:: WEDNESDAY ::
+ Over in Westwood, is the opening reception of "RELATED WORK : UCLA's Department of Art Staff Biennial Exhibition" with work by Chris Bassett, Ed Beller, Ben Evans, Matt Lipps, Jared Pankin, Julie Orser, and Steven Simon.
Their works are as diverse as their disciplines – including new works by Evans exploring the spectrum of light and the 4th (spatial) dimension; Simon’s sculptures examine the vulnerability and visual brilliance of coral reefs; Beller’s surrealist displays disrupt the normal run of things by threatening to deliver the ‘Thing’ itself; Bassett presents video and drawings which detail the history of two international banking empires across centuries; Pankin’s "Bonsai" series visually explores the simultaneous and divergent meanings of the practice and expression; Orser’s video installation considers the formation of adolescent subjectivity in relation to place; and Lipps presents a suite of large-scale psycho-architectural interior photographs.
Reception is 5-9 pm and runs till Sept 17th. UCLA | Department of Art Broad Art Center | New Wight Gallery 240 Charles E. Young Drive 90095
:: THURSDAY ::
+ YO! Youth Media Showcase 2009 @ UCR/CMP (UC-Riverside/California Museum of Photography) opening reception 6-8 pm.
YO! Youth Media Showcase 2009 celebrates the stories, images, and graphic design work of talented teenagers who through their artistic visions, bring their communities alive. The works on view were produced during 2008-09 through the Digital Studio located within UCR/California Museum of Photography in downtown Riverside.The youth artists will be present and refreshments served.
This reception is part of the Riverside Art Walk that runs 1st Thursdays of every month.
+ Opening reception for Heng Qi "Images of America" @ The Perfect Exposure Gallery from 6-9 pm. He'll also be signing his new book too. 3519 West Sixth St. 90020
Qi has been a senior photographer with the Xinhua News Agency for 16 years. His photography career has taken him around the world. Since 2005, Heng Qi has been in Xinhua's Los Angeles Bureau. In three short years, he has visited many American States and published over 10,000 photographs in top newspapers, magazines, websites and various other publications worldwide.
+ David Hume Kennerly will be speaking at IRIS Nights, Annenberg Space for Photography's weekly lecture series. The event runs from 6:30-8 pm and remember to show up at least 15 minutes before or they'll be giving your space away to stand-by. The event is already fully booked. 2000 Avenue of the Stars 90067. Parking is is $1 w/validation.
+ Over at drkrm tonight from 7-10 pm, Legendary Photographer Jack Laxer in Person! Stereo Photography Clinic & Curator's Tour . Guest curator Alan Leib is the Chairman of the Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee will be giving a tour of the images in the show while Jack Laxer talks about his work and Stereo Photography.
:: FRIDAY ::
+ Over at Bell Arts Factory in Ventura, Jacob Foko will have an opening reception for his "About Africa" from 6-9 pm. Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Avenue, Ventura CA (805) 653-1174 INFO
Jacob Foko is the founder of Global Humanitarian Photojournalist Inc. Mr. Foko and other photo journalists travel around the globe in search of stories where public attention can bring much needed assistance. Foko's poignant photography brings to life stark realities through the art of journalism. A video and talk about recent humanitarian projects will be given in the Bell Arts Factory Community Room. Reception, Friday, September 4, 2009 - 6:00 to 9:00 PM.
:: SATURDAY ::
+ Bill Arnold "Itek Prints" opening reception @ Joseph Bellows Gallery in LaJolla from 5-8 pm. 7661 Girard Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037.
In 1970 Arnold became fascinated with a microfilm reading machine manufactured by the Itek Corporation. The Itek machine was designed to view microfilm on a large desktop monitor and could also produce instant prints up to twenty-four inches wide, from microfilm, using a photographic stabilization process. As a photography teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute, Arnold saw the machine as potential teaching tool, where students could take pictures and produce prints all within one class period. In order to make prints from 35mm negatives, Arnold had to make some modifications to the Itek machine, as it was designed to print from microfilm. He eventually designed, and patented, a vacuum easel for the machine which allowed the full gray scale to be printed, producing prints similar in quality to ones that could be achieved in a traditional darkroom.
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