Juried Exhibition 2018

Educators’Guide

Juried Exhibition 2018July 22 - September 16, 2018

Los Angeles Municipal Art GalleryDepartment of Cultural AffairsCity of Los Angeles

Alexandra Corrin, Circus Peanut, ceramic, glaze, underglaze, acrylic, flocking, 2017, courtesy of the artist

Museum Education

Arts education is at the core of our school visit experience at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG). To help facilitate our educational goals, LAMAG has developed participatory and inquiry-based programming to foster a meaningful gallery experience and to encourage active and lifelong learning in the arts, and about issues of importance to our communities.

Objectives• Visitors of all ages, abilities and backgrounds will engage with

contemporary works of art created by local and international artists.

• To create opportunities for: learning, awareness, discourse, deeper thought and understanding about issues of importance to our students and communities.

During the inquiry-based gallery visit, students will: • Learn to develop observational and critical-thinking skills across the

core subjects as they engage in new learning modalities and methods of communication, self-expression, exploration and reflection on artworks.

• Learn about, create and construct their own meanings and interpretations of the artworks through active looking and observation.

• Learn to use their imagination when observing artworks, and learn how to express themselves by engaging in discussion about the artworks utilizing vocabulary that is introduced during school visits.

How STEAM is a Part of Our Gallery Visits:Our learning programs are aligned with select sections of the California State Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts, Language Arts, Social Science, STEAM curricula, and Common Core State Standards for Language Arts.

The works of art in our exhibitions act as learning tools to engage students as they explore the interconnection between visual arts, mathematics, technology, science, and language arts. During school tours, students will gain a deeper understanding of these connections and develop critical-thinking skills through an inquiry-based gallery tour and hands-on art component.

Martina Crouch, Discomercial 1, Discomercial 2, Discomercial 3, HD video (still), 2016, courtesy of the artist

ExhibitionInformation

Juried Exhibition 2018 is a group exhibition introducing a new generation of Los Angeles artists. It features students and recent graduates from the region’s leading MFA programs. The juried exhibition historically has provided a platform for emerging artists in Southern California since 1954.

The works in the exhibition encompass a variety of media, including performance, video, sculpture, painting, ceramics, photography and installation. The works explore a range of themes including: identity politics and intersectionality; ‘prepper’ culture and psychoanalytic theory; as well as critiques of the relationship between images and truth in a digital age.

Artists were selected from an open call for entries by a jury comprising Jonathan Griffin, art critic; Jamillah James, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Steven Nelson, Professor of African and African American Art History, UCLA.

The exhibition includes work by 55 artists: Trevor Amery, Gal Amiram, Brandon Andrew, Elena Bajo, Olivia Booth, Breanne Bradley, Rebecca Bruno and Mak Kern, Alexandra Corrin, Helen Chung, Philip Cheung, Martina Crouch, Lena Daly, Veronique d’Entremont, Larry Dunbar, Galería Perdida, Zeal Harris, Orr Herz, Randi Hokett, David Horvitz, Jon Huck, Ruby Jackson, Katherine Kelly, Chloe Jeongmyo Kim, Anikó Kuikka, Olga Lah, Matthew Lax, Galia Linn, Grace Lynne, Maya Mackrandilal, Alex Nazari, Margaret Noble, Sara Parent-Ramos, Mariner Padwa, peckingnets, Anna Luisa Petrisko, Kaiya Rainbolt, Miguel Ramirez, Samuelle Richardson, Adee Roberson, Jaklin Romine, Tamara Rosenblum, Joshua Ross, Gloria Sanchez, Reva Santo, Yoshie Sakai, Lindsay August-Salazar, Cintia Segovia, Allison Stewart, Emily Sudd, Hannah Varamini, Fleurette West, Mark Williams, Andrew Norman Wilson, Kelly Witmer and Sam Wohl.

Artists

Ambient Trix, video and ultrasound projection, 2016, courtesy of the artist

Lena Daly (b. 1986, Charleston, SC)

Uneasy Listening, UV reactive chalk on vinyl inkjet print, phosphoresecent resin, wood, 2016, courtesy of the artist

Glossaryinstallation, sculpture, ultrasound, ultraviolet light

About the ArtistLena Daly explores aural and visual phenomena through sculpture, sound and light projection. Daly employs unusual media such as light, UV paint, phosphorescent powder, antique uranium glass and ultrasound to create installations that test the limits of perception. The artist holds a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and a MFA from The University of Southern California. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

About the ArtworkAmbient Trix is a multi-media installation combining video and sound projection. In the video, a group of antique uranium glass vases can be seen on a plinth. The glass glows a fluorescent color in response to the light source. When the lights are off, the phosphorescent pigments maintain their glow. Each vessel is filled with precise amounts of water which enables them to be tuned to a specific musical note and played as if they were instruments. The vases produce sustained tones of various frequencies with vocal-like qualities. Daly refers to these sounds as “sonic illusions that create visual realities.”

Uneasy Listening is a pair of wooden sculptures covered in a vinyl inkjet print, phosphorescent resin and UV reactive chalk. These materials fluoresce under UV light.

Questions for DiscussionWhat does it feel like to be in this room (installation)?

How would you describe the sounds and colors in the artworks?

How would the experience be different if there was no sound?

How is this installation different from the other artworks in the exhibition?

Close your eyes - can you imagine what the artist is communicating?

Artists

Scab No. 9, ink, encaustic, and crystals grown on panel, 2016, courtesy of the artist

Glossaryabstract, sculpture, symbol

Randi Hokett (b.1971, Anaheim, CA)

About the ArtistRandi Hokett’s work employs geological and chemical processes to explore themes such as relationships, birth and the body. Hokett works in a variety of media including: painting, mixed media, photography and works on paper. Her work has been shown at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Irvine Fine Arts Center and Lancaster Museum of Art and History. Hockett received her BA in Art History from UCLA and her MA in Art History and Museum Studies from USC. She lives and works in Los Angeles.

About the ArtworkScab No. 9 is part of a series of mixed media works called Crystalworks. In this series, the artist utilizes chemical processes to grow crystals on broken and burned wood panels, creating a range of textures. Hokett submerges the wood pieces in what she calls the “pit” and fills it with hot water and Borax. The crystals grow most profusely in the sections that are most burned. Once the water has evaporated and crystals have formed, the piece is removed. Hokett then adds ink and encaustic to complete the surface of each work.

Scab No. 9’s dramatic composition, comprising a wall mounted section and floor-based sculptural component, implies a dramatic rupture. The work’s pale crystal surfaces, crimson highlights and burned edges, in particular, connote the biological processes of healing that take place after cell damage. This symbolism emphasizes growth and change rather than violence.

Questions for DiscussionWhat differentiates this work from the other works in the exhibition?

Describe how science, chemistry, and the environment are integral to the artist’s work and practice.

How do you think the artist grew crystals? What materials might be needed to grow crystals? How would you describe this art work to someone who had not seen it?

Artists

Allison Stewart (b. 1968, Houston, TX)

PBJ’s Bug Out Bag, archival pigment print, 2016, courtesy of the artist

Glossarycontemporary art, digital art, portrait, technology

About the ArtistAllison Stewart’s photographs explore the construction of American identity through its relics, rituals, and mythologies. The Bug Out Bag series depicts a kit intended to prepare for disaster. Stewart describes these as “portraits”, for the bags reveal the owner’s fears in the face of environmental and political change. Her photographs have been shown in galleries and museums internationally. Stewart received her MFA in Photography from California State University Long Beach and her BFA in Painting with a minor in Art History from the University of Houston. Stewart grew up in Houston, Texas and currently lives in Los Angeles.

About the ArtworkPBJ’s Bug Out Bag and MM’s Bug Out Bag speak to the fears and obsessions of post 9/11 America. This “bag” is the most basic piece of gear that is used in preparation for disaster. Each bag contains the essentials needed to survive and sustain life for 72 hours. The bag reflects the fears of its owner in the face of global, environmental and political change. These photographs reference “prepper culture” - a “prepper” being someone who is on alert and ready for a disaster. This series suggests that Americans in the 21st century no longer view nature as a place of transcendence but instead, as an alternative to modern civilization - a place to escape to and protect one’s family or belongings in an emergency.

Questions for DiscussionCan you identify the objects in this photograph? What do they tell you about the person who bought them?

What would you pack in your bag? What would be the most important item for you and your family?

What kinds of scenarios might we want to be prepared for in Southern California?

Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California State Public Schools: K- 12

Artistic Perception

Processing, analyzing and responding to sensory information through the language and skills specific to the visual arts.

• During the inquiry-based tour, students will respond to prompts using language skills used in describing artworks. Students will discover the foundational, technical and artistic skills necessary to create art.

Aesthetic Valuing

Responding to, analyzing, and making judgements about works in the visual arts.

• Students analyze, assess, and derive meaning from works of art, including their own, according to the elements of art, the principles of design, and aesthetic qualities.

GlossaryAbstract Art: Artwork that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.Collage: A two-dimensional artwork made by gluing pieces of paper or other material onto a flat two-dimensional surface. A collage can have layers of materials on top of each other. The word collage comes from the French word coller (to glue).Contemporary Art: Artwork that is made in current times and typically refers to work by living artists.Digital Art: Artwork created or modified using a computer or other digital medium.Identity Politics: Describes a political and cultural movement that gained prominence in the USA and Europe in the mid-1980s, asking questions about identity, repression, inequality and injustice and often focusing on the experience of marginalized groups.Installation Art: Describes large-scale, mixed-media constructions, often designed for a specific place or for a temporary period of time.Portrait: A representation of a person.Sculpture: Three-dimensional artwork made by one of four basic processes: carving, modelling, casting and constructing.Site-specific: An installation artwork that is designed and constructed especially for a certain space or location.Symbol: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.Technology: The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. The branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.Ultrasound: Sound or other vibrations that have an ultrasonic frequency, to create images. Ultraviolet light: Electromagnetic radiation; having a wavelength shorter than that of the violet end of the visible light spectrum but longer than that of X-rays. Video installation: Describes graphics, images and/or text artwork projected onto a screen, wall or other surface.

Glossary

LearningThe programs at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) act as a gateway for learning. The gallery’s goal is to inspire new ways for our visitors to see, experience and connect with one another and with the broader world. LAMAGPlay includes family workshops for all ages that creatively engage in participatory arts projects to foster a meaningful gallery experience. LAMAGLearn encompasses public programs such as artist talks, events, performances and symposiums that bring communities together to listen, learn and discuss issues of importance in our city.

LAMAGLearnA Configuration Reconstituting Herself PerformanceSunday, July 22, 3 - 3:30 PMOpening reception performance by exhibition artist Rebecca Bruno and Samantha Mohr.

LAMAGPlayCreate Your Own Miniature Sculpture! Friday, July 27, 4:30 - 6:30 PMCreate a miniature mixed-media clay sculpture.

LAMAGPlayWhat’s in Your Bug Out Bag? with Allison StewartFriday, August 10, 4:30 - 6:30 PMCreate a self-portrait using the things that you carry around every day.

LAMAGLearnA Guide To Gallery RepresentationSunday, August 26, 2 - 4 PMExhibition artists and arts professionals discuss the world of gallery representation.

LAMAGPlayKimbap and the Koreas with Hannah VaraminiFriday, September 7, 4:30 - 6:30 PMAssemble rolls of kimbap and discuss the history of this quintessential Korean food.

LAMAGLearnPerformance by Anna Luisa Petrisko and Adee RobersonSaturday, September 15, 2 - 4 PMClosing weekend performance by exhibition artists Anna Luisa Petrisko and Adee Roberson.

All ages welcomed. All programs are free.

Adee Roberson, Untitled (Letter to Hazel Robertson), acrylic on canvas, 2017, courtesy of the artist

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Artists’ WebsitesRandi Hokett: http://randihokettfineart.com/home.htmlAllison Stewart: http://allison-stewart.com/

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