Opening from 7 to 10 pm
Part of NELAart.com Second Saturday Gallery Night
Open by appointment to Jan. 6, 2012 (call 323-254-4565)
PST Poster Project celebrates Los Angeles art, the city’s art scene, and the beauty of education in the streets. It is inspired by The Getty’s Pacific Standard Time/Art in L.A. series of exhibitions.
Kelly Thompson has created 30 sets of twelve hand-painted printed posters that depict randomly-selected events, artists, galleries, and museums from the city’s art scene between 1945–1980.
At the gallery in December, individuals (you) will be invited to participate in the project. Each invitee will be given one or two posters. Instructions will be provided to either wheat paste or tape the posters to garbage cans, telephone poles, etc., throughout the city. Once the poster is installed, participants will document it with a photograph. These images (with participant’s name, location, and date of installation) will be included in a book to be released at the conclusion of the project.
“My hope for this project is to bring together my fellow Angelinos so that they can learn something new about their city’s art history and institutions. I know I sure did!”
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Art Bonus: Jpy Magazine award-winning yarn bomb, Chicken in the Clouds (subject of the Dec. trading card) by Beth Elliott & Amy Inouye, will be parked in front of the gallery during the opening. After this, the Cloud is being retired. Janus Chicken Boy will continue to make appearances with yarnbombingla.
What a great turn out and so much fun. Thanks so much Amy and Stuart! My favorite show I've ever done, so far. ;) I look forward to receiving the photo's and start working on the book. I've already got 2. Have a Wonderful Holiday everyone!
Posted by: kelly thompson | 12/14/2011 at 09:54 AM
Oops, that sounded awkward.
Posted by: kelly thompson | 12/14/2011 at 09:57 AM