In “My ugly/beautiful friends,” artist Dani Dodge uses sculpture, video and mixed media works to create an installation exploring adaptation and survival. 

Her muse is the Joshua Tree. 

The show will open on March 31, 2019. It will remain open through the Brewery Artwalk, April 6 and 7, and then close on April 14.

Artists from Iceland and Los Angeles explore their relationship to self and coastal existence in Synthetic Shorelines at Durden and Ray 

Curated by Freyja Eilíf of Ekkisens Art Space, Reykjavik, Iceland

Artists: Sara Björg, Dani Dodge, Freyja Eilíf, David Leapman, Katrína Mogensen, Sean Noyce, Kristín Morthens, and Ty Pownall

Synthetic Shorelines are a living thought and manmade boundary between elements, where textures and forms are combined in novel mindshapes.

In this exhibition, artists from different shores—Los Angeles and Reykjavík, Iceland—meet and lead an expedition where no boundaries exist except the self in its human condition.

In our gender-conscious, emotionally-trodden world of unexplained confines, these artists create a journey that merges two different shorelines and leads the viewer further into the unknown: an oceanic bottom of subconsciousness where the otherworld takes over, where time is ripe to search for clues about our new-age-media, post-humanistic existence.

The artists exhibiting work at Synthetic Shorelines share use of abstract imagery while digging into dimensions of the self through processed-based and medium-specific art. Many of the artists share an animist spirituality through materials.

The opening will include a unique opportunity for viewers to merge with their inner computer spirit when Freyja Eilíf will lead them through a meditation into digital dimensions through a mixed media video installation. Sara Björg will present objects that trigger physical interaction. Her methods encourage physical learning and offer a new perspective on play.
Also, Katrína Mogensen will host a performance related to her work on Nov. 17, 2018.

Address: 1206 Maple Ave. #832, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, 7-10 p.m.
Run of show: Nov. 10-Dec. 1, 2018
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon-5p.m.andby appointment (closed Thanksgiving weekend, except by appointment)

https://www.facebook.com/events/1562593740553068/

The “Office Hours” exhibition at the Main Museum will open with a reception on Thursday, November 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. This group exhibition will include 50 artists.

The exhibition will be remain on view through November 18, Wednesday – Sunday from 12-7pm.

THE MAIN MUSEUM is located at
114 W 4th St 
Los Angeles, CA 90013 
213-986-8500

Opening reception for “Los Angeles is, once again” at the Temple University Rome / Art Gallery is on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 at 6 p.m.

Los Angeles Is, Once Again
at Gallery of Art Temple University Rome
Curated by Camilla Boemio
Artists: Dani Dodge, Ed Gomez, Sean Noyce, Max Presneill, Ty Pownall, Curtis Stage, Alison Woods, Gul Cagin, Roni Feldman, and Joe Davidson

Opening: October 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.; performance at 7:30 p.m. Exhibition runs through November 22

The gallery address is Lungo Tevere Arnaldo Da Brescia, 15, 00196 Roma Italy.

More here: https://www.facebook.com/events/739255486467720/

Their website is: https://rome.temple.edu/temple-rome-gallery-of-art/

Specter: appearance, to look at, a phantom, a threatening or haunting possibility

Documentation: the gathering, collation, synopsizing and coding of printed material for future reference; the orderly presentation, organization and communication of recorded special knowledge to produce a historical record of changes in variables; the act or instance of the provision of documents or supporting references or records. 

Specter and documentation, upon first consideration, could seem to be the antithesis of one another. Specter deals in the ephemeral appearance of possibility with poignant undertones, while documentation traditionally resides in the orderly, matter-of-fact recording, noting, or organization of material to produce a record for future reference. Art chosen for this exhibition exists in the intersection of specter and documentation. It bears the echo of inhabitation and embodies the everyday mundane. Of special interest are works that present an image or object embodying documentary tendencies while a second and incidental reading conjures issues of cultural relevance and controversial debate. 

In tandem with this exploration lies the notion of “soul theft” through photography and camera devices. While the elusive roots of this concept belie its lack of reality amongst anthropological studies, there is a kernel of truth to how the picture taker can extract an essence through the final product, metaphorically presenting the complex haunting prospect of the human condition. The artists in this exhibition, through photography, painting, drawing, video, and installation, investigate the specter of the person left behind. The banal and the extraordinary, residing in the objects and places that humans inhabit, and then abandon. 

Curated by Jenny Hager, Jennifer Celio, and Valerie Wilcox
Artists include Sydney Croskery, Dani Dodge, Marielle Farnan, Ed Gomez, Claudia Parducci, Sabine Pearlman, Liza Ryan, Curtis Stage, Joe Wolek, Steven Wolkoff, and Tim Youd.

'SPECTER OF DOCUMENTATION' AT DURDEN AND RAY
Opening reception: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, 7-10 p.m. 
Run of show: Oct. 13 - Nov. 3, 2018 
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. and by appointment 
Location: Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave. #832, Los Angeles, CA 90015 

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