18th Street Arts Center presents "Post-American L.A."

Written by Ronald Lopez Sunday, 24 July 2011 22:37

Santa Monica, CA – 18th Street continues its 2009 exhibition season Almost Utopia LA 2019, with the exhibition Post-American L.A. curated by Pilar Tompkins for our main gallery and project room. The exhibition features artists that question the scope and impact of American predominance, from the international stage to municipal politics, including how this might manifest on a local level in the next 10 years, Post-American LA features artists Carolina Caycedo, Sandra de la Loza, Hugo Hopping, Ashley Hunt, Vincent Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Adrian Paci, Vincent Ramos, and Chen Shaoxiong. On view through 26 September, 2009.

As part of the exhibition 18th Street’s 2009 Artist Fellow Sandra de la Loza, will host a series of encounters and discussions entitled The Revolution Will... bringing together individuals from diverse sectors to interface on topics such as environmentalism, labor and alternative economies, and the future of cultural production. Resulting materials including sound recordings, video footage, photographs, collectively created drawings and maps will be incorporated into an ongoing multimedia installation, in which the artist acts as a performative archivist.

About 18th Street Arts Center 18th Street annually sets a theme for its exhibitions, which acts as a unifying principle for the curators and artists working with the center. The theme for 2009 is Almost Utopia: Los Angeles in 2019 . 18th Street Artistic Director Clayton Campbell says “I am asking the curators and artists involved with Almost Utopia to look forward a mere ten years with optimism. And, to find the desire to expand our worldview through the art making and ‘outside the box’ ideas of our guest artists. With the election of a new administration we are in a proactive era, yet remain mindful of the challenges in accomplishing reform and improvements in quality of life issues. In a new economic reality and rapidly evolving political and social infrastructure in California, Los Angeles is changing at record speed in ways yet to be fully understood. Almost Utopia may provide some clues to the direction already underway.”

18th Street Arts Center’s mission is to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art making. 18th Street is a community which values art making as an essential component of a vibrant, just and healthy society. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday 10am-6pm. 18th Street Arts Center is located at 1639 18thStreet, Santa Monica. Visit : www.18thstreet.org

---

Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~