Rauschenberg
at Gemini
January 17 – March 21
Opening: Saturday, January
16, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Jay Belloli, curator
Over nearly 35 years, Robert Rauschenberg produced over 250
different prints at Gemini G.E.L., the world-famous multiples
workshop in Los Angeles, which was organized in 1966 and is
still run by two of the founders, Sidney Felsen and Stanley
Grinstein. At Gemini, Rauschenberg transformed what a “print”
multiple was, not only in scale, but in how variable one print
in a single edition could be from another; in how many physical
dimensions it could have; in how many media a single multiple
could involve; and in how the viewer could interact with the
multiple and make it different. No other artist has ever pushed
the boundaries of what “printmaking” could be as much as Rauschenberg.
As Stanley Grinstein has said, “Rauschenberg taught us what
Gemini could be.”
The exhibition is made possible by the generous
support of Debbie and Bernie Babcock, and Gemini G.E.L. ForYourArt
is also a supporter of this exhibition, and has chosen it as
a “Best of Los Angeles Art Month,” which is January 2010. details
MAIN STAIRWELL
Quinton Bemiller: Hahamongna
January 17 – March
21
Opening: Saturday, January 16, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The
site-specific mural Hahamongna interprets the natural
environment of Pasadena's Watershed Park through colors,
texture and space, and is made possible in part by the
Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City
of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division. details
Jeff
Reese - A Memorial Exhibition
January 17 – February 21
Opening: January 16, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Los Angeles-based photographer Jeff Reese was receiving
increased recognition before his untimely death in
2008. His work in the early 1990s - with the traditional
photographic subjects of the female nude, still life,
and portrait - was slowly transformed by his fascination
with the role of the artist in society and his deep
passion for and knowledge of philosophy and Greek
mythology. An homage to his talent and growth as
an artist, the exhibition will include his earlier
figurative work through his final Mythos Series. details
ART ALLIANCE GALLERY
Laura Parker
March 14 – April 18
Opening: Saturday, March 13,
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Parker’s show features three photographic wall-installations that are individually printed in a color darkroom yet reference the kinetics of experimental film. Three short animations, also contending with photography’s link to spatial and temporal aspects of film, accompany the installations. This exhibition is made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
COMMUNITY ROOM GALLERY
The Convergence Project – Mayfield Senior
School Visual Arts Conservatory
January 10 – February
14
Opening: January 9, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Organized by Nancy
J. Wall, Chair, Fine Arts, Mayfield Senior School The
Convergence Project is akin to the probability theory,
which is concerned with random variables, processes and
events. The students created self-portraits amidst random
and well-known works of art; a student’s portrait may
replace one of Degas’ ballerinas who finds herself lost
in a Hopper setting with a Van Gogh sky. Thirty-one students
ages 15 to 18 participate in the exhibit.
Robert Rauschenberg
Jeff Reese
Quinton
Bemiller
Laura Parker