2020 ADAMS SQUARE EXHIBITS
Die Kunstkammer
Artist: Karim Shuquem
On exhibit from October 5 - November 13, 2020
Die Kunstkammer is an on-going and evolving sculptural installation made up of individually painted, carved and stacked wine crates interspersed with found objects and often accompanied by prints pulled directly from the carved surfaces of the boxes themselves. Never fixed or finished, the overall project is inspired by the process-based metaphysics and thinkers such as Deleuze, Alfred North Whitehead, and Heraclitus, and serves as a commentary on the negative effects of Western substance-based ontologies.
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Spindles 100: Hers
Artist: Valerie Daval
On exhibit from August 24 - October 2, 2020
Spindles 100: Hers is an installation involving 100 suspended textile sculptures. The treepod sculptures symbolize life and time as well as exclusively feminine work made by hand. The handprints (contributed by 50 unique women) are both universal and individual and demonstrate memories of touch and our collective unconscious. The installation is essentially about nature, women, community of women, empathy, life, blood, work, courage, pain and compassion.
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Bioluminescence Wonderment
Artist: Jen Swain
On exhibit from July 13 - August 21, 2020
Live painter and designer Jen Swain created this magical installation, Bio-luminescence Wonderment, in Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station to bring the elements of under the sea, jellyfish to the City of Glendale. Her creative practice involves use of a variety of found art and lights to bring the luminescent colors and the journey of the jelly's into the local environment. The sea brings us such unique lifeforms and with them harmony and peace and a story which each person can imagine and resonate. Crochet by Chelse, HandspunDreams.
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Road Trip
Artist: Women's Athletic Club of Glendale, Quilters Department
On exhibit from June 1 - July 10, 2020
Road Trip is an installation of 15 art quilts which depict vacation destinations in California and beyond. Viewers will identify the journeys and destinations created by ten individuals through the art of quilting using both traditional and modern quilting techniques.
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In conjunction with March as California’s Arts Education Month, "We Can" is a collaborative project with artist, Diane Williams, and the Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts (LFCSA) students. The work in "We Can" was the result of a 3-month social practice project with 5-12 year old students at LFCSA that emphasized the importance of shared art making and active contribution.
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Puppets & Portraits
Artist: Lucas Novak
On exhibit from January 14 - February 14, 2020
Inspired by human connections and the natural world, Lucas Novak creates art that touches on the universal qualities of humankind. Every painting Novak creates is a metaphor for life. Through texture, brushwork, and all the subtleties of color and shade, the application of paint in its infinite ways represents life’s experiences. Novak’s artwork focused on stop-motion, Claymation videos, puppets and paintings.
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