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Lora Schlesinger is proud to present the third exhibition of Los Angeles based artist, Sarah Perry. The exhibition will feature twenty new works ranging from detailed etchings to freestanding sculptures. Weight of the Moon will open with a reception on Saturday, October 17, from 5-7 p.m. and will run through November 14, 2009.
In Perry's new pieces; nature wins and loses, moons wax and wane and philosophy/religion meet head on. All the Way Down is a towering 8-foot sculpture comprised of a stack of bibles capped with an Australopithecus africanus skull cast. Bookmarks of crosses and ribbons drape down the sides of the gilded trunk, with the Big Dipper embedded in brass on either side of the cranium. As a continuing theme in her work, Perry elegantly probes mans place in the order of things.
Josine Ianco-Starrels writes:
"How does one write about the work of an artist whose overriding attraction lies in its enigmatic quality?----no, nothing specific.... one just finds oneself in a territory without landmarks...enchanted by questions rather than answers. They are not classically beautiful, nor are they hilariously funny--sometimes they can be a little scary and sometimes just on the edge of raw. They do not resemble anything you've ever seen or would want to encounter at twilight. All of the above are the ingredients of her brew.
These are sculptural assemblages whose sources vary -- some were once part of natural history, some were man-made and some derive from the artist's intuition and everyone else's subconscious.
They are iconic, strange, wonderful and mysterious ---they have to be seen to be believed.
The artist will be in attendance during the opening reception. I suggest you ask her where they came from."
The East Gallery will feature, Prone to Wander, an exhibition with drawings and paintings by Lynn Hanson. Hanson’s work emanates from her constant attention and visceral connection to the natural world; stark paintings of the sea and landscape, devout drawings of native creatures on vellum or vintage maps. Leah Ollman wrote,“a stealthy, sinuous rattler… daunting infiltrator of the nostalgic domain, is all deep shadow, pattern and negative space where the map’s own pathways show through.”
Lora Schlesinger Gallery is located at 2525 Michigan Ave, T3, Santa Monica, CA 90404. For additional information you may contact (310) 828-1133.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10-5:30 p.m.
Contact: Lora Schlesinger
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