Speculative Materialism II
Location	Andi Campognone Projects 300 W. Second Street Pomona, CA Saturday September, 10th 6-9pm This survey of twenty abstract artists looks at how abstraction has become a speculative practice in the wake of postmodernism. At the level of form many of the painters included in this show mix different mediums, have varied styles, participate with site-specific concerns and embrace an aesthetic that doesn't view the architectonic and the organic as mutually exclusive. Outside of these formal similarities each of the painters included in this survey is invested in negotiating a distinct set of conceptual problems that range from kitsch to technology to entropy and beyond. While there seems to be no defining ethos for twenty-first century abstraction these nonrepresentational painters continue to provide a relevant set of conditions for continuing to speculate about the nature of the abstract. works by Brandon Anschultz, Seann Brackin, Hollis Cooper, David French, Richard Galling, Kent Familton, Steve Hampton, Michael Kindred Knight, Chris Kuhn, Ashley Landrum, David Michael Lee, Melanie Moore, Marcus Perez, Alison Rash, Nano Rubio, Eric Schott, Samantha Thomas, Chris Trueman, Grant Vetter, Stephan Walters.

	RE:PRESENT Thursday, July 28 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm
	LA Mart, 12th floor 1933 S. Broadway

Re:Present brings together a select group of LA-based artists whose
work has been gaining attention amongst their peers. Produced by ARTRA
Curatorial and artist-run gallery initiative Durden and Ray,
Re:Present showcases a range of works that reflect the burgeoning
visibility of these artists both here and further afield.

Brian Bosworth
Jamison Carter
Emily Counts
York Chang
Mark Dutcher
Ariel Erestingcol
Roni Feldman
Jon Flack
David French
Luis G. Hernandez
Mitsuko Ikeno
Gil Kuno
Toshiya Masuda
Claudia Parducci
Max Presneill
Jason Ramos
Alison Rash
Brian Rochefort
Takao Sakai
Christian Tedeschi
Britton Tolliver
Chris Trueman
Louisa Van Leer
Grant Vetter

Rash/Trueman - The Suspended Literal

Autonomie Projects presents "The Suspended Literal" an exhibition of recent work by Alison Rash and Chris Trueman. Saturday, July 9 at 7:00pm - August 1 at 10:00pm Autonomie Projects 333 South Spring Street, Unit E4., Los Angeles, CA Opening reception Saturday, July 9th, 7-10PM

I am participating in the annual LACE benefit auction as part of Liat Yossifor's group.

CURATORS
Doris Berger, York Chang, Ryan Conder, Meg Cranston, Sarah Cromarty, Shana Nys Dambrot, David P. Earle, Amir Fallah, Luke Fischbeck, Howard Fox, Michael Ned Holte, Nina Katchadourian, Alex Klein, Molly Larkey, Lisa Mark, Karen Moss, Kristina Newhouse, Renaud Proch, Elysa Voshell, Liat Yossifor and LACE.

ARTISTS
Kim Abeles, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Justin Baldwin, Steven Bankhead, Jen Bervin, Alison Blickle, Jennifer Boysen, Kelly Breslin, Madison Brookshire, Delia Brown, Paul Butler, Juan Capistran, Guillermo Carnevale, Jamie Chan, Mariano Chavez, Fritz Chesnut, Young Chung, Alice Clements, Genevieve Coutroubis, Liz Craft, Dorit Cypis, Cali Thornhill Dewitt, Molly Dilworth, Sarah Dougherty, Chris Duncan, Shannon Ebner, Amir Fallah, James Benjamin Franklin, Gustavo Godoy, Joe Goode, Michelle Grabner, Tm Gratkowski, Iva Gueorguieva, Shane Guffogg, Lia Halloran, Channing Hansen, Doug Harvey, Kathleen Henderson, George Herms, Katie Herzog, Peter Holzhauer, Peregrine Honig, Channa Horwitz, Pearl C Hsiung, Ben Jackel, Corrina Peipon and Jill Spector, Alexander Kantarovsky, Flora Kao, Amy Kaps, Michael Kelly, Alex Klein, Becky Kolsrud, Shio Kusaka, Stella Lai, Molly Larkey, Margie Livingston, Sharon Lockhart, Karen Lofgren, Brian Lund, Jerome Marshak, Christopher Michlig, Allison Miller, Katie Murken, Karina Nimmerfall, Jeff Ono, Ruby Osorio, Arthur Ou, Jim Ovelmen, Mike Pierzynski, Max Presneill, Sarah Rara, Josh Rickards, Steve Roden, Miguel Rothschild, Shizu Saldamando, Chris Scarborough, Susan Silton, Alex Slade, Curtis Stage, Thad Strode, Kenneth Tam, Mateo Tannatt, Camilla Taylor, Cody Trepte, Chris Trueman, Marjan Vayghan, Erika Vogt, Ellen von Unwerth, Christine Wang, Chris Wilder, Lisa Williamson, Brian Wills, Andre Yi, Brenna Youngsblood, and more.

Speculative Materialism:

Abstract Art and Its Conditions

Burley, 78" x 66" acrylic on canvas, 2011

Opening: April 9th, 6-9pm, D-Block Projects, 218 N. Promenade, Long Beach, Ca.


Press Release:

This survey of sixteen abstract artists looks at how abstraction has become a speculative practice in the wake postmodernism. At the level of form many of the artists included in this show mix different mediums, participate with site specific concerns and embrace an aesthetic that doesn't view the architectonic and the organic as mutually exclusive. Outside of these formal similarities each of the artists in this survey is invested in negotiating a distinct set of conceptual problems that range from kitsch to technology to entropy and beyond. While there is no defining ethos for twenty-first century abstraction the artists in this exhibition continue to provide a relevant set of conditions for continuing to speculate about the nature of the abstract.

Artists in the show: Brandon Anschultz, Seann Brackin, Hollis Cooper, Alan Disparte, David French, Richard Galling, Kent Familton, Steve Hampton, Greg Kozaki, Ashley Landrum, David Michael Lee, Alison Rash, Samantha Thomas, Chris Trueman, Grant Vetter and Stephan Walters.