Los Angeles Art Association
(LAAA) and Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R.) are proud to present
NOT A CAR
a special all-media, cross-cultural exhibition featuring the highlights
from the C.A.R. art fair in
Essen, Germany, alongside original contemporary artworks by Los Angeles artists
debuting at Gallery 825 on April 9, 2011. The exhibit, juried by Silvia
Sonnenschmidt and Thomas Volkmann, will present a unique cross section of
international galleries, artists and ideas. Exhibit runs through April 29,
2011.
Participating artists and
galleries:
Art-Erhaltung: Galerie
Berlin-Avantgarde, Berlin; J. Jackie Baier: FENZ Kunstraum, Cologne; Christopher
Barbour; Stan Benson; Sabine Braun, Stuttgart; JT Burke; Marieke Bolhuis:
Ververs gallery, Amsterdam; Nikola Dicke, Osnabrück; Directors Lounge, Berlin,
participating artists (among others): Coleman Miller, KRONCK (aka Maximilian
Gerlach & Jessica Benzing), Gunter Deller, Thorsten Fleisch, Ron Diorio, Eric
Dyer, Ofir Feldman, Max Hattler, Octavian Fedorovici, Bruce Knox, Ryley O´Byrne,
Jean-Gabriel Périot, Kika Nicolela, Sergio Cruz, Chema Garcia Ibarra, Alexei
Dmitriev, Nicolas Ramel, Maria Niro, Chiara Ambrosio, Mark Maxwell, Julia
Smith, Julia Murakami/Alan Smithee, in cooperation with Myriam Blundell
Projects; Hadiya Finley; Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen: Stephanie Hess,
Jaebong Jung, Jasmin Kaca, Dorothee Kletzsch, Kathrin Reinicke; Steve Fujimoto;
Stephan Geisler: Wormland Art Collection; David Jäger: FENZ Kunstraum, Cologne;
David Jang; Gisoo Kim: Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen; Ryan McCann; Katrina McElroy;
Adele Mills; Musk Ming: Galerie Berlin-Avantgarde, Berlin; Veronika Olma,
ART-isotope, Galerie Schöber, Dortmund; Jürgen Oster: galeriesassen, Bonn; pack
of patches, Jena; Patrick Quinn; Liesje Reyskens: Ververs gallery, Amsterdam;
Stefan Rosendahl, Münster; Karrie Ross; Manuel Schroeder, Cologne: Raumordnung
e.V., Krefeld; kunst-raum schulte-goltz + noelte, Essen; Philipp Schumacher,
Krefeld; Steve Seleska; Tulip Enterprises: Kunstraum Richard Sorge, Berlin; and
Kathleen
Yorba.
In addition to the NOT A CAR
exhibit, keep an eye out for the NOT A CAR cars! A selection of artists
have be selected to create original artwork on actual automobiles, culminating
in site specific documentation through Los Angeles during the NOT A CAR
exhibit. NOT A CAR is proudly sponsored by Wormland.
Reception:
6-9 pm, Saturday, April 9,
2011
Admission: Free
Where:
Gallery 825: 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Show runs through April 29, 2011.
For more information call 310.652.8272 or e-mail gallery825@laaa.org.
Top images by David Jang, David
Jaeger and Musk
Ming.