Mark Moore Fine Art Blog

Mark Moore Gallery artist Stephanie Washburn will featured in “This Was Funny Yesterday” at UC Santa Barbara (September 27 — October 19) – and exhibition that explores the use of humor in classic conceptual art, and extends to a broad array of more recent practice. Including Vito Acconci, Brian Bress, John Divola, Martin Kersels, Allison Miller, Camilo Ontiveros, Stephanie Washburn, and the collective D3, this exhibition showcases a kind of humor found nestled at the unlikely intersection of the physical world and abstract thought.

“This Was Funny Yesterday” can be seen in Building 494, in the CCS Gallery, 1-5pm Tuesday through Friday. Additionally, an opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 4 from 6:30 – 7:30pm, following a 1C Colloquium presentation with Jane Mulfinger and Stephanie Washburn, from  5 – 6:30 PM, at Embarcadero Hall.

It is with great excitement that Mark Moore Gallery announces their newest public project: a mural by San Francisco-based artist, Andrew Schoultz.

Known for his large-scale whirlwind frenzy of military horses, flags, tornadoes, seeing eyes, and other imperialistic icons, Schoultz’s mural will be a permanent feature on the west-facing wall of Mark Moore Gallery’s stand-alone building. With solo public murals in cities such as San Francisco, Indonesia, and Toronto, Schoultz is eager to produce his first wall in Los Angeles. Follow Mark Moore Gallery on Facebook and Twitter to stay abreast of his progress, and watch the full transformation unfold…

Master of the painterly subconscious, Christopher Davison, has lined up a full summer of exhibitions and projects that are not to be missed. First up is “CTRL+P” at the Arlington Arts Center (VA),  a group show curated by Kristina Bilonick and Julie Chae that explores the theme of the print. Also featuring Glenn Ligon, E.V. Day, and others, the exhibition is on view from June 22 – September 16, 2012.

Next, Davison will have works at the West Gallery at Purdue University (IN) for “Emerging Drawing: Visionary Works on Paper,” which will remain on view for all of August. Finally, his work will also be featured in “Romanticism III” at Gross McLeaf Gallery (PA) – also opening in August, 2012. Between these three exhibitions, and additional projects on the horizon, Davison will be on nearly national concurrent view throughout the rest of the summer!

It all started with a conference in Palm Springs in February. Once people found out about his frenetic cardboard cityscapes and boundless energy, gallery artist Kiel Johnson has been invited to trot the globe with TED ever since. Johnson invited conference visitors to paint, build, glue, and light various incarnations of an ever-evolving metropolis – as documented by Theo Jemison’s mini documentary on Vimeo – and as a result, the artist has been invited to stage derivations of his project all around the world with the “Ideas worth spreading” crew.

Following Johnson’s introductory experience at TED Palm Springs, he produced projects for conferences in Santa Monica, USC, and Dubai – where he was also a featured speaker. On September 1, Johnson will orchestrate yet another version of the crafty municipality in Christchurch, New Zealand as part of TED’s “UnContained” event. Lucky for us, Kiel has diligently documented all of his TED travels – summarized for you here in blog photo album format.

Catch Kiel on a TED journey near you! Or at least on the video podcast…

Andrew Schoultz is on the road again – this time in Toronto (Canada). Coinciding with “Destroyer,” his two-person exhibition alongside Richard Colman at Cooper Cole Gallery, Schoultz will put the finishing touches on a major public mural right in time for his show’s June 1st opening. Approached by producer and musician Daniel Lanois, Schoultz has been painting his trademark telephone wires, frenetic twisters, charging horses, and all-seeing eyes across the exterior of Lanois’ recording studio – as is highlighted in a recent article by Juxtapoz Magazine.

Schoultz’s exhibition is on view through June 23, 2012, and is not to be missed if you are in the area.

Summer is indeed upon us, and Chad Person is making the most of it. Summercamp ProjectProject (Los Angeles, CA) will be featuring his newest inflatable sculpture, Hero, alongside works by eight other artists in their upcoming exhibition, “Telling the Futures.”

Opening June 3, 5-8pm, “Telling the Futures” is an outdoor group exhibition placing many different future options into relation—a kind of “choose your own adventure” of apocryphal psychic visions of political election cycles for survival in a dystopian utopia. History+Present=Futures. The show is organized by Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera & Janice Gomez, and remains on view through June 17th, 2012.

If you are unable to get to the opening, the exhibition is also open by appointment. Contact summercampprojectproject@gmail.com for more information.