Site Specific Installation Woodwinds by Anna Breininger
September 2019
Woodwinds is a site-specific installation on view in the ODD ARK • LA annex; airbrushed flowers come into focus and dissolve atop blue vases. The site-specific painting is a study in pattern and uniqueness; a ruptured, imperfect geometry.
Anna Breininger lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI and has attended studio programs at Goldsmiths College (London, England) and School of Visual Arts (New York, NY). Her work has been exhibited nationally including High Tide (Philadelphia, PA), SPF 15 (San Diego, CA), Wick Gallery (New York, NY), Public Pool (Encino, CA), The Cave (Detroit, MI), and Fellows of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, CA). She has been featured in Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, New American Paintings, and Full Blede Magazine. She has been a visiting artist at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, OR, Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, and Arcadia University in Glenside, PA.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 7pm
ODD ARK LA at CHANGING ROOM, Berlin.
For their participation in B-LA Connect, Los Angeles gallery ODD ARK•LA will present a sound-work by visual artists Brian Randolph and Dani Tull to be live broadcasted at CHANGING ROOM located in Berlin by Cashmere Radio and with support form Dublab.
Randolph and Tull will perform a single improvised sound-work that is intended for experiential ‘deep listening’. It is our hope that participants in Berlin (listeners) will sit or lay-down with eyes closed to receive the sound as we collaboratively open an intercontinental space for a shared experience that will bring harmony and well-being.
KRISTY LUCK IN CONVERSATION WITH ALINE CAUTIS
APRIL 14, 3-4PM
ARTIST TALK-KRISTY LUCK
Join us this Sunday, April14, 3-4PM for a walk-through of our current exhibition and casual conversation between Kristy Luck and Aline Cautis.
If I can imagine this light, then I can work all day- on view through April 21st.
Kristy Luck photographed by Yvonne Bas -Tull
PRESENTING YASMINE DIAZ AT CO/LAB 4 - TORRANCE ART MUSEUM
MARCH 30-MAY 17, 2019
CO/LAB Torrance Art Museum
LOS ANGELES & ROTTERDAM
ODD ARK• LA is proud to announce its participation in Torrance Art Museum’s CO/LAB project, An internationally-minded initiative that connects artist-run spaces in Los Angeles with similar organizations around the world for collaborative and creative projects. CO/LAB 4 welcomes eight artist-run spaces from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to collaborate with eight artist-run organizations in Los Angeles — ODD ARK • LA will present an installation by Yasmine Diaz in collaboration with artist Willem Bessenlink of HET PLAFOND space from Rotterdam.
TAM CO/LAB 4 will consist of 16 organizations coming together for 8 curatorial projects.
Yasmine Diaz, Arrival, 2019, 36 x 48 inches laminate, wall paper, collage and glitter on panel
SPECIAL EVENT: NEELI CHERKOVSKI AND PAUL VANGELISTI POETRY READING EVENT
MARCH 31, 2019 4PM
POETRY READING
SUNDAY, MARCH 31 2019 4PM
FREE EVENT
ODD ARK•LA invites you to a special reading by poets Neeli Cherkovski and Paul Vangelisti.
Sunday March 31st, 4PM
FREE
Neeli Cherkovski is a key player in the West Coast literary scene and a well-known chronicler of the Bay Area’s Beat Generation. Cherkovski is an applauded poet, critic and writer - who has authored biographies on Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Charles Bukowski and the critical memoir - Whitman’s Wild Children (1988). Cherkovski has also authored many books of poetry, including Animal (1996), Leaning Against Time (2005), From the Canyon Outward (2009),The Crow and I (2015) and the recent ELEGY FOR MY BEAT MY BEAT GENERATION (2018). He is the co-editor of Anthology of L.A. Poets (with Charles Bukowski), Laugh Literary and Man the Humping Guns (with Charles Bukowski) and Cross-Strokes: Poetry between Los Angeles and San Francisco (with Bill Mohr). Bilingual editions of his work have been published in Austria, Mexico, and Italy. A facsimile edition of one of his notebooks was published by Viviani Edizione in Verona, Italy. His papers are held at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Cherkovski received the 2017 Jack Mueller Poetry Prize awarded at the Jack Mueller Festival in Fruita, Colorado. He has lived in San Francisco since 1974.
Paul Vangelisti is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, as well as being a noted translator from Italian. In 2015 his sonnet sequence Solitude was published in a bilingual edition by Galleria Mazzoli Editore in Modena, and a new collection of poems, Border Music, has just appeared from Talisman House in Massachussetts. In 2006, Lucia Re’s and his translation of Amelia Rosselli’s War Variations won both the Premio Flaiano in Italy and the PEN-USA Award for Translation. In 2010, his translation of Adriano Spatola’s The Position of Things: Collected Poems, 1961-1992 won an Academy of American Poets Prize. From 1971-1982 he was co-editor, with John McBride, of the literary magazine Invisible City and, from 1993-2002, edited Ribot, the annual report of the College of Neglected Science. He worked as a journalist at the Hollywood Reporter (1972-1974), and as Cultural Affairs Director at KPFK Radio (1974-1982). Vangelisti was Founding Chair of the Graduate Writing program at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles, and is a professor emeritus at the college.He has received numerous awards for his translations from Italian, including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as Italy’s Flaiano Prize and the PEN USA Prize for Translation in 2006. In 2010, Vangelisti received the Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize from the Academy of American Poets for his translations of Adriano Spatola, collected in The Position of Things: Collected Poems 1961-1992 (Green Integer, 2008).
AN ARTISTS SWAP MEET #3
12/02/2018
ODD ARK • LA invites you to the Third Artists Swap-Meet!
What is it?
A happening, exhibition, sale, community gathering, cultural exchange and an opportunity to recycle and reduce our environmental footprint.
Participants:
artists, artist collectives, artists run spaces, art publications.
>>> OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS with the work of over 100 artists presented!
Exhibition and sale of:
original works editions
special projects art catalogs and art magazines
“failed” works art supplies and tools
studio furniture studio bric-a-brac
*Event curated by opportunity, chance and serendipity.
Participants keep 100% of sales!
Carla issue 14 Launch Party+ Gadzinas Bell by Lauren Satlowski.
Saturday Nov, 17th 6-9pm
Join us Saturday November 17, 6-9pm as we co-host and celebrate the Launch of Carla issue#14 at ODD ARK•LA. Come get your free issue, have a drink, and see a live performance by SHEKHAN and guest DJ’s.
Currently on view at Odd Ark• LA is Gadzinas Bell by Lauren Satlowski.
AN ART DEN Sunday September 9th 2018, 12-8pm
Presented by ODD ARK • LA & THE BARKER HANGER
ONE DAY ONLY!
Viewing art in traditional and formal settings can be an alienating experience and physically unaccommodating, however, for many of us, art is a tonic, a soma, or even an analgesic… that calls for a more tangible and comfortable viewing experience. AN ART DEN breaks down conventional systems of art viewing and invites visitors to sit comfortably on a pillowed floor and sift through works by over 100 artists. Works may be leafed through, held, shared and passed around to other attendees - not unlike an Opium Den or Hooka Lounge. This direct and communal viewing experience opens up exciting possibilities of chance operation and conversation about the work that will hopefully be both deep and expansive. All of the works will be for sale and affordably priced - ranging from $20 to $900 (with an average price $150). Purchased works will be available to take home.
Artist Talk
Alika Cooper in conversation with Jemima Wyman
June 10th 2018
Join us for an Artist's Talk.
Alika Cooper and Jemima Wyman discuss Alika Cooper's current exhibition BUOY currently on view at ODD ARK • LA (throughout June 24th.)
AN ARTISTS SWAP MEET #2
ODD ARK • LA invites you their second Artists Swap-Meet
When: May 27th, 2018 11-4pm
Location: the large parking lot at ODD ARK • LA,
7101 North Figueroa St. 90042
What is it?
A happening, exhibition, sale, community gathering, cultural exchange and an opportunity to recycle and reduce our environmental footprint.
Participants: 5 Car Garage, Big Pictures Los Angeles, JACOB’S Los Angeles, Curatorial Hub, ARVIA LA, Alika Cooper, Eric Wesley, Cheryl Bently, Jamie Felton, Alice Lang, Molly Shea, Sarah Cromarty, Katie Herzog, Thaddeus Strode, Benjamin Weissman, Jane Parrott, Martin Durazo, Claudia Huiza Presents, Tim Biskup, Cathy Akers , Ginny Cook, Kristy Luck, Christopher Kuhn, Rema Ghuloum, Daniel Cummings , Andy Bennet, Brittany Lombari, Aida Lugo And many more!
Brian Randolph in conversation with Erik Frydenborg
Join us for an Artist's Talk. April 22nd. 2018
Brian Randolph and Erik Frydenborg discuss Brian Randolph's current exhibition The Symmetry of Separation currently on view at ODD ARK • LA (throughout April 29th.)
ODD ARK •LA Proudly Presents:
An Evening of performance organized by artist Brian Randolph.
On the occasion of Brian Randolph’s exhibit ‘The Symmetry of Separation', ODD ARK• LA will host an an evening of music and moving images on April 14th 2018. Beginning at sunset (7:15) the music of Lewis Pesacov, Geneva Skeen & Abacus, under projections by Kristin Cammermeyer, Brian Ramisch, Julie Libersat & more...
Doors open at 6pm for exhibition viewing.
Free!
AN ARTISTS SWAP MEET
ODD ARK • LA invites you to an Artists Swap-Meet
When: April 8th, 11-4pm
Location: the large parking lot at ODD ARK • LA,
7101 North Figueroa St. 90042
What is it?
A happening, exhibition, sale, community gathering, cultural exchange and an opportunity to recycle and reduce our environmental footprint.
Participants:
artists, artist collectives, artists run spaces, art publications.
>>> OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS with the work of over 100 artists presented!
Exhibition and sale of:
original works editions
special projects art catalogs and art magazines
“failed” works art supplies and tools
studio furniture studio bric-a-brac
Featured:
art works
curated group exhibitions
installations
performance
Trading:
work books and mags
supplies info and stories
*Event curated by opportunity, chance and serendipity.
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Participants keep 100% of sales!
ODD ARK •LA and Hamilton Press Present:
SENON WILLIAMS - New Lithograph Release Exhibition.
March 10th. 2018, 12-8pm.
ODD ARK•LA and Hamilton Press are pleased to announce a one-day exhibit to celebrate the release of a new lithograph by visual artist and musician Senon Williams, produced by Hamilton Press. The exhibition will feature a small number of limited edition lithographs and original drawings presented in reclaimed wood frames -handcrafted by Senon Williams.
Exhibition: Saturday March 10, 12-8pm
Reception 4 - 8pm
*Special sound performance by Mark Lightcap at 6pm.
Senon Williams’s text and image works depict poignant and contemplative visualizations that explore the inherent human struggle in both ancient and contemporary times.
Since 1990, Hamilton Press has been collaborating with artists specializing in the production of lithographs hand-printed by Tamarind Master Printer,Ed Hamilton.
TRY TO RELAX by TED BYRNES
March 9th. 2018, 7pm
ODD ARK•LA presents:
TRY TO RELAX, A 90 minute solo percussion performance by percussionist Ted Byrnes.
TRY TO RELAX is the challenge of maintaining relaxation while performing music that is intended to be challenging, dense, anxiety-inducing, and aggressive.
TRY TO RELAX is the challenge of maintaining relaxation while HEARING music that is intended to be challenging, dense, anxiety-inducing, and aggressive.
Arrive around 7pm, performance starts precisely at 7:15pm.
WELLNESS DRONE FOR 2018 by DANI TULL and BRIAN RANDOLPH
January 1st 2018, 1pm.
Wellness Drone for 2018
A New Years Day sound-work by Dani Tull with guest vocals by Brian Randolph.
Utilizing 2 small vintage Farfisa Portorgans, artist Dani Tull will perform a binaural sound work within the illuminated chamber of the empty gallery.
Using the low-fi analog of non-digital instruments, Tull’s chord-organ performances are typically produced by sustaining and arranging notes that create a microtonal and harmonic ambient resonance. Special vocal contributions by artist Brian Randolph.
Start the new year right by dropping into a deep-listening sensory experience intended to restore and balance the inner and outer vibes.
Tea will be available, feel free to bring something soft to sit or lay down on.
January 1st 2018 1-pm at ODD ARK•LA
F for Fortissimo
Performance and Cassette Tape Release Party Event.
December 9th. 2017
This performance celebrates the release of their limited edition cassette F for FF on Redacted Records. Each cassette is numbered, hand stamped and sealed with red wax, and the edition is strictly limited to 52 copies.
Also available at the event was a few remaining hand collaged 12” LPs of their debut album Faüxmish. Contact the gallery for prices and availability.
Members: Marnie Weber, Doug Harvey, Daniel Hawkins and Kane Lafia.