STAG NATION
THE WOLF WHISPERER
THE RAT CATCHER
THE ‚PIED PIPER–PEST CONTROL’ –
A CATCHER IN THE DARK,
SINGER IN THE RYE,
DIRTY DANCER NAKED IN THE RAIN,
ALGORITHMS AGAINST THE GRAIN,
AL GORE-ISM, BAD BRAINS:
‚… WHO CALLS THE PIPER PAYS THE TUNE!’
Lucie Stahl, 2017
Ignacio Perez Meruane
a curving wave that never breaks
Opening and book release
Published by Colpa Press
Wednesday, 22 January, 8:00 - 10 PM
Los Angeles Contemporary Archive
Run-off , exhaust , and other pressures
Curated by Bennet Schlesinger
Exhibition Dates: January 20 - February 18, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, January 20, 7-10pm
916 Springdale Rd Bldg 2, #101, Austin TX 78702
Gallery hours: Tue - Sat, 12-6pm and by appointment
The exhaust plume carries toxins away: a charged up battery, a chosen machine.
“ I am an analog machine ”
“ I am a combustion engine in slow motion ”
“ cylinders firing, I contain the pressure, and used it to Make or to Exhaust ”
The contents of this show are the run-off of the human machine, the hand one degree removed. Contents under pressure are contained and used to propel. This is how a print is made.
Artists include:
Kayla Guthrie
Augustus Thompson
Van Hanos
Nikholis Planck
Nick Gottlund
Kandis Williams
Claire Barrow
Reader isn’t an exhibition about books, but rather about the variety of ways in which we interact with books.
The works included emphasize the same possibilities: looking, reading, browsing, skimming, studying and living alongside. I think books are defined not only by their functionality as carriers of information, but also, and often more so, by their status as physical objects—how much space they take up in a room, what color they are, and what is sitting next to, on top of, or beside them.
Books are also defined by their ability to be many things at once; they may be new but include ancient information, they may be inexpensive but claim to make you rich. Their meaning, importance, and relevance are always tied to context; who is reading, how they are reading, and where they are reading, will always dictate the way in which books are read.
Though the artists’ practices in this exhibition vary widely, I chose to include most not because they exclusively make art with or about books, but because they make work which encourages multiple readings, perspectives, and intentions.
– Luc Fuller 2016
We are proud to present Leo Fitzmaurice (UK), Nicholas Gottlund (US), Lina Viste Grønli (NO), Conny Purtill (US) and Suzanna Zak (US) in the exhibition Reader and grateful to Luc Fuller for curating. A limited edition screen print by Luc Fuller will be also be presented at the opening.
Reader Opening Friday 20 May 5 - 8 PM
Gether Contemporary, Flaesketorvet 77-79.
A few images of my contribution to the Manifolds exhibition as part of One Thousand Books at Kunstal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen.
