Ian O’Phelan

Thursday June 26, 2008

FLUX (326 Sunset Ave., Venice, CA 90291)
We Hear It All – Kyle Ng
8:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 18, 2008
310-295-2523
http://www.flux.net

MOCA (250 S. Grand Ave. LA CA 90012)
MOCA Focus: The Fret and its Variants – Lisa Lapinski
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 24, 2008
213-626-6222
http://www.moca.org

Friday June 27, 2008

18th Street Arts Center (1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Art Church hosted by Kyungmi Shin & Todd Gray
7:30pm to 11:00pm
310-453-3711
http://www.18thstreet.org/

Koos Art Center (530 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802)
CAM RACKAM – group show
7:00pm to 11:00pm
http://www.koos.org
http://www. camrackam.com

Redcat (631 Second St., LA CA 90012)
Asymmetric Equality – Haegue Yang
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 24, 2008
213-237-2800
http://redcat.org/

Westwood Art Forum (1028 Westwood Blvd., LA CA 90024)
Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito Exhibit
Exhibition runs through June 29, 2008
310-208-0627
http://www.westwoodartforum.com

Saturday June 28, 2008

Audis Husar Fine Art Gallery (8670 Wilshire Blvd, #114, Beverly Hills, CA 90211)
screening of “Paraiso Travel” to follow a Q& A with the Director Jonathon Sanger
Exhibition runs through July 5, 2008
310-659-3875
http://www.audishusar.com

Black Maria Gallery(3137 Glendale Blvd. LA CA 90039)
Modern Soil - new works by Brooks Salzwedel
Look At Me Look At You – Katherine Wilson
7:00pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
323-660-9393
http://www.blackmariagallery.com/

Bandini Art (2635 S Fairfax Ave Culver City, CA 90232)
Revelation and Reflection – Miya Ando Stanoff
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 9, 2008
310-837-6230
http://www.bandiniart.com/

Blum & Poe (2754 S. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90034)
Red Wind
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 23, 2008
310-836-2062
http://www.blumandpoe.com

Bobbie Greenfield Gallery (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B6 Santa Monica, CA 90404)
The Lotus Series – Robert Rauschenberg
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
310-264-0640
http://www.bobbiegreenfieldgallery.com/

Bonelli Contemporary (943 North Hill St., LA CA 90012)
Party Favors – group exhibition curated by Holly Myers
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
213-793-1291
http://www.bonellicontemporary.com

Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art (8568 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Past and Present – Joe Clower
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
310-815-1100
http://www.cardwelljimmerson.com

Corey Helford Gallery (8522 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Natural History Museum Part I – Carlos Ramos
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 16, 2008
310-287-2340
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

DF2 (314 N. Crescent Heights Blvd., CA 90048)
Shine Upon Me – Jiang Zhi
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 23, 2008
323-782-9404
http://www.df2gallery.com

Found Gallery (1903 Hyperion Ave, LA CA 90027)
What Do You See? – Irene Kai
Closing Reception: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
323-669-1247
http://www.foundla.com/

The Infusion Gallery (719 South Spring St., LA CA 90014)
Cannibal Flower – group exhibition
9:00pm to 1:00am
$8 Admission / $5 as Walking Art
213-683-8827
http://www.infusiongallery.com

L2kontemporary (990 N. Hill St., #205, Chinatown LA CA 90012)
Ontogenia – Billy Reynolds
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
323-225-1288
http://www.L2kontemporary.com

Lawrence Asher Gallery (5820 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 100 LA CA 90036)
Automatic Enigmatic – Sophia Allison & York Chang
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
323-935-9100
http://www.lawrenceasher.com

LouWe Gallery (306 Hawthorne St. South Pasadena, CA 91030)
Scraps – Tim Gratkowski
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 10, 2008
626-779-5551
http://www.louwegallery.com/

Mark Moore Gallery (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave A-1, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
we find ways – Ali Smith
David Ryan
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
310-453-3031
http://www.markmooregallery.com

peres projects (969 Chung King Rd., LA CA 90012)
Hunter House and Bear Suite Number Two – Antonio Ballester Moreno
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
213-617-1100
http://www.peresprojects.com/

Sister (437 Gin Ling Way LA CA 90012)
Memory and Lore – Robert Gutierrez
6:00pm to 8:00pm
213-628-7000
http://www.sisterla.com/

Terra Galleria Artworks (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404)
The Unknown Citizen: A Painter’s Tribute to W. H. Auden – Dai Truong
6:00pm to 9:00pm
408-223-8419
http://www.tgartworks.com

TELIC Arts Exchange (975 Chung King Rd., LA CA 90012)
Conversations That Never Happened – Tamala Poljak, Anna Oxygen
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 19, 2008
213-344-6137
http://www.telic.info

Walter Maciel Gallery (2642 S. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90034)
Arbol de la Vida – Margarita Cabrera
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
310-839-1840
http://www.waltermacielgallery.com/

Sunday June 29, 2008

Wednesday June 18, 2008

CBS Studios, Sunset and Gower, Hollywood 6121 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
Life is Beautiful – Mr Brainwash
Opening Reception, Wednesday June 18: 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Thursday June 19: 1pm – 9pm
Friday June 20: 1pm – 9pm
Saturday June 21: 1pm – 9pm
Sunday June 22: 1pm – 5pm
http://www.artshow2008.com

Thursday June 19, 2008

The Advocate & Gochis Galleries (The Village 1125 N. McCadden Pl., Hollywood, CA 90038)
PEOPLE AND PLACES – Suzanne M. Shifflett and Craig Poindexter
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 1, 2008
323-993-7400
http://www.lagaycenter.org/

Secret Headquarters (3817 W. Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90026)
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Book Tour – JESSICA ABEL and MATT MADDEN
8:00pm
323.666.2228
http://www.thesecretheadquarters.com/

Friday June 20, 2008

The Grind Gallery (12222 Venice Blvd Venice, CA 90066)
Wine and Chocolates – group exhibition
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 11, 2008
http://www.thegrindgallery.com

Saturday June 21, 2008

Applegate Gallery (3101 - A Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90045)
Summer Show – Robert Palacios and Rick Reese
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 16, 2008
310-396-7600
http://www.applegategallery.com/

Couturier Gallery (166 N. La Brea Ave., LA CA 90036)
Exposed Cities – Guillaume Zuili
6:00m to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 9, 2008
323-933-5557
http://couturiergallery.com

Edgar Varela Fine Arts (542 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Flr., LA CA 90013)
Josh Talbott
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 10, 2008
213-494-7608
http://www.EdgarVarelaFineArts.com

Gallery 825 (825 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90069)
Accessorize – group exhibition juried by Peggy Fogelman, Peabody Essex Museum
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 13, 2008
310-652-8272
http://www.laaa.org

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
MiniWorX – group exhibition of The Art Directors Guild
7:00pm to midnight
Exhibition runs through July 18, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com

GR2 (2062 Sawtelle Blvd. LA CA 90025)
Convolvere – Jack Long
6:30pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 16, 2008
310-445-9276
http://gr2.net/

HIGH ENERGY CONSTRUCTS (990 N. Hill St. #180 LA CA 90012)
New Drawings – Dennis Koch & Claudia Nieto
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 2, 2008
323-227-7920
http://www.highenergyconstructs.com

JAIL (965 N. Vignes St. 5A, LA CA 90012)
Darkness Will Find You – Mike Dee
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
213-621-9568
http://www.thejailgallery.com

Junc Gallery (4017 Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90026)
Flaunt – group exhibition
7:30pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition runs through July 31, 2008
http://www.juncgallery.com

Kelly Lynn Kimball (620 S. Main St. Unit 607, LA CA)
A Cosmic Event – open studio
8:00pm to 2:00am
323-605-5023
http://www.lynncreations.com

Left Coast Galleries (12324 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604)
New Paintings by Martha Zuik & sculpture by jd hansen
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 20, 2008
818-760-7010
http://www.leftcoastgalleries.com

m modern (2500 N Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262)
Tic Toc Apocalypse – Amanda Visell
7:00pm to 10:00pm
760-416-3611
http://www.mmodern.com

Remy’s on Temple Art Gallery (2126 W. Temple St., LA CA 90026)
BANG! Fully-Loaded! – Group Art Show
6:30 pm to 11:00pm
213-484-2884
http://remysontemple. com

Robert Berman Gallery (Bergamot Station Art Center, 2525 Michigan Avenue, C-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Passage – Solo art exhibition by Dennis Mukai
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Exhibition runs through July 19, 2008
310-315-1937
http://www.robertbermangallery.com

Sunday June 22, 2008

Avenue 50 Studio(s), Inc. (131-135 No. Avenue 50., Highland Park, CA 90042)
Sonia Romero Printmaking Studio – BBQ and printmaking demonstration
5:00pm
323-258-1435

I created a series of beastly portraits for an upcoming issue of Scum Bag Fag Mag. While drawing, I was thinking about the villainous male characters of books like Isabel Allende’s House of Spirits, 100 years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, and Louis de Bernieres’ The War of Don Emanuel’s Nether Regions. I’m a sucker for magical realism.

Air snow on your face
Le mie parole / My words
Sono parole amare / I love words
Senza motivo / Without reason
Prima o poi tra le nostre mani / Sooner or later in our hands
Più niente resterà / More nothing will remain

After Everything: Gay Directions in New Art
June 20th - July 6th 2008
Opening Reception Friday June 20th 6:30-10:00pm

Like the Spice is pleased to present After Everything: Gay Directions in New Art, an exhibition examining the art of gay artists in the post-everything society. Curated by Dylan Peet, the show features a diverse selection of works by eight artists: Joseph Heidecker, Clarke Jackson, Sean M. Johnson, Darren Lee Miller, Ian O’Phelan, Jesse Finley Reed, Christopher Schulz and Steed Taylor.

A queer sensibility has run through much of contemporary art since the end of abstract expressionism. Gay artists such as Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Keith Haring and John Waters have had major effects on the art and pop-cultural landscape. While their art is hardly restricted to gay subject matter, a queer sensibility sits at the bedrock of their production. From pop’s cool fabulousness to John Waters’ polymorphically perverse outsider’s take on everything to artists coping with the massive scope of the AIDS crisis, gay issues have been at the center of art history since the fifties.

Recently there is a seismic shift in what it means to be gay. Factors driving this change are the internet’s inherent capacity for social networking and increasing visibility, legal protections and acceptance of gay men. The era of a hermetically sealed gay culture, hiding in the closet or in gay bars is over. Now gay men interact with a much broader range of society and in a greatly expanded context, they also interact with men from across the world online. There is a new generation of gay men who came out at 16, took their boyfriends to the prom without hassle and hardly see the point of going to a gay bar. This exhibition examines some of the ways artists are expressing, reacting to and using these new conditions and remembering the old ones in their work.

Joseph Heidecker’s manipulated busts and photographs explore decoration, masks, identity and how we present ourselves as image. Clarke Jackson explores obsession, voyeurism and isolation in his digitally modeled narrative series, EXTREME_ankleCAM.com. In his photo-social experiments Sean M. Johnson creates situations where men interact in innocently sexualized exchanges recalling childhood games. Darren Lee Miller’s photographs explore homosocial power dynamics in familiar scenarios. Ian O’Phelan’s portraits of men rest squarely between irony, sentimentality and romance. Through makeup and lighting Jesse Finley Reed transforms the utilitarian spaces and average bodies in his photographs into sites of allegory and the uncanny. Pinups Magazine, Christopher Schulz’s conceptual erotic periodical combines vintage porn aesthetics and body politics with a post-bear twist. In his series Road Tattoos, Steed Taylor transforms the commemoration, communication and ritual associated with tattoos into moving public art actions.

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