Yuri Boyko Desideratum
The idea for Agent of Ordinary Pleasures arose a few months into 2020, a year that has thrust contemplation on us all. Everyone is facing existential questions and I think art can be a tonic if not the solution.
In a sense, this group of works represents a quiet response to our times. While also referencing the past and key moments that thread through art history - from modernism to ancient times - this exhibition had simple parameters. I wanted the scale and tone to reflect a mood.
Generally speaking, the works, which include photography, drawing and painting, are rendered in black and white. As a kind of retreat from the contemporary art industry - where the canvas seems to get larger and flashier each year - curating pieces that are smaller and staged in a beguiling mise-en-scène speaks to a desire for the physical and humanistic.
Agent of Ordinary Pleasures features many of my favorite artists. I had looked for images that captured intimacy and pleasure in the familiar. Ordinary, a word that may sound reductive to some, isn’t used as a pejorative. One of art’s key functions is to elevate everyday life into a greater, more expansive domain.
I hope that those who view these pieces are invited to ask questions about their own relationship with intimacy and pleasure.
– Victoria Chapman
AGENT OF ORDINARY PLEASURES
In partnership with Maiden LA, VC Projects presents,
A group exhibition pop up show, on view at The Lodge gallery, Hollywood
1024 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles Ca. 90029. From September 10 - 24th, 2020. By appointment only. Contact: victoria@vcprojects.art | Event details below
A selection of works on paper, mixed media, and photography exploring intimacy and sense of self.
Participating artists: Brandy Eve Allen, Nils Benson, Yuri Boyko, Aaron Coyes, Shane Guffogg, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Julio Panisello-Huguet, Sean Leech, Abtin Mozaffari, Randi Matushevitz, Erica Shires, L. Mikelle Standbridge, and Martyn Thompson
EVENT | JOIN US
Saturday, September 12th from (3pm - 7pm)
Saturday September 19th from (1 pm - 6 pm)
Viewing of the exhibition and screening of
Abtin Mozaffari’s Ctrl+ Alt + Del (2003) (11:48 mins)
and your participation in Aaron Coyes Score for Intimacy
Aaron Coyes of @peakinglights says Score for Intimacy is inspired by John Cage's scores, as well as ideas of regionalism, logistics, and the strain of that on the natural environment and telepathy/shared consciousness ...
Masks are required, limited to 2 guests to enter the space at a time
Located at The Lodge - 1024 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles Ca. 90029
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