OVERLOOKER
collaboration by Wendy Mason and Mindy Rose Schwartz
February 27 - April 20, 2008
Opening reception February 26, 6pm-8pm followed by
One night only video screening curated by ART OFFICE and Slab, 8pm-9pm
In overlooker, Mason and Schwartz explore their mutual interest in how objects and spaces hold the history of human interactions and the physical and ephemeral traces of their use. Using macramé as an intervention device, Schwartz will unearth objects found within LACE and LACE'S archive, binding together a hybrid of forms to the architecture. Mason will show a video of a plywood octagon that colors the air in a room while also being unhinged from the physicality of its location. Both works acknowledge the unseen as integral to fully understanding a place as a whole.
Mason and Schwartz’s installation in the front area and the front windows extends beyond the gallery and attempts to blur the distinction between the public area of the street and the interior space of LACE. The outdoor sound installation is by Aaron Drake.
overlooker is part of Street Address, an ongoing storefront series at LACE that offers a 24/7 art experience to Hollywood Boulevard passersby. Street Address is made possible by LACE members and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
ABOUT LACE
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) is a nonprofit contemporary art center located in the heart of Hollywood. Internationally recognized as a pioneer among art institutions. For 30 years and counting, LACE curates and produces art and events that inspire the public imagination and engage with timely issues that shape local and global life. For more information, please visit www.welcometolace.org.
