> DESCRIPTION
Solo exhibitions by artists (chosen by Vallance) James Goodwin, Laurie
Hassold, Marjan Hormozi, Dave Shulman, and Scottie Vera will occupy
separate spaces within the remainder of the gallery.
The boundaries between art and science become blurred in Laurie
Hassold’s work, as she focuses on how these disciplines each negotiate
the split between mind and body. In her drawings, Marjan Hormozi works
with satirical themes within a historical precedent: filtering them
through contemporary actors and staging them in theater-like settings
suggesting Southern California locations. Exhibit Dave is a mix of
text, artwork and artifacts generated from Dave Shulman’s columns in
the L.A. Weekly (Sitegeist and Column Dave), which ran from 1998 until
2007 and included stories on interesting subjects including involuntary
cheerleading, Polynesian butt plugs, among others. As he explores
issues of crustaceanism and Dom Deluise, emerging Los Angeles painter,
Scottie Vera works in a wide variety of media and styles.