Are we there yet?
stARTup LA, February 2019
My pal Susan Spies gave me a ticket for stARTup LA, an art fair held in a motel, in this case, The Kinney in Venice.
I've been curious about this alternative to the "white box" art fairs, so I left the day job early and checked it out.
The artists are each allotted a room to display their work. They had a special challenge at The Kinney, due to the existing "loud" decor:
The dreaded paint splotch wallpaper.
Two rooms
Sicerra went all out customizing her space:
Yes, this is the bathroom! Contact paper over butterflies.
Laura Hapka applied both a textural repeat to her Splotch Wall and made good use of the bed:
Another clever deployment of the bed-as-exhibition-space --
pieces are made of inkjet photos on washi paper, indigo dye and hemp thread
Clint Imboden
Hammers misidentified in the engraving on the handles. "Art Fake News" if you will.
Wooden liquor crates engraved with the text of AA's Big Book (ongoing)
I found Amy Ahlstrom's work intriguing, both subject matter and materials:
A dual portrait series: how the subject perceives self paired with how they think others perceive them
And what about Susan's work, you ask. Call me the worst friend ever, I took no photos of her space. Doh!
From her Instagram:
Thanks for the ticket, Susan! I might be in the next edition of stARTup!
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