Ian O’Phelan

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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Thursday June 5, 2008

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
Guerrilla Gorilla Thursday – outdoor movie night
Guilty Pleasures – Featuring new works by Ryan Graeff, Sharktoof & Pingping
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 16, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com

Friday June 6, 2008

LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY (4633 Hollywood Blvd, LA CA 90027)
Bone Orchard – Bonni Reid
Analog Punch – Cameron Tiede
8:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 29, 2008
323-666-7667
http://www.laluzdejesus.com

M.J. HIGGINS FINE ART & FURNISHINGS (400 S. Main Street #103, LA CA 90013)
Neon Vacation – Melissa Sims
M.J. HIGGINS ART & EVENTS (519 S. Spring Street, LA CA 90013)
Past, Present, and Future – Luis Sanchez
FRIDAY: 12:00pm to 9:00pm
SATURDAY: 12:00pm to 9:00pm
SUNDAY: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
213-617-1700
http://www.mjhiggins.com

Saturday June 7, 2008

Billy Shire Fine Arts (5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City 90232)
Niagara – designer van’s shoe release
7:00pm to 9:00pm
323-297-0600
http://billyshirefinearts.com

Chango Coffee House & Gallery (1559 Echo Park Ave. LA CA 90026)
Wall Flowers – Andrea LaHue
Exhibition runs through June 30, 2008
323-977-9161
www.myspace.com/changocoffeehouse

DDRprojects Art Gallery (1532 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802)
Survey – John Bell
8:00pm to 10:00pm
562-590-9030
www.ddrprojects.com

Garage gallery (4341 Kingswell Ave LA CA 90027)
Sebastian Boher
8:00pm to midnight
one night only
http://www.garagegalleryla.com/

The Hive Gallery (729 South Spring St., LA CA 90014)
Hive Gallery & Studios June Group Show
8:00pm to midnight
Opening night - $8 door
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2008
http://www.thehivegallery.com

JANCAR GALLERY (3875 Wilshire Blvd. #1308, LA CA 90010)
Cool and Austere – group show
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2008
213-384-8077
http://www.jancargallery.com

New Image Art (7908 Santa Monica Blvd., LA CA 90046)
Ginger– group exhibition
project room: Fake Indian – Jim Brown
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 12, 2008
323-654-2192
www.newimageartgallery.com

Orange County Center For Contemporary Art (117 N Sycamore. Santa Ana, CA 92701)
Enclosed, Encased & Enrobed – Darlyn Susan Yee, Christina Ponce, Yun Bai, and The Nipple Project
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2008
http://www.occca.org

Scion Installation L.A. (3521 Helms Avenue (at National) Culver City,
CA. 90232)
Travel & Document – The Haley Collective
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 29, 2008
310-815-8840
http://www.scion.com/space

Sunday June 8, 2008

This weeks theme was “Keeping it Real Stupid.” Hopefully one gets the play between the perceived requirements of “keeping it real” and looking just plain stupid.

Thursday May 29, 2008

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
Guilty Pleasures – Featuring new works by Ryan Graeff, Sharktoof & Pingping
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 16, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com

Friday May 30, 2008

Corey Helford Gallery (8522 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Four – Jason Shawn Alexander, Sarah Folkman, Melissa Forman, Karen Hsiao
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 21, 2008
310-287-2340
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/

fette’s gallery (4255 Baldwin Ave., Culver City, CA 90232)
Bad Couples – Nicola Pecoraro
6:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 5, 2008
310-559-7733
http://www.fette-gallery.com

Haveron Studios (122 Glendale Blvd. LA CA 90026)
F. J. Santori and Hans Haveron
8:00pm to midnight
www.myspace.com/hanshaveron

Saturday May 31, 2008

The Avenues of Art & Design (along Melrose Ave, Robertson and Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood)
4:00pm to 8:00pm
310-226-7182
http://www.avenuesartdesign.com

Black Maria Gallery (3137 Glendale Blvd., Atwater Village, CA 90039)
Moon Over Drifters – Oksana Badrak
7:00pm to 10:30 pm
Exhibition runs through June 21, 2008
323-660-9393
http://www.blackmariagallery.com

The Infusion Gallery (719 S. Spring St., LA CA 90014)
Cannibal Flower – group show
$8 Admission / $5 as Walking Art
9:00pm to 1:00am
www. infusiongallery. com

LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY (4633 Hollywood Blvd., LA CA 90027)
Gary Taxali and Aimee Mann – Artist Showing and CD Release Party
6:00pm to 9:00pm
323-666-7667
http://laluzdejesus.com/

project:gallery (8545 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Insider Trading – group show
Noon to 8:00pm
310-558-0200
http://projectgalleryLA.com

Satsuma Gallery (5447 Satsuma Ave., North Hollywood, CA. 91601)
6° of Separation – group show
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 13, 2008
818.508.7459
www.satsumgallery.net

Seyhoun Gallery (9007 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood CA 90069)
Relativity: Energy + Matters – Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides
4:00pm to 8:00pm
310-858-5984
http://www.seyhoungallery.com

TAG Gallery (2903 Santa Monica Blvd (at Yale), Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Anne M. Bray, Danielle Eubank, and Katherine Kean
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 14, 2008
310-829-9556
http://www.taggallery.net

Sunday June 1, 2008

Thursday May 15, 2008

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
Organic Contemporary – Eve Yun
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 18, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com

V Lounge (2020 Wilshire Blvd.,Santa Monica CA)
Artists in Support of a Climb Against the Odds – An artist benefit for The Breast Cancer Fund
VIP Admission $150 / General Admission $33
tickets: http://www.breastcancerfund.org/climb08/artists

Friday May 16, 2008

Saturday May 17, 2008

Alife LA (451 North Fairfax Ave LA CA 90031)
NOV YORK CITY – An Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Work by ERIC HAZE
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 17, 2008
http://www.alifenyc.com/

Applegate Gallery (3101-A Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405)
The Visionary – Mark Hobley
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 5, 2008
310-396-7600
http://www.applegategallery.com/

Edgar Varela Fine Arts (542 S. Alameda St., LA CA 90013)
Clouds – Peter Novak
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 14, 2008
213-494-7608
http://www.edgarvarelafinearts.com/

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art (Pepperdine University 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263)
Reflections from the Artist’s Eye – Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 3, 2008
310-506-4851
http://www.pepperdine.edu/arts/museum

GR2 (2062 Sawtelle Blvd. LA CA 90025)
Killing Time – group show featuring Matt Furie and Albert Reyes
6:30pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 18, 2008
310-445-9276
http://gr2.net/

Grace Ellay (1615 Silver Lake Blvd. LA CA 90026)
Landscapes – Charlie Lieberman
8:00pm to midnight
323-664-0568
http://www.graceellay.com

Hyaena Gallery (1928 W Olive St., Burbank, CA 91506)
Welcome to Ravensville – Erin Martinez
8:00pm to midnight
Exhibition runs through May 31, 2008
818-972-2448
http://www.hyaenagallery.com

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts (357 N. La Brea Avenue LA CA 90036)
Revelations in Drawing – Jerome Witkin
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 31, 2008
323-938-5222
http://www.jackrutbergfinearts.com

LittleBird Gallery (3195 Glendale Blvd LA, CA 90039 located in Atwater Village)
You Know Only You Can Break Your Heart – Dan Monick
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 10, 2008
323-662-1092
http://www.littlebirdgallery.com/

Mark Moore Gallery (2525 Michigan Avenue, A-1, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Simon Willems – Cloud Music
project room: Kiel Johnson
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 21, 2008
310-453-3031
www.markmooregallery.com

Metro Gallery (1835 Hyperion Ave. LA CA 90027)
Collective Amnesia – Mary Austin Klein
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 21, 2008
323-663-2787
www.metrogallery.org

Miracle Mile Art Walk
At least 30 galleries open along Wilshire and La Brea Ave
-shuttle busses will be running to aid in your adventure-
12:00pm to 5:00pm
Featured March Galleries:
1. Merry Karnowsky Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave.
2. Alitash Kebede Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave.
3. Iturralde Gallery 116 S. La Brea Ave.
4. Fahey/Klein Gallery 148 N. La Brea Ave.
5. DNJ Gallery 154 1/2 N. La Brea Ave.
6. Verve Gallery 156 N. La Brea Ave.
7. Jan Kesner Gallery 164 N. La Brea Ave.
8. Couturier Gallery 166 N. La Brea Ave.
9. Voila! Gallery 518 N. La Brea Ave.
10. Jack Rutberg Fine Arts 357 N. La Brea Ave.
11. Tobey C. Moss Gallery 7321 Beverly Blvd.
12. Forum Gallery 8069 Beverly Blvd.
13. Michael Kohn 8071 Beverly Blvd.
14. DF2 Gallery 314 N. Crescent Heights Blvd.
15. Richard Telles Gallery 7380 Beverly Blvd.
16. Stephen Cohen Gallery 7358 Beverly Blvd.
17. Photographers Gallery 145A N. La Brea Blvd.
18. Silk Roads Gallery 145 N. La Brea Ave.
19. Perrell Fine Art 145 N. La Brea Ave.
20. The Loft at Liz’s 453 S. La Brea
http://www.midcitywest.org/

The Norm Maxwell Gallery (1836 Sawtelle Blvd., LA CA 90025)
Hollywood Most Wanted – Rachel Schmeidler
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 28, 2008
323-528-1136
http://www.normmaxwell.com/

Pounder-Kone Art Space (3407 Glendale Blvd. (corner of Revere), Atwater Village, CA 90039)
Jasmine Murrell – Possession of Fela Kuti
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 19, 2008
(323) 913-2247
http://www.cchpkas.com

Sirens & Sailors (1104 Mohawk St., Echo Park, CA 90026)
May Day Party & Trunkshow
7:00pm to 11:00pm
213-483-5423
http://sirensandsailors.com

Subliminal Projects Gallery (1331 W Sunset Blvd LA CA 90026)
New works by Deedee Cheriel and Louise Bonnet
8:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 13, 2008
213-213-0078
http://subliminalprojects.com

Tinlark Gallery (Crossroads of the World, 6671 Sunset Blvd., #1512, Hollywood, CA 90028)
Tangled Tales – Saelee Oh
Project Room: Real Deep Thoughts – Drew Beckmeyer
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 14, 2008
323-463-0039
http://www.tinlark.com/

TRACK 16 GALLERY (Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave., C1 Santa Monica, CA 90404)
KUSTOM JAPAN: WHEN EAST MEETS WEST – Michael McCabe and others
WHEN WEST MEETS EAST – Don Ed Hardy
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 14, 2008
310 264 4678
www.track16.com

Venice Art Walk & Auctions (Westminster School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice)
Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008
Ticket prices vary by event
To order: http://store.venicefamilyclinic.org
310-392.WALK

VERVE GALLERY (156 N. La Brea Ave., LA CA 90036)
OST NACH WEST – Saule Piktys, John Goetz, Cedar Miller and David Carmichael
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 21, 2008
323-937-0325
http://www.vervegallery.com

Sunday May 18, 2008

Cactus Gallery (4534 Eagle Rock Blvd., LA CA 90041)
Enchanting Ladies – Patricia Krebs
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 26, 2008
(323) 256-6117
http://www.eclecticcactus.com

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (4800 Hollywood Boulevard, LA CA 90027)
C.O.L.A. 2008 Individual Artist Fellowships Visual Arts Exhibition
project room: A Lamp is Put in Place of the Sun – New work by Dana Maiden
Exhibition runs through July 13, 2008
323-644-6269
http://www.culturela.org