2 PM - The Worlds of Hunt Slonem Lecture & Book Signing
Recalling the storied lives of 19th century naturalists and romantics, Hunt Slonem depicts both natural subjects—including birds, rabbits, and butterflies—and portraits—such as saints,
Rudolf Valentino, Billie Holiday, and Abraham Lincoln—in his epically colorful canvases. Using multiplicity as a governing principle, Slonem has created a body of work as inimitable—and wildly colorful—as it is recognizable. Slonem will discuss the myriad influences and
overarching themes of his career, followed by a signing of the new monograph, The Worlds of Hunt Slonem.
4 PM - FABRIK MAGAZINE | The Inter-Influence
of Art and Design
This panel will discuss the relationship of fine art and utilitarian design in contemporary society. Art and design are two fields of creative endeavor that parallel and closely resemble each other. Art and design are two fields of creative endeavor that parallel and closely resemble each other. But for all that, they interact and interface less than one might suspect - or one might prefer. What kind of place does art have in design? What kind of place does utilitarian design - indeed, utilitarian thinking - have in fine art? Does their similarity actually keep them apart? Are the disciplines more disparate from one another than we think? Or are they in fact closer? Panelists include: Linda Allen, Interior Designer; Rex Bruce, Director, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA); Brad Howe, Artist; Stefan Lawrence, Designer and Founder of Twentieth; and Leonardo Ledesma, Art Consultant. Moderated by: Peter Frank, Art Critic and Curator.
Recalling the storied lives of 19th century naturalists and romantics, Hunt Slonem depicts both natural subjects—including birds, rabbits, and butterflies—and portraits—such as saints,
Rudolf Valentino, Billie Holiday, and Abraham Lincoln—in his epically colorful canvases. Using multiplicity as a governing principle, Slonem has created a body of work as inimitable—and wildly colorful—as it is recognizable. Slonem will discuss the myriad influences and
overarching themes of his career, followed by a signing of the new monograph, The Worlds of Hunt Slonem.
4 PM - FABRIK MAGAZINE | The Inter-Influence
of Art and Design
This panel will discuss the relationship of fine art and utilitarian design in contemporary society. Art and design are two fields of creative endeavor that parallel and closely resemble each other. Art and design are two fields of creative endeavor that parallel and closely resemble each other. But for all that, they interact and interface less than one might suspect - or one might prefer. What kind of place does art have in design? What kind of place does utilitarian design - indeed, utilitarian thinking - have in fine art? Does their similarity actually keep them apart? Are the disciplines more disparate from one another than we think? Or are they in fact closer? Panelists include: Linda Allen, Interior Designer; Rex Bruce, Director, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA); Brad Howe, Artist; Stefan Lawrence, Designer and Founder of Twentieth; and Leonardo Ledesma, Art Consultant. Moderated by: Peter Frank, Art Critic and Curator.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
Symposia Series
Entrance with show admission. The lectures will be held on the floor of the LA Art Show, Booth K340, unless otherwise noted.
Entrance with show admission. The lectures will be held on the floor of the LA Art Show, Booth K340, unless otherwise noted.
2 PM - DWELL | Homes for Artists and Art Collectors
Together with her co-panelists-an art collector/designer, a gallery director, and an architect-Dwell Deputy Editor Jaime Gillin peeks inside homes designed for artists and art collectors, and explores the ways residential architecture can best highlight and display art. Panelists include: Jaime Gillin, Deputy Editor at Dwell; Linda Taalman, Architect; Taalman Koch, Architecture; Amir Mortazavi, Founder and Director, Highlight Gallery; and Jeff Wardell, Art Collector, Principal Designer with Wardell+Sagan Projekt, and Director of Chester's Blacksmith Shop.
4 PM - ARTILLERY | LA ART SHOW PANEL: A MATTER OF DEGREES: MFA,
PhD in Art : Is it all BS?
A panel discussion moderated by Tulsa Kinney, editor of Artillery: Killer Text on Art. Art schools have become big business, churning out career artists ready for the explosive art market. But the graduates walk away with colossal student loans, often in the six-digit figures. Is it worth it? Is it necessary? Does it guarantee success in the art world? Participating panelists: Betty Ann Brown, Jane Chafin, Tucker Neel, Anuradha Vikram, and Austin Young.
Together with her co-panelists-an art collector/designer, a gallery director, and an architect-Dwell Deputy Editor Jaime Gillin peeks inside homes designed for artists and art collectors, and explores the ways residential architecture can best highlight and display art. Panelists include: Jaime Gillin, Deputy Editor at Dwell; Linda Taalman, Architect; Taalman Koch, Architecture; Amir Mortazavi, Founder and Director, Highlight Gallery; and Jeff Wardell, Art Collector, Principal Designer with Wardell+Sagan Projekt, and Director of Chester's Blacksmith Shop.
4 PM - ARTILLERY | LA ART SHOW PANEL: A MATTER OF DEGREES: MFA,
PhD in Art : Is it all BS?
A panel discussion moderated by Tulsa Kinney, editor of Artillery: Killer Text on Art. Art schools have become big business, churning out career artists ready for the explosive art market. But the graduates walk away with colossal student loans, often in the six-digit figures. Is it worth it? Is it necessary? Does it guarantee success in the art world? Participating panelists: Betty Ann Brown, Jane Chafin, Tucker Neel, Anuradha Vikram, and Austin Young.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
12 PM - Art Collection in Modern Day China
A lecture by Mr. Li Feng, Vice Director of Mingsheng Museum of Art about Chinese Contemporary Art Collections. Sponsored by Playhut and BZ Gallery.
2 PM - ART NEWS: The Emergence of Los Angeles as an Art Center
A conversation with Milton Esterow, publisher of Art News Magazine, collector Dean Valentine, gallery owner José Tasende, and Dorit Straus, the art specialist at Chubb Personal Insurance. Sponsored by Chubb Personal Insurance.
6 PM - RE-CREATING FEMINISM: Performance and Politics 1977/2012
A lively discussion between artists Audrey Chan, Leslie Labowitz-Starus, Mecca Vazie Andrews, Nancy Buchanan, and Alexandra Grant exploring connections between the current interest in performance re-creation and its relationship to feminism past and present.
A lecture by Mr. Li Feng, Vice Director of Mingsheng Museum of Art about Chinese Contemporary Art Collections. Sponsored by Playhut and BZ Gallery.
2 PM - ART NEWS: The Emergence of Los Angeles as an Art Center
A conversation with Milton Esterow, publisher of Art News Magazine, collector Dean Valentine, gallery owner José Tasende, and Dorit Straus, the art specialist at Chubb Personal Insurance. Sponsored by Chubb Personal Insurance.
6 PM - RE-CREATING FEMINISM: Performance and Politics 1977/2012
A lively discussion between artists Audrey Chan, Leslie Labowitz-Starus, Mecca Vazie Andrews, Nancy Buchanan, and Alexandra Grant exploring connections between the current interest in performance re-creation and its relationship to feminism past and present.
12 PM - Early Experiments: Performance and Feminism in Social Practice Art
A panel discussion with artist Suzanne Lacy; Catherine Wood, Tate Modern Curator of Contemporary Art/Performance; scholar Meiling Cheng, University of Southern California; and independant curator Bill Kelley Jr., investigating how early works, including Lacy's original Three Weeks in May public artwork, set the stage for the new wave of social art practices of today. Moderator: Carol Stakenas, Executive Director of LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions).
For Additional information please review our press release on this program.
2 PM - art ltd. | Pacific Standard Time: Successes and Opportunities
A panel discussion with leading critics, gallerists, and curators debating the merits of the PST initiative and its success in branding Los Angeles nationally and internationally as a post-war art center. Panelists include: Peter Frank, LA critic and curator; Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, author of Rebels In Paradise and PST commentator on NPR; Leah Lehmbeck, Associate Curator, Norton Simon Museum; and Frank Lloyd, owner of Frank Lloyd Gallery. Moderated by George Melrod, Editor, art ltd. Magazine.
*All events and lecture topics subject to change
A panel discussion with artist Suzanne Lacy; Catherine Wood, Tate Modern Curator of Contemporary Art/Performance; scholar Meiling Cheng, University of Southern California; and independant curator Bill Kelley Jr., investigating how early works, including Lacy's original Three Weeks in May public artwork, set the stage for the new wave of social art practices of today. Moderator: Carol Stakenas, Executive Director of LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions).
For Additional information please review our press release on this program.
2 PM - art ltd. | Pacific Standard Time: Successes and Opportunities
A panel discussion with leading critics, gallerists, and curators debating the merits of the PST initiative and its success in branding Los Angeles nationally and internationally as a post-war art center. Panelists include: Peter Frank, LA critic and curator; Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, author of Rebels In Paradise and PST commentator on NPR; Leah Lehmbeck, Associate Curator, Norton Simon Museum; and Frank Lloyd, owner of Frank Lloyd Gallery. Moderated by George Melrod, Editor, art ltd. Magazine.
*All events and lecture topics subject to change
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
