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Alternative Monuments | Monumentos AlternativosCurated by OJO MX & Carolyn Mason
April 27 – May 11
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Durden and Ray
1206 Maple Ave #846, Los Angeles, CA 90015
In an era when monuments are being reevaluated and dismantled as cultural mores evolve, it’s an interesting time to look to artists for alternatives in our human quest to concretize our values and perhaps quell the inevitable impermanence around us. The artists in the exhibition are seeking out – even scavenging for – new grounds to explore meaning and fragility in the objects around them, all with a spirit of play.
In general, a monument is something that reminds or recalls something from history and evokes a sense of time and place. It can be a work of art, a physical object or it can take an immaterial form. Its meaning can be shifted depending on the audience and era. The artists in the exhibition reconceive the concept of monument in new ways while approaching it by undermining its traditional definition. Through the lens of changing paradigms of monument, the artists reassess and restructure monument and monumentality in binaries of permanence/impermanence, materiality/immateriality, personal/impersonal, collective/personal, industry-production/consumption.
All of the artists in the exhibition incorporate playfulness and the exhibition will showcase color, a variety of textures, movement, and even humor.
Artists:
Carlos Álvarez-Montero
Ismael de Anda III
Lana Duong
Alfredo Esparza Cárdenas
Mapa Visual Lab
Martha Naranjo Sandoval
Alicia Piller
Stephanie Sherwood
Thank you to the Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles for their support.
Thank you to 400 Conejos & Creyente Mezcal for providing complimentary Mexican mezcal at the opening!
Exhibition Hours:
Saturdays 12pm – 5pm and by appointment
1206 Maple Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015
durdenandray.com
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 – 10:00 pm
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1206 Maple Ave. #832, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90015