening of our new location! We will be presenting work from Chicago artist Paul Cowan.
Strictly defined, alla prima is a painting technique in which the work is completed in one session without time for the paint to dry, but the term is also more loosely applied to any painting done in a direct, expressive style, with minimal preparation. For our inaugural exhibition Cowan will be applying this technique to canvas, cotton and confections.
More Here:
PAULCOWAN.NET
GOLDEN AGE
Kayla Guthrie, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Mathieu Malouf, Asher Penn, Sam Pulitzer, Maxwell Simmer, Martin Thacker, Dena Yago
CLEOPATRA'S presents LARRY'S: NON-PROFIT STATE OF MIND
Sunday March 14, 2010
6-10 pm
CLEOPATRA's
110 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn NY 11222
NON-PROFIT STATE OF MIND
“Non-profit” can derive from a generous sentiment: the desire for prostitution; but it is soon corrupted by the desire for property. “Nonprofit” wants to go beyond itself, become one with its victim (like the victor with the loser) and somehow preserve intact its privilege as conqueror.The main virtue associated with it is an authenticity that goes hand-in-hand with its distance from a money-based profit system, reserved for the common that has to earn a living. The organic grocery store owner and its customer agree that a pear that has not been sprayed with pesticides rots faster than one that has, but flaunting its indifference to the advantages of pesticide more than compensates for the flaw and even drives up the value. The common that has to earn a living can also be non-profit, and inversely, the non-profit can become a state of mind and elude the determinisms (shopping sprees, drug binges, investments, interest in the arts, etc) it is prone to.
For example: a bohemian girl inherits a fortune from a relative. She takes on a liability which will likely cause an upheaval in the set of rules she has been playing by so far. The focus
will have to shift toward inventing new problems that can help her sustain a level of poverty she feels comfortable with. The labor of exploiting herself out of love has begun. And maybe there's something about the whole concept of the "New York City anthem" that's always going to resonate with and, to borrow a word, inspire us. It's not that there's even anything terribly out-of-the-ordinary going on here: swinging for the upper decks and subsequently the gut, working that angle that appeals to the bridge-and-tunnel set as effectively as it does to people who've never actually visited NYC. And Cleopatra’s plays the nonchalant tour guide, pointing out landmarks to fill space even as their train of thought begins to break up. Times being what they are, the need for this "unifying" type of hit becomes more apparent, acting as a tiny reaffirmation of a collective self that's becoming easier and easier to lose sight of completely. It is a very good question whether the parties involved really believe it can work its magic in the face of such divisive infield politics.
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LARRYS
Deutschland
+49 (0)30 7790 0462
http://www.larrys.eu
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LARRY'S
CLEOPATRA'S
THE LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD
Stephen Aldahl
January 22 - February 14, 2010
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday January 22, 2010
6-9 pm
Young Art presents The Late Spring and Autumn Period, an exhibition of new paintings by Stephen Aldahl. The opening reception will be held Friday, January 22 from 6 - 9pm and will remain on view through February 14, 2010.
Aldahl's new paintings introduce impossible landscapes of solemn beauty. His scenes are deceptively modest, their features have been reduced to only the most essential forms and planes. Thin layers of paint lay flat like collaged swatches of fabric to form the skies, mountains, and valleys. Any signs of brushwork or gesture are quiet. His palette of pale pink, soft yellow and rich brown is consistent and meditative.
In the five "Magic Mountain" paintings, a pattern resonates while the horizon shifts canvas to canvas. A pointed mountain and curved hill alternate positions against the sky, creating complex and melodic configurations. However, the picture does not change. The view remains impossible, lifeless and vast, and the tension between the browns and yellows invokes a dynamic and strange metaphysical interplay.
Aldahl's abbreviated color, form, and expression challenge the expectations of landscape painting while expanding on its inherent properties.
Stephen Aldahl lives and works in Los Angeles. This will be his fourth solo exhibition at Young Art.
Preformance by Kayla Guthrie
February 4 2010
No Career
Watson Hall
612 W 115 St.
NY NY
More here:
kaylaguthrie.com
Love and Theft
Group Show with Asher Penn
January 09 -February 13 2010
Mike Bidlo
Dutes Miller
Asher Penn
Sarah Greenberger Rafferty
White Flag Projects
4568 Manchester Ave
St. Louis MO 63110
More info here:
asherpenn.net
whiteflagprojects.org
Workspace Selects
Group Show with Jed Ochmanek
January 31-February 28 2010
As part of Art Los Angeles Contemporary, House on Genesee presents workspace selects, a collection of works by the friends and collaborators of workspace, a project space located in Lincoln Heights. workspace focuses on emerging artists, curators, and writers who develop site-specific installations, exhibitions and events.
NICK AGUAYO
ELONDA BILLERA
DAVID GILBERT
KIKI JOHNSON
RENÈE MARTIN
JESSICA MINCKLEY
JED OCHMANEK
PAUL PESCADOR
DAVIDA NEMEROFF
BOBBI WOODS
House on Genesee
1300 N Gensesee
Los Angeles, CA 90046
houseongenesee.com
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ASHER MIXTAPE HELL 2
Asher Penn
November 21 - December 13, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, November 21, 2009
7-10pm
AFTER PARTY @ JED'S
performance by Kayla Guthrie
11pm
443 S. San Pedro St. #402
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ASHER MIXTAPE HELL 2
I studied photography in college.
Sometimes when I think about my work, I get stuck on this sentence.
I studied photography in college.
I studied photography in college.
I studied photography in college.
Once, in college, I had asked a friend for a mixtape, and he gave me a drawing. It said Asher Mixtape Hell. I kept it on my wall. Sometimes I suspected that the drawing was getting kind of personal. It had my name on it. What did Asher Mixtape Hell mean? What was my friend telling me?
Was I in Hell?
A few years later I made a book called Asher Mixtape Hell. It was a collection of photographs taken in my apartment in college. A lot of them had been shot as a way to learn how to make photographs. These were photos of nothing. There were a lot of photographs with Asher Mixtape Hell in them. The writing was on the wall. There was the title.
Asher Mixtape Hell 2 is a sequel to Asher Mixtape Hell. After Asher Mixtape Hell I thought maybe I could start taking photos the way I did in college, but this time it would be OK. I'd still be in Hell, but maybe I could forget about college. I started taking photos in my apartment.
-Asher Penn, NY, 2009
Asher Mixtape Hell 2 corresponds with the release of Penn's latest book, a 550-page collection of images from photographic sessions taken over the past 3 years. Penn has selected a portfolio of 32 photographs from these series and presented each using the cover template for the book.
Asher Penn received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2004. He currently lives and works in New York. Asher Mixtape Hell 2 will be his first solo exhibition with Young Art.
The opening reception will be held Saturday, November 21st from 7 -10pm in conjunction with Block Party; a one-night tour of contemporary art exhibitions in non-traditional spaces through out Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, and Mt. Washington. Asher Mixtape Hell 2 will remain on view through December 13, 2009. Young Art is located in the Women's Building 1727 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90012.
To view more of Asher Penn's work, visit http://www.asherpenn.net/
For more information on Block Party and the participants please visit http://blockpartyart.blogspot.com.
NEW WORK
Paul Forney
October 24 - November 8, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, October 24 2009
7-10pm
Young Art is pleased to present New Work, a solo exhibition of paintings and plaster reliefs by Paul Forney.
The three reliefs; The Bather I, The Bather II and The Bather III, were cast from the same mold. Each is a large slab of white plaster, displaying a handwritten title "The Bather". Their edges are contoured and the surfaces have been coated with varying finishes. Hanging on the wall, they resemble memorial plaques. The isolated phrase "The Bather" becomes the image. Forney's reductive approach to "The Bather" as a subject, alludes to a most common theme that has been adapted by many artists throughout history including Picasso, Degas and Ingres.
In both of the two paintings, an arch interrupts their off white backgrounds. Contained within the arch are expressive layers of paint and texture where words have been written and then painted over. The arch's rich patina obscures any pictures that might have been underneath and evokes a mysterious quality similar to that of unearthed artifacts.
Forney's work is intuitive and enigmatic. He finds inspiration in his immediate environment, be it from the art he is looking at, the books he is reading or music he is listening to, he steals anything he can use.
Paul Forney lives and works in Los Angeles. This will be his fourth solo exhibition at Young Art.
The opening reception will be held Saturday, October 24 from 7-10 pm and the exhibition will be on view through November 8, 2009.Young Art is currently located in the Women's Building, 1727 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90012.
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Daylight Paintings
JED OCHMANEK
Saturday, September 19 2009 7-10pm
Daylight Paintings
Young Art is pleased to present Daylight Paintings, an exhibit of new work by Jed Ochmanek. The show consists of two 4x6' paintings and their light source. Both paintings are composed of black acrylic on canvas and are veiled with a single layer of window-screen sprayed with white acrylic. In some areas, Ochmanek has stripped the matte black paint to reveal fragments of white primer underneath, creating passages of rough gradation behind the screen. This flicker of information registers Ochmanek’s engagement with and resistance to photo-mechanical means of reproduction.
Ochmanek has replaced the gallery's normal light source with "Daylight" florescent utility lamps. The scale and optical effect of the paintings maximize the experience of the particularities of fluorescent light. By highlighting the paintings’ roles as passive sensitizing agents within a fixed environment, Ochmanek seeks to situate the viewer in a particular perceptual and bodily self-awareness. In this sense, Ochmanek begins to explore the window screen as analogous to the limits of the human perceptual mechanism and the confines of personal subjectivity.
Jed Ochmanek received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Daylight Paintings will be Jed Ochmanek's first solo exhibition with Young Art.
The opening reception will be held Saturday, September 19 from 7-10pm. Young Art is currently having shows at OLÍMPIA, a small collective space located in the Women's Building, 1727 N. Spring Street, Los
Angeles CA 90012.
Objets d'Art II
Group Show
August 22 2009 7-11pm
Young Art presents Objets d’Art II; a group exhibition of new work from artists Stephen Aldahl, Paul Forney, Christine Frerichs, Miles Jopling, Alex Johnstone, Jed Ochmanek, Asher Penn and Louise Wynne. The show consists of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and will be accompanied by musical performances from Monster, Nite Jewel and Universe.
Objets d’Art II is a preview for Young Art’s upcoming solo exhibitions. The opening reception will be held Saturday, August 22 2009 from 7-11 pm. Musical preformances will begin at 9:30 pm. Young Art is currently having shows at OLÍMPIA; a small collective space located in the Women’s Building, 1727 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90012.
**NOTICE**
Monster, Nite Jewel and Universe will not be performing at Young Art this Saturday. The opening reception for Objets d'Art II will be held as scheduled, however, the musical performances have been relocated to a loft downtown. Everyone is welcome details available at the gallery or via email.
APARTMENT SHOW
Stephen Aldahl, Paul Forney, Miles Jopling, Jed Ochmanek, Asher Penn, Victor Torres
May 29 2009 6-10pm
Young Art presents Apartment Show, a selection of works by artists Stephen Aldahl, Paul Forney, Miles Jopling, Jed Ochmanek, and Victor Torres. The exhibition is somewhat of a group show, ranging from larger paintings and works on paper to small sculptures. Apartment Show will be on display at gallerist Kate Hillseth’s apartment in conjunction with BLOCK PARTY; a one night tour of apartment exhibitions in Highland Park.
BLOCK PARTY is organized by Daniel Ingroff and Paul Pescador and consists of three exhibitions hosted by curators Kiki Johnson from Artist Curated Projects, Kate Hillseth from Young Art, and Daniel Ingroff and Paul Pescador. The apartments are in close proximity and guests are invited to tour the three venues throughout the evening in the fashion of a block party.
BLOCK PARTY will be held Friday, May 29 2009 from 6-10 pm. Locations are:
922 Nolden
TAPHOMANCY Curated by Kiki Johnson from Artist Curated Projects
Taphomancy is a divination method using graves or tombstones to discern patterns in events in order to predict the future.
Works By: Aimée Brown, Quinn Gomez-Heitzeberg, Elisa Maria Lopez, and Christina Ondrus
722 Aldama Terrace
APARTMENT SHOW Curated by Kate Hillseth from Young Art
206 N. Avenue 54
DUPLEX Curated by Daniel Ingroff and Paul Pescador
Duplex features the work of Alison O’Daniel, Julia Sherman and Summer Shiffman. Working in sculpture and photography, the work of these three artists occupies shared domestic space, and hints at notions of duality. Duplex will also feature a screening of videos, curated by Graham Kolbeins.
For images or more information, please contact:
kiki johnson
johnson.kiki@gmail.com
kate hillseth
info@youngartgallery.com
daniel ingroff
dingroff@gmail.com
The Kingsboro Press 5
Release Party @ OogaBooga May 19 2009
7-9pm
Featuring the work of Asher Penn.
The Garden of Cyrus
STEPHEN ALDAHL
May 16 - May 23 2009
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday May 16 2009 7-10pm
THE GARDEN OF CYRUS
Young Art presents The Garden of Cyrus, an exhibit of works by artist Stephen Aldahl. The exhibition consists of Aldahl’s sculptures, paintings and works on paper. Aldahl’s sculptures are created in the traditional methods of assemblage. His materials range from simple objects like bottles or cans, to more complex forms, such as dried fig leaves and folded fabric. In the work “Untitled (Boat No. 2, Closed)”, a white-coated bamboo husk sits elegantly on top of an small, upside-down baking tin. The natural inward curl of the husk’s edges resemble the curved sides of a canoe, contrasting perfectly with the outward plateau shape of the tin. The largest sculpture “Untitled (Cylinder)”, is a tall cylinder mounted on top of a brick and surrounded by four small rocks at each corner. Fabric has been draped over the seam where the cylinder and brick meet. Veils of paint conceal where elements begin or end and the arrangement of objects posture something like an ancient monument. Aldahl’s sculptures are intuitive compositions. His paintings reflect the same visceral approach. In “The Garden of Cyrus”, a vague yet mysterious landscape is gestured across the large canvas. The full strokes and layers of dripped paint create dynamic movement and texture. A heavy mist cloaks the figures and colors, while the most haunting part is a striking white arch along the right that frames the stage and draws the viewer inside. Like “Untitled (Cylinder)”; the sculpture resembling a sacred structure, the arch in “The Garden of Cyrus” seems to be a fragment of a distant time and place. The continuity between Aldahl’s work is intriguing and beautiful. His poetic assemblage and gestural horizons reveal a strong relationship between his sculpture and paintings. This will be Stephen Aldahl’s third solo exhibition with Young Art.
The opening reception will be held Saturday, May 16 2009 from 7-10 pm and will be on view through May 23 2009 by appointment. Young Art is currently having shows at OLÍMPIA, a small collective space located in the Women's Building, 1727 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90012.
Italian Painting
PAUL FORNEY
April 18 - May 15 2009
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday April 18 2009 7-10pm
ITALIAN PAINTING
Young Art presents Italian Painting; an exhibit of paintings and sculpture by artist Paul Forney. The exhibition primarily consists of Forney’s sculptures. These works range from the small plaster plaques embossed with “Italian Painting” and “The Perfume Suite”, to more representational works such as “Jazz Bowl”; a plaster filled bowl wrapped in ruffled canvas, marked by a drawing of a trumpet, and the life-sized “Weight Bench”, constructed from scrap wood and drywall. The notion of a weight bench made from such materials is ridiculous, but the sincere profile of a man painted on the bench stops us from smiling. The sculptures are not flashy, most surfaces are left “as is”. The most embellished piece, “The Perfume Suite, No. 3 ” is a lavender-stained plaster plaque, adorned with a single black canvas flower. While subject matter and form of the sculptures vary, Forney’s coolness is striking and consistent.
The paintings are executed with a similar subtlety, what is expected is excluded. In the paintings “Untitled (Bowl No.4)” and “Untitled (Can)” the subjects, a bowl, and a can, are presented more like posing nudes than objects. Both the bowl and the can are painted white, defined only by a thin white line and slight shifts in tonality. The backgrounds are soft, textured with muted variations of color. The most noticeable element in both paintings is the thick black exaggerated shadow. As prominent it is, it only leads attention back to the glowing figure sitting center. The title of the show Italian Painting seems inappropriate if bold, large-scaled dramas are expected. Forney’s nonchalant yet sophisticated approach to painting and sculpture is rare and refreshing. This will be Paul Forney’s third exhibition with Young Art.
The opening reception will be held Saturday, April 18 2009 from 7-10 pm and will be on view through May 15 2009 by appointment. Young Art currently having shows at Olimpia, a small collective space located in the Women's Building at 1727 N. Spring St Los Angeles CA 90012.