Me & You Variety Candy Los Angeles

HELGA FASSONAKI & ERIN TREFRY

2008-04-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

Opening Reception Saturday, April 12, 2008 7 - 10 p.m.
Exhibition runs April 12 - May 4, 2008

Me & You Variety Candy is proud to present new works by Helga Fassonaki & Erin Trefry for our final show in this incarnation at Clearwater Street. Please join us for the festivities.

Rochelle Botello - "on your tippy toes mister"

2008-01-30T23:51:00.000-08:00

Opening Reception- Feb. 2, 2008, 7 pm - 10 pm
Exhibition runs Feb. 2 - Feb. 24, 2008

In both her drawings and sculptural works, Botello addresses issues such as the self and sexuality. She incorporates the colorful use of everyday materials and fills the potentially psychologically disarming work with humor and absurdity. Like hearing successive tidbits of conversation on a crowded city street she infuses her work with layers of hidden meaning that obfuscate narrative and reveal aspects of the subconscious.

JEAN ROBISON AND MAX WARSH - SATURDAY @ ME & YOU

2007-11-06T19:38:00.000-08:00

Opening Reception Saturday, Nov. 10th, 7-10pm

Max Warsh
Jean Robison
Special opening night – We will be opening on Saturday, Nov. 10, to be part of the Northeast Los Angeles Artwalk (NELA).

Me & You Variety Candy is proud to present photographic works by Los Angeles-based artists Jean Robison and Max Warsh.

Jean Robison examines common objects, movie clips and national icons through video, animation and photography. Often applying the fixed gaze of the camera as a tool for visual scrutiny, Robison offers new relationships to commonly perceived themes. Robison received her MFA from California State University, Long Beach. She has recently shown at Galerie Califia, Horaždovice in the Czech Republic and Angel's Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro.

Max Warsh's work explores the relationships between the materials of architecture and the perception of architecture. His work utilizes photography and video to investigate the acts of building, living, walking, and dying. The construction and surface of the photograph or video is looked at with the same scrutiny as that of the built environment resulting in images that question their surroundings and reposition themselves against the nature of time. He received his MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Jean Robison & Max Warsh
Show runs from Nov. 10 – Dec. 3, 2007

TEN POUND APE: YOUR MOTHER WAS BEAUTIFUL ONCE

2007-09-30T23:00:00.000-07:00

Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, 7pm - 10 pm

Me & You Variety Candy los angeles is proud to present the international artist collective, Ten Pound Ape. For this exhibition, Ten Pound Ape turns the typical art opening/DJ party on its head. They have created a site-specific large scale jukebox sculpture where members of the collective will play music from within and simultaneously dispense fortunes.

Founded in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, in 2004, Ten Pound Ape is an international collective with a vested interest in culture and mythology. "Our aim is to reveal the horizontal, exhume metaphor, and assert nobility and grace, all the while, with our tongues firmly pressed against our cheeks."

Ten Pound Ape is Ilka Vasconcelos Araujo, Penelope Armada, Gustavo Herrera, Archie M. Purvis, John Fischer Stevenson III, and Matt Wardell.

Ten Pound Ape would like to dedicate this installation for Enki Hadar who passed into ether earlier this year. We will miss him/her.

MAXIMUM OF MAXIMUMS & VIDEO PICNIC 2007

2007-07-16T18:13:00.000-07:00

Saturday, August 11, 2007 6-10 p.m.
An artists' benefit to restore New Orleans Wetlands

VIDEO PICNIC 2007
One night screening featuring Nicole Antebi, Lara Bank, Emil Dora, Ryan Lamb, Matt MacFarland,
Noah Peffer, Jennifer Porter & more
9 pm-10 pm screening

MAXIMUM OF MAXIMUMS
Small works by over 50 visual artists
Partial proceeds of sales donated to Common Ground Wetlands Restoration Project
Artists include:
Nicole Antebi/Jaime Antonio/Ginnie Baer/Chris Bassett/Dan Bayles/Elonda Billera/Darryl Blood/Rochelle Botello/James Boulton/Brian Boyer/Naomi Buckley/Castle Castle/Stephen Childs/Alice Cisternino-Jackel/David Coyne/Michael David/Sam Davis/Ismael de Anda/Lauren Dees/Walpa D'Mark/Emil Dora/Spencer Douglass/Finishing School/Oscar Fernando Galeana/Janice Gomez/Monica Gonzalez/Hilary Graves/Sarah Grear/Phillip Griswold/Kent Hammond/Joel Heflin/Gustavo Herrera/Katie Herzog/Fatima Hoang/Ami Howard/Malisa Humphrey/Ben Jackel/Gina Kelly/Aragna Ker/John Knuth/Ryan Lamb/Patricia Liverman/Jay Lizo/Matt MacFarland/Amy Maloof/Alesandro Mares/Michelle Matthews/Justin Michell/Lara Miller/Allison Owen/Maeghan Reid/Brett Riegler/Jeff Ribaudo/ Jean Robison/Carrie Rose/ John Rubio/Shizu Saldamando/Ben Shaffer/Amanda Tan/TOMMY!/Erin Trefry/Devon Tsuno/Phil Wagner/Matt Wardell/Max Warsh

Every 2 miles of wetlands reduces a hurricane's surge by half a foot. Louisiana is losing its protective fringe of marshes and barrier islands faster than any place in the United States. Since the 1930s some 1,900 square miles of coastal wetlands—nearly the size of Delaware—have vanished beneath the Gulf of Mexico due to human development and intervention. The state continues to lose about 25 square miles of land each year, roughly one acre every 33 minutes.

Common Ground is a community-initiated volunteer organization offering assistance, mutual aid and support to the New Orleans area. Their mission is to provide short-term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long-term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Their Wetlands Restoration program was created to address the dangers faced by New Orleans and the Gulf Coast by working to bring immediate attention to the ecological and political causes and effects of the 2005 hurricane devastation. They are dedicated to educating as many folks as possible, both in Louisiana and beyond, on the critical role that wetlands play in protection from storm surge and how to best keep them healthy.

Amongst other things, in the last 10 months, the Common Ground Wetlands Restoration Project has planted over 11,500 clumps of smooth cord grass, a species that helps prevent erosion, throughout coastal Louisiana. Common Ground volunteers have also been assisting with the planting of over 6,500 cypress trees in the Louisiana wetlands.

FINISHING SCHOOL WITH JASON PLAPP AND JOEL HEFLIN

2007-05-10T17:04:00.000-07:00

Me & You Variety Candy los angeles is pleased to present Finishing School with Jason Plapp and Joel Heflin.

Finishing School with Jason Plapp and Joel Heflin will present Kapital for Kids - an online game environment for children and their parents. It parodically explores the various relationships between children’s media entertainment, education, and capitalism.

Opening reception - Friday, June 8, 2007, 7pm -10pm.
Show runs from June 8 - June 30, 2007.

Some pictures from the opening

Me & You Faves @ High Energy Constructs

2007-05-10T17:03:00.000-07:00

Me & You Fave Brad Eberhard is the curator of TIME MACHINE, opening May 19th at another fave, High Energy Constructs. Included in the show is yet another Me & You Fave, Elonda Billera, amongst a cast of teen heartthrobs including such notables as Sean Duffy, Ian Svenonius, and Mike Cronin and many more…

TIME MACHINE
May 19 - June 16, 2007
Reception: May 19th 6-9pm

curated by Brad Eberhard

Elonda Billera
Jessica Bronson
Joyce Campbell
Scott Cassidy
Greg Colson
Mike Cronin
Sean Duffy
Alexandre Lobanov
Dana Maiden
Monique Prieto
Antonio Adriano Puleo
Ian Svenonius

NORM LAICH & JAY LIZO

2007-03-29T23:07:00.000-07:00

Big Ideas Stumbling Into Small Walls
New Work by Norm Laich & Jay Lizo

Norm LaichNorm Laich's large-scale wall painting utilizes graphic imagery and lettering in a way that parallels media-driven lingo offered in ceremonies of free enterprise, liberty and social equality.

Jay LizoJay Lizo's likens his mixed media installation combining Aretha Franklin's "Think" with text from Mother Pollard, a Montgomery Bus Boycott participant,to when a DJ plays a song that then triggers a memory game of when a person first heard the song, what they were doing, what was going on in the world during that time. This game is what drives his work.

Opening Reception - Friday, April 6, 2007, 7 - 10pm

Featuring DJ Legion

no one gets to keep anything forever, but you can store it for a little while

2007-02-04T11:26:00.000-08:00

me and you variety candy los angeles is proud to present new work by elonda billera
and naomi buckley.
no one gets to keep anything forever, but you can store it for a little while

feb. 9 - mar 1, 2007
opening reception - friday, february 9, 2006, 7 - 10pm

live music by falcon eddy and wounded lion at 9 pm

JAMES BOULTON, STEPHEN CHILDS AND MARK GENS

2006-11-28T21:35:00.000-08:00

Me & You Variety Candy los angeles is pleased to present the work of James Boulton, Stephen Childs and Mark Gens.

Nov. 17 - Dec. 8, 2006

James Boulton's animations bombard the senses with bright colors, graphic shapes, and repetitive motion.

Stephen Childs' enlarged lush Polaroids confound the eye with mystery.

Mark Gens' digital images use media to explore the way we perceive violent images, transforming them into seductive and appealing imagery.

OH LOTS OF THINGS. IT’S ABOUT RATS AND BALLOONS MOSTLY

2006-10-23T23:24:00.000-07:00

Oh Lots of Things. It’s About Rats and Balloons Mostly
Allan Ludwig, Matt MacFarland and Justin Michell

October 20 – November 10, 2006
Opening reception Friday, October 20, 2006, 7 – 10
p.m.

Me & You Variety Candy los angeles is pleased to
present the work of Allan Ludwig, Matt MacFarland and
Justin Michell. Ludwig’s drawings are explorations
into a land of abstraction. MacFarland’s most recent
sculptures and works on paper deal with a dead and
almost forgotten comedian. Michell’s collages combine
flat colors and abstract space with old photos of
worms, soccer players and balloons. What do they all
have in common? A sense of whimsy, some awkwardness
and a whole lot of humor. Come check it out.

PHOTOS OF THE SHOW

SCHEHERAZADE, MAN!

2006-09-12T22:51:00.000-07:00

Scheherazade, man!
Amy Maloof and Spencer Douglass

September 15th – October 6th, 2006
Opening reception: Friday, September 15th, 7pm - 10pm

Me & You Variety Candy los angeles is pleased to
present "Scheherazade, man!" a new collaborative
installation by Spencer Douglass and Amy Maloof.

Douglass and Maloof's individual practice is often
inspired by Americana, the detritus of American
culture and the American political landscape.
Together, they combine their love of music, their
fascination with the lost or found object and their
individual and unique perspectives on America to
create an environment that will cream your corn, man!
Also, DJ Legion will be spinning tunes during the
opening reception.

Amy Maloof

Spencer Douglass

PHOTOS OF THE INSTALLATION BY GENE OGAMI

THERE'S STILL TIME TO CHECK OUT APORIA!

2006-09-01T01:47:00.000-07:00

APORIA
compact/space Gallery
1307 South Union
Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.compactspace.com
lax@compactspace.com
626.676.0627

Friday Sep. 1 - 1-4 p.m.
Saturday Sep. 2 - 1-4 p.m.

Friday Sep. 8 - 1-4 p.m.
Saturday Sep. 9 - 1-4 p.m.

Friday Sep. 15 - 1-4 p.m.
Saturday Sep. 16 - 1-4 p.m.

ALSO, CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEWS!

APORIA PICS

2006-09-01T00:29:00.000-07:00

small photos by John Tan except where noted.

large photos by Gene Ogami

APORIA AT COMPACT/SPACE

2006-08-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

Opening Reception:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006 6-9pm

compact/space Gallery
1307 South Union
Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.compactspace.com
lax@compactspace.com
626.676.0627

compact/space Gallery has been kind enough to let me organize a show at their wonderful gallery in Pico Union. The show will feature works by

Stephen Childs
Kent Hammond
Ben Shaffer
Steve Stelling
and
Amanda Tan

NIGHT VISION Pics

2006-08-09T00:23:00.000-07:00

I was worried the opening wouldn't go well due to the fact that Night Vision opened the same night as The Great American Nude at the new Harvey Levine gallery. Luckily, people came in droves to view Ben and Devon's work and a splendid time was had by all. Here's some pics and links.

MORE PHOTOS BY GENE OGAMI

For more pics and a video go here-Ben Shaffer's site or the Concrete Walls blog

NIGHT VISION

2006-07-18T22:27:00.000-07:00

NIGHT VISION
New work by Ben Shaffer and Devon Tsuno

Opening reception FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 7-10p.m.