BEYOND EDEN @ Barnsdall Art Park (10/9-10/10/10)

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BEYOND EDEN
A multi-gallery event celebrating the new contemporary art scene in Los Angeles

Location:
LA Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.beyondedenartfair.com

Schedule of events / viewing hours:
Saturday, October 9th 6PM-11PM
Opening Reception with live painting, a sponsored bar, & tunes from DJ Mr. NumberOnederful
8PM – special presentation of a lifetime achievement award to Robert Williams
Admission is Free / Open to the Public

Sunday, October 10th 1PM-6PM
Art viewing / Last chance to see the exhibition
Admission is Free / Open to the Public

The second edition of Beyond Eden will be hosted by the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park this coming October. Beyond Eden is a multi-gallery event celebrating the new contemporary art scene in Los Angeles. The public is invited to attend this special event and admission is free.

After the overwhelming success of last year’s Beyond Eden exhibition which drew over 5,000 people over the course of the weekend, the organizers are keeping the focus of the event on the new contemporary art movement. This genre of art has been building momentum and a patron base in Los Angeles for the past several decades and is finally starting to receive mainstream recognition from major institutions and publications the world over.

Beyond Eden will showcase the works of over a half dozen galleries and will be held inside the beautiful confines of the historic Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery during the weekend of October 9th and 10th with an opening night celebration planned for Saturday, October 9th. Participating galleries include Carmichael Gallery, C.A.V.E. Gallery, Copro Gallery, Crewest, La Luz De Jesus, LeBasse Projects, and Thinkspace.

Beyond Eden will also feature the presentation of a lifetime achievement award to the one and only Robert Williams. In addition the event will also feature the LA premiere of Humble Pictures’ ‘New Brow’ film along with live painting demonstrations throughout the gallery alongside special installations from local street artist Shark Toof and Australian artistic duo Dabs Myla. Rounding out the event is a special showcase celebrating underground art event Cannibal Flower’s 10 Year Anniversary.

Founded in 1951, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is a historic 10,000 square foot facility located on the sprawling grounds of Olive Hill in the Barnsdall Art Park. The park overlooks the city of Los Angeles and is also home to the famous Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock House and Arts Complex. Under the Department of Cultural Affairs, the LAMAG is the premier city-run gallery that focuses on contemporary art, particularly the work of living Southern California artists.

Participating Galleries and represented artists:
C.A.V.E. Gallery: Paul Chatem, Andy Haynes, John Park, Euth, Gosha Levochkin, Macsorro, Jason Hernandez, Jennifer Springman, Eatcho, Craww

CoproGallery: Anthony Ausgang, Becca, Luke Chueh, Mark Garro, Billy Norrby, Nouar, Kathie Olivas, Chris Peters, and Martin Wittfooth

Carmichael Gallery: Surprise installation (details TBA)

Crewest: Miguel Paredes, Man One, Else, Chaz Bojorquez, and PaperMonster

La Luz De Jesus: Damian Fulton, Karen Hsiao, Yumiko Kayukawa, Danni Shinya Luo, Nathan Ota, Robert Palacios, John Puglisi, Christopher Ulrich and others TBA

LeBasse Projects: Morgan Slade, Andrew Hem, J. Shea and a special installation from Shark Toof

Thinkspace: Aaron Nagel, Brett Amory, Caia Koopman, Craig “Skibs” Barker, David MacDowell, Derek Gores, Jacub Gagnon, Jeff Ramirez, Kevin Titzer, Scott Radke, Stella Im Hultberg, Yosuke Ueno + a special installation from Dabs Myla

Details of special events:
Live painting demonstrations from John Park, Euth, Anthony Clarkson, and Michael Pukac

Special showcase celebrating underground art event Cannibal Flower’s 10 Year Anniversary featuring works from Kelly Berg, Young Chun, David Cooley, N.S. David, Joka, Mear One, Louie Metz, Michael Pukac, Gustavo Rimada, Brian Robertson, Van Saro, Erik Siador, Crystal Sylver, Win Wallace, Jaime ‘Germs’ Zacarias, and others TBA

Check out pictures from last year's Beyond Eden here:
www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157622623369602

Presented by:
Arrested Motion / Art Ltd. / Artillery / Blik / Daily Dujour / Hi-Fructose / Juxtapoz / Lee Joseph Publicity for the Visual Arts / Sour Harvest / Visual Art Source

www.beyondedenartfair.com

[thinkspace]

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

Shark Toof and Dabs Myla both start on their installations this week and all the galleries will be going in this Wed and Thur to hang their works. Going to be a fun event plus we'll be presenting Robert Williams with a special lifetime achievement award. We're honored he's going to be a part of this special event!

All the galleries are bringing out a nice mix of new works and choice works from their inventory, not to mention the on-site installations and murals being created... so please plan to come on out to Barnsdall this Saturday to check out BEYOND EDEN at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (and with the way the city is handling things, this may well be one of the last exhibits to show at this historical venue for art in Southern California).

[sketchv]

Sounds kick ass!

[The Gorgon]

HI Artchival peeps,

Beyond Eden art fair is this weekend and the film "New Brow" will be showing. I personally can't make it. If there is a Q&A session with the film makers, can someone please ask them the following questions:

1) When will it hit theaters and exit the film festivals

2) When will it be available on DVD

Thanks in advance.

[thinkspace]

I'll ask Tanem if he knows - he won't be down as we are just showing the film on a loop in a small media room with a couple dozen chairs for viewing. So no Q&A with the director sadly. I know he's still showing it around, hopefully on DVD soon. Great movie.

The installs from Dabs Myla, Shark Toof, Bumblebee and Euth are really, really looking good. So much great stuff this year and all together and much more well rounded and strong showing than we had in place last year. Really pumped for all to see this year's BEYOND EDEN! By far THE event of the weekend in LA - so don't miss it!!!

[epicfai]

Wish I was going to be in town for this one!

[wittybanterism]

try and look at Brian Robertson's work(part of the Cannibal Flower 10 yr celebration).

It is so amazing and glorious and below the radar.

[svenman]

Hope beyond Eden goes well Andrew. looks like a wonderful event.

i'd not come across Brian Robertson's work before max, but thanks for posting that image. i likey.

[thinkspace]

Thanks Sven - this one came together really quick this year due to all the chaos with LA's Dept of Cultural Affairs and the Terminator slicing the arts left and right... event was in question up until about June as the LA Municipal Art Gallery may get sold off by the city - after over 50 years of supporting local artists in LA, that's a big blow, so we're hoping we bring some fresh energy and new faces to LAMAG this weekend and get them an extension... right now come Dec, things don't look very good. The space is stunning and the grounds covered in Frank Lloyd Wright architecture including his legendary Hollyhock House. Even with all that up against us, I must say this one is so much stronger and more focused than last year's event and features some amazing site-specific installs that beg to be seen in person. All brought their A game and I'm pumped for that.

For those not able to attend, here's a look at the works we'll be featuring:
www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/10/beyondeden/works.php

Robert Williams' award presentation is at 8PM tonight + AMAZING installations in place from Dabs Myla, Bumblebee, and Shark Toof + live painting from a half dozen artists throughout the grounds + live DJ action and a sponsored bar benefiting Latino Arts LA. Can't wait!

[thinkspace]

"Beyond Eden offers a welcome opportunity to experience the diversity of the emerging new contemporary art scene in Los Angeles. Through collective presentation the event helps to highlight trends and directions across diverse galleries and artists." - DailyDujour.com

Couldn't have said it any better myself. COME OUT TONIGHT!!!

[thinkspace]

“…I’ve been coming to this place for 47 years and believe me, 10 years ago you couldn’t have this kind of art in this venue. Abstract expressionism, Conceptualism ruled here until right up until recently. If you come here and you take this for granted you are making a big mistake, cause a lot had to change in this country to have a show like this. I just want to thank all of you people and I’m just, overwhelmed, absolutely overwhelmed. “
- Robert Williams upon receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at Beyond Eden 2010

Check out pictures from the opening night reception here:
www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157625160997928/

Thank you all again for the magnificent support of BEYOND EDEN 2010 – we look forward to seeing you all again next year!!!

[sketchv]

Here is a video I made of Williams getting the award:

[thinkspace]

Thanks for the awesome video - posted it last night on Sour Harvest!

[sketchv]

cool! Thanks!!

[gildoinc]

Thanks for posting the video Sketchv. I really enjoyed it.

[sketchv]

Thanks gildonic! means a lot!

[sleepboy]

Nice video sketchv. Will post this on Arrested Motion as well. Also will repost it in the Robert Wiliams thread.