2021 ADAMS SQUARE EXHIBITS
Diversity Tree
Artist: Dillan Garcia
On exhibit from October 4 - November 12, 2021
Diversity Tree is a mixed media installation, inspired by the materials and art process developed in Galeria Codigo Tonal (Codigo Tonal Gallery) in Oaxaca, Mexico. The tree is a symbol for L.A. County’s diverse population, and the drooping tree branches with leaves represent the ethnic communities within, capturing a feeling of cultural unity.
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The Happiness You Deserve
Artist: Renae Barnard
On exhibit from August 23 - October 1, 2021
The Happiness You Deserve is a temporary, fiber-based installation considering the unique location of this historic structure: a 1936 Streamline Moderne Gas Station that exists in a small and unexpectedly green, nature-abundant park within the city. Renae Bernard is known for her fiber-based work using upcycled and found materials to explore the network of interactions between environment, perception, and well-being. For this project, she is considering the ways in which the sculpture might engage with the space, contemplating illumination in the evening hours to draw continuous attention to the nature rich site. Through the process of creating the work, Bernard will be working through ideas surrounding the connection of well-being and nature.
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Wandering the City
Artists: Sarajo Frieden & Debra Weiss
On exhibit from May 24 - July 9, 2021
Wandering the City is a collaborative installation that draws from their shared interest in improvisational looking, engaging with the city around us as they wander through their neighborhoods. Activating the interior of the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, the artists seek to engage viewers in the act of seeing. Fiber art, woven textiles, painted papers, muslin and canvas, with layers of pattern and textures throughout, act as visual representations for what we see, feel and hear as we walk through our neighborhoods.
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Lumpen Station
Artist: Beck+Col
On exhibit from July 12 - August 20, 2021
Lumpen Station is a based off of the series “The Revolting Lumpen” by artists, Beck + Col, which features bright, colorful, multidisciplinary experiences combining wearable sculpture, performance, dance, music and live operatic vocalizations. The versatility of textiles allows the artists to build elaborate worlds and the themes running through them. The entire installation was created using three textiles: velvet, cotton and mesh, as well as wood, foam and pex for structure.
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Colors
Artist: Kevin Hallagan
On exhibit from April 11 - May 21, 2021
Colors is an installation about perspective and the lenses we see/are seen through, by engaging the viewer with a series of colorful, semi-transparent planes suspended throughout the space.
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No Movement
Artist: Erin Fussell
On exhibit from January 23 - February 26, 2021
No Movement celebrates and critiques the Streamline Moderne architecture of the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station that emphasizes speed at the early stages of car culture. Today as we in greater Los Angeles deal with extreme commutes and traffic issues and also continue to enjoy our mobile independence, how much has changed since the 1930's when it was constructed? How might we shift in our thinking as we deal with changes in climate, relationships, and resources? What do these things reveal about our culture? The sculpture within Adams Square Mini Gas Station will be made of repurposed used car parts with a one-channel sound installation using a low power radio transmission that can be picked up on your car radio only on-site.
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