“Rascal House” Exhibition
Half Gallery
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Half Gallery presents Rascal House, a collaborative project conceived by and including Blair Thurman along with John Armleder, Justin Adian, and Stéphane Kropf. The exhibition is the result of a strange confluence of memory, sensory perception, and association (both free and mediated): a 3-D painting installation-cum-diner booth born of historical, personal, aesthetic and ulterior connections.
It all started in Los Angeles last summer when Thurman made a pilgrimage to Barney’s Beanery in honor of Edward & Nancy Kienholz’s iconic resin replica namesake. For a swath of the 1960s, the bar/restaurant had served as stomping grounds amongst a select segment of California artists, most notably the Ferus Gallery regulars. The eatery and its signage were the subject of several drawings by Ed Ruscha, one of which introduces the exhibition.
Like the Surrealist’s corps exquis, the components of Rascal House were created by each artist at Thurman’s invitation and the resulting installation is a collage in the same peculiar manner as the Kienholz Neo-Dada sculpture. The project title is taken from the classic-now-defunct Miami diner, a favorite of Armleder. The diner as subject - the seating, the interior architecture - is also an important theme in Armleder’s work and the basis of his “furniture sculptures”.
Media
Schedule
from January 06, 2015 to February 04, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-01-06 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Blair Thurman, John Armleder, Justin Adian, Stéphane Kropf, Ed Ruscha