Video Screening | LAXART

A night of video, curated by Pilar Conde
At LAXART
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
7 pm

Featuring work by:
Uri Aran / Trisha Baga / Sena Basoz / Ronnie Bass / Susan Black / Mary Walling Blackburn / David Brooks / Sari Carel / Isami Ching / Joshua Clayton / Deville Cohen / Lucy Dodd / Debo Eilers / Maggie Foster / Marc Ganzglass / Tommy Hartung / Nick Herman / Nina Hoffmann and Ryan Harden Brown / David Horvitz / Chris James / Dani Leventhal / Matt Luem / Marylea Madiman / Yasue Maetake / Michael Mahalchick / Abby Manock / Gabriel Martinez / Alexander May / Justin Moore / John Pearson / George Raggett / Alia Raza / Tim Ridlin / Aki Sasamoto / Annie Shaw / Fern Silva / Bad Trucker / Arturo Vidich / Connie Walsh

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WPA Opening | Charles Irvin

Charles Irvin
Four Baboons Adoring the Rising Sun

August 29th - September 20th, Opening, Sat. Sept. 12, 7-10 pm

Gallery open 12-6pm, Thursday - Saturday or by appointment.

WPA presents "Four Baboons Adoring the Rising Sun," an exhibition of paintings by Charles Irvin. This is the first solo exhibit at WPA, a new artist-run space located in Chinatown. The title refers to the granite sculpture placed at the base of the Temple of Luxor in ancient Egypt. This massive sculpture shows baboons raising their hands, singing, and dancing in homage to the rising sun, which they guide and assist in its passage through the gates of day. Just as the Egyptian King Ramesses II appreciated this sculpture, enough to have his name inscribed upon the breast of each baboon, so does Irvin find fascination in this and other mythological concepts and belief systems that he explores and gives form to in this group of paintings.

Charles Irvin makes paintings, drawings, videos, performances and more. Most recently his work was presented at the Hammer Museum as part of Nine Lives: Visionary Artists from L.A. After the Sept 12 reception there will be performances by Santonio Flowere at 10pm and Charles Irvin's band Dude Dogg at 11pm

August 29th - September 20th, Opening, Sat. Sept. 12, 7-10 pm

Gallery open 12-6pm, Thursday - Saturday or by appointment.