photograph by Neil France
I haven’t gone to a lot of the phantom galleries yet and I will write about them when I do, but I just want to remind you that there are a number of galleries that have opened up downtown. Just in case you missed it, phantom galleries are unoccupied business spaces in Downtown Long Beach that L.A. county artists have made into their temporary exhibition venues. By the end of this week, there should be more than a dozen open on Pine Ave. and around the Pike.
Here are some things to look out for:
1.
What: Emergence Enchanted
When: February 1 – February 28, 2009
Preliminary schedule: Feb. 3rd-5th, 10am-8pm; Feb 6th, 10am-10pm; Feb. 7th-8th, 10am-8pm
Where: The Pike at Rainbow Harbor; 45 Aquarium Way, 24 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802
Extras: Opening reception February 6th, 6pm-10pm
Performances by Cloud Eye Control, Anna Oxygen & Miwa Matreyek, 8:30pm-10pm
Sculpture from Emergence Enchanted
2.
What: Bluetooth’s Castle
Curated by FLOOD, Long Beach artist group
When: February 3 – 8, 2009; 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Where: The Pike at Rainbow Harbor; 21 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802
What?: It’ll be a audio/video installation projected nightly on the side of Building #21 at the Pike, right across from the Gameworks, from 6 p.m. to 8p.m. I’m going to check it out soon.
3.
What: “Paintings” by Bianca Regl
When: Januray 10 – February 2009
Where: 350 E 3rd St, Long Beach, CA 90802
4.
Who: Todd Brainard
What: Paintings of Southern California
When: Until February 8 2009
Where: 344 E 3rd St, Long Beach, CA 90802
5.
Who: Neil France, Long Beach City College Professor and Freelance Photographer
What: Urban landscape photography
Where: 122 3rd St., Long Beach
6.
What: “Super Elastic” curated by Timothy Nolan
Large works by four Long Beach-based artists whose work addresses our expanding visual landscape propelled by advances in science and technology.
When: February 1 through March 15, 2009
Where: 170 North Promenade, Long Beach, 90802
7.
What: “Viewpoint” an installation by Travis Frankel and Daniel Lehrer-Graiwer
When: Feb. 6 through ?
Where: 150 Bay St. Long Beach 90802
8.
What: “The Surface of Space”
The artists in this exhibition ask us to deal with their works on multiple levels. Their paint draws us in, while simultaneously the surfaces and forms come forward, thus using surface as a representation of space. The significance is immense. Illusionary space was the goal of all painters from the Renaissance up to Picasso, who redefined that goal with the dislocations of Cubism.
When: February 6 through ?
Where: 81 S. Pine Ave, Long Beach 90802
Extras: Opening reception February 6, 6p.m. to 10 p.m.
9.
What: “Kaleidoscopic” curated by STATION, an art collective based in Los Angeles
Kaleidoscopic is an installation combining seemingly disparate media. Walls are covered with hand-made wallpapers as well as discrete art objects (paintings and drawings). A mural covers the rear wall, camouflaging the architectural features. All of the elements draw heavily from patterns.
When: January 24 through February 2009
Where: 340 E 3rd St Long Beach, CA 90802
10.
What: “The Fruited Plain”
During this time of historic change in our nation, I am filled with hope for my future as an artist and a citizen. I was inspired by my hope to create this artwork, The Fruited Plain. Our country is a place of abundance; we are blessed with fertile soil, fertile hearts, and fertile minds. I believe that in the coming days and years we will be inspired to work together to harvest this bounty for the benefit of us all.
My work with sheets grew out of my thinking about my mother’s efforts at maintaining aesthetic order in her home—even if the rest of the house is a wreck, she wants her linen closet to be beautiful when she opens the door. Similarly, I construct formal arrangements from bed linens, particularly sheets and pillowcases. I fold and pile these sheets on simple shelves or chairs, as well as on and around the significant or quirky architectural features of an exhibition space. I think of these folding and stacking activities as akin to creating paintings with brush and canvas. The interactions among color combinations, printed patterns, and folding systems become visually engrossing and reference abstract or minimalist paintings.
Who: Mariah Anne Johnson
When: January 24 through February 2009
Where: 340 E 3rd St Long Beach, CA 90802
11.
What: “Four Chambers”- referring to the four chambers of a heart, this group of work is an homage to finding the love of her life.
Who: Christiana, CSULB graduate
When: February 7 through March 14, 2009
Where: 309 Pine Avenue, Long Beach
Extras: Opening reception Saturday, February 7th from 6:00 to 10:00pm.
Music for the opening reception will be provided by Long Beach resident DJ Rik Sotera.
There are a few picture here of some of the work. I’ll update this post with more pictures soon.
