To Do List

You know the drill…

Friday, February 15

Endangered Species @ Santa Monica College’s Peter and Susan Barrett Art Gallery.  I’m pointing you in the direction of this group show as it contains the excellent work of Moira Hahn, a painter who’s work (Food Fight, detail, at top) I got the privilege to hang when I was a wee lad, and who I’ve been a fan of since, as well as that of Sarah Perry, who is one of my biggest art-heroes – she’s one of those people I want to be when I grow up.  Also in the show are: Sharon Belkin, Alia El-Bermani, Steve Clark, Ronn Davis, Daniel Duplessis, Laurie Hogin, Linda Kallan, Linda Lyke, Linda Lopez, Gwynn Murrill, Ofunne Obiamiwe, Robin Palanker, Norma Smallbone, Ed Tarvyd, Marian Winsryg, and Peter Zokosky. Reception is 6-8 PM.

Saturday, February 16

Swoon, Drown Your Boats @ New Image Art.  Despite my eternal pessimism towards the quality and meaningfulness of street art, there are a few players out there who are pushing the medium to new heights.  Swoon is one of those people, a New York-based wheatpaste artist who’s probably a better painter than most of your post-MFA conceptual paint smearers will ever hope to be. As far as I know this is her first solo gallery show in LA, so don’t miss it.  Flickr is already home to at least one gorgeous looking set of installation shots, by user RedRidingHood sheds skin.  Opening is 7-10 PM.

David Buckingham, Timothy Buckwalter & Greg Miller, Intervention @ Pharmaka.  That’s the art blogosphere’s Timothy Buckwalter, bringing his illustrative style to Southern California.  Opening is 6-9 PM.  This show is also on view during the Thursday (the 14th) Downtown Artwalk.

Marie Thiebeault, Keeping Things Whole @ Jancar Gallery.  Marie is a master painter who, through teaching at CSULB, has influenced and touched artists too numerous to mention.  Jancar is a wonderfully tiny space on Wilshire, way up in an office tower, that continues to highlight artists really in touch with their craft and practice.  Reception is 5-7 PM.

Yellow Wallpaper @ Angels Gate Cultural Center.  Work related self promotion here.  Our new play reading series continues – this time with Bryan Davidson’s adaptation of the Charlotte Perkins Gilman short story into a theatrical work. I saw last week’s reading and I was really impressed by the energy the actors brought to the stripped down format.  Directed by Larry Biederman.  Starts at 2 PM – $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

Sunday, February 17

Matthew Thomas, Too Busy For Love @ Angels Gate Cultural Center.  Deeper into self-promotion territory here – I’ll jabber more about this showw tomorrow, when we’ve finished hanging it.  I’ve curated a mini-retrospective of Matthew Thomas’ work, since he’s been too good at his hermitage and has created so much amazing work during his decade-long withdrawal from showing in commercial galleries.  When I say that Matthew is a master geometric abstractionist, I’m not kidding around – he’s an artist in full control of his craft.  It’s accompanied by an exhibition of his drawings and small works on paper – stuff that I encounter all the time, but that the public never gets to see.  Reception is 2-4 PM.

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