2015 ADAMS SQUARE EXHIBITS
The Foundlings Guild
Artist: Marsha Perloff
On exhibit from October 5 - November 20, 2015
The Foundlings Guild is a fellowship of relics and remnants that have been discarded, rediscovered, and collected over many lifetimes. In contrast to modern, disposable society that may dismiss them as obsolete, guild members celebrate the rich character of rusted metal, the aching beauty of chipping paint, the dream-weaving softness of faded textiles, and other vestiges of natural age and decay. These kindred spirits have come together in unlikely combinations in order to re-emerge with new identities, thus becoming storytellers for future generations of old souls.
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Marsha Perloff has had a long and successful career in costuming for television and motion pictures. She traces her interest in found object assemblage to an art class at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in the early 1960s. Creating dolls from found objects and textiles allows Perloff to explore her profound emotional connection to the past. At times whimsical and poignant, she strives to create authentic narratives that resonate with viewers, stirring emotions from our collective memories.
becoming a mountain cloud
Artist: Jane O'Neill​
On exhibit from August 3 - September 18, 2015
becoming a mountain cloud aligns with themes in Jane O'Neill's work regarding spectatorship, representations of the natural world through synthetic means, and reflections on our human longing for meaning. The Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station inspires her interest in drawing the viewer's awareness back to their own presence and position in space. O'Neill aims to turn the gas station into an intellectual and spiritual refueling center.
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O'Neill's work is fueled by the universal search for meaning and how human longing often becomes tangled with consumerism, escapism, and leisure culture. She earned her Masters of Fine Arts from Yale University. O'Neill has exhibited extensively on the east coast and in California. She has taught, lectured and had residencies at various academic institutions.
Helio Forma
Artist: LUX
On exhibit from June 3 - July 17, 2015
Reacting to the location and history of the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, Helio Forma acts as a metaphor for gas and oil with a sculptural material study of different plastics. Reflecting its colors and surroundings, the installation during the daylight is a different visual experience from every angle; a careful composition of the ethereal. At nightfall, another identity is activated by the use of artificial light illuminating the sculpture. Through the use of light and color, the park becomes a beacon within the community.
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LUX is an integrated design and fabrication practice operating in a territory between architecture, art, and industrial design composed of Katherine Kokoska and Stephanie Newcomb. Both having graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and being transplants to Los Angeles, their work originates from a fascination with Southern California's quality of light. Using a hands-on approach through materiality and assemblage, their work sculpts the perception of the environment in relation to the spectrum of light.