Susan Joyce, who runs Fringe Exhibitions in China Town in LA was thoughtful enough to include a piece of mine to be a part of the final show. Sadly the gallery space itself has now closed, but Fringe Exhibitions will be moving on to more mobile adventures in the none-too-distant future. What's amazing about Susan's curating sensibilities is that the work she chose to curate was truly progressive and technologically forward. There's a very limited number of spaces that are willing to showcase artists who work in video and audio. It's even rarer that the work gets shown with such sensitivity to presentation. Too often that type of art is placed in a hallway or corner of a group show, instead of being given some breathing room.
Below is the opening which some of my friends were kind enough to brave LA traffic on a Sat night and come see me. Johanna and her girlfriend Patti...not pictured are Tony, Ben, Carlos, Nate, and Zena who I believe were also wandering around the other open galleries & sampling the free spirits.
My own little corner of the gallery with my work.
The wishing fountain just outside the gallery door with all the little goldfish and occasional turtle.
Five weeks later was the closing and a little get-together of some of the artists. I guess I've decided to signify this with a picture of a Panda family eating a roast duck. Yum!
The lovely hanging lanterns of China Town.
Susan's husband setting off a string of firecrackers as part of the farewell.
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