Retna - Walls Around NYC
El Matador by Retna
NICHE.LA PRESENTS 04/05/06
curated by Marcela Garate
LOS ANGELES, CA – On September 14, 2006 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “04/05/06,” curated by Marcela Garate, featuring digital artist Retna and video artist Michael Allen.
Los Angeles based artist Retna removes corporate advertisements of women from illuminated signs and embellishes them in a style that not only recalls Mayan and Egyptian hieroglyphs but even the aesthetic heights of Byzantium with its mosaic tiling of Christ and other deities. In one work, the well-known and ill-fated singer, Aaliyah, gazes upwards while color explodes like jeweled fragments around her. Retna’s intervention in these advertisements elevates the perception of the mostly anonymous females - fodder for representing desire and selling other objects - to a form of idolatry.
Situated in the heart of Gallery Row on the 4th floor of the Spring Arts Tower, Niche.LA is a dedicated mixed-media/digital art gallery and private 18-seat screening room. Located at 453 S. Spring St. #443, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (www.niche.la), Niche.LA is operated by Nic Cha Kim. Nic also serves as President/Co-Founder of Gallery Row Organization (GRO) and Resident Producer of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.“04/05/06 ” - curated by Marcela Garate
Niche.LA 453 S. Spring St. #443, Los Angeles, CA 90013
September 14th & October 12th, 12:00 – 9:00PM
Additional viewings by appointment only
(213) 247-0002
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