ARTNIGHT {A Free Event}

Francisco Aguabello
(Image: Courtesy of artist)

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE:

Francisco Aguabello and his Latin Jazz Ensemble ,

"Aguabella is the John Coltrane of the Conga Drums.”
-- Dizzy Gillespie

http://www.franciscoaguabella.com/

Adrian Paci, Centro di Permanenza Temporanea
Photograph, 2007
Courtesy galeria francesca kaufmann
(Post-American L.A.)

MAIN GALLERY:
Post-American L.A.
Curated by Pilar Tompkins

August 1 – September 25, 2009
Reception: Saturday, August 1, 6-10pm

On August 1st, 18th Street continues its 2009 exhibition season with the exhibition Post-American L.A. curated by Pilar Tompkins for our main gallery and project room. The exhibition features artists that question the scope and impact of American predominance, from the international stage to municipal politics, including Carolina Caycedo, Sandra de la Loza, Hugo Hopping, Ashley Hunt, Vincent Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Adrian Paci, Vincent Ramos, and Chen Shaoxiong.

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Sandra de la Loza(2009 Artist Fellow), The Revolution Will...
vinyl sticker, 2009
Courtesy of the artist

2009 ARTIST FELLOW :

Sandra de la Loza, will host a series of encounters and discussions in the Project Room (1629 18th Street, Studio #2) entitled The Revolution Will... bringing together individuals from diverse sectors to interface on topics such as environmentalism, labor and alternative economies, and the future of cultural production.

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Chuck Koton, Kenny Burrell, photograph

The Pasillo's I (building 1629):

CHUCK KOTON

About The Work
Jazz Moods II is a collection of work visualizing Koton’s lifelong commitment to Jazz. Inspired by Francis Woolf’s black and white photographs that adorned many of the Blue Note records purchased, Koton’s portraits of live jazz, shot in the Los Angeles area over the last ten years, share with us the passion and creativity of dedicated jazz artists. Mesmerized by live performances by musicians like Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Rahsaan Roland, and Kirk and Pharoah Sanders...
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Jess Koehler, Student of Jorazu
Digital prints on Epson Velvet fine art paper mounted on wood panels

The Pasillo's II (building 1653):

JESS KOEHLER

About The Work
La Palabra de Los Ninos (The Voice of the Children) is Koehler’s collection of work that spans down almost the same meridian lines on the globe from Honduras to the West Indies, Cuba to Mexico, and in addition Zambia.  The collection of works is an exploration of various impoverished children found in these areas and connected by latitude of complications.  Amongst other things, she has recently concentrated on children that have become orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS virus that has been growing within these developing countries. 
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Luciana Abait, detail: Ivy, mixed media cut outs, 2009

Open Studios
New and recent works by 18th Street Artists-In-Residence:
Clayton Campbell, David McDonald, Electronic Cafe International, EZTV, Lita Albuqurque, Luciana Abait, Marina Day Forstmann, Markus Keiland-Nazario, Michael Barnard, Nadia Reed, Robin Adsit, Yvette Gellis, International artists: Paul Adair (Australia), Joaquin Segura (Mexico)

Otis College of Art and Design Graduate Public Practice Studio will be open, for more info click here

18th Street Connect:
An opportunity to learn about Santa Monica based and greater Los Angeles organizations.

Organizations include: California Laywers for the Arts, Chrysalis, New Playwrights Foundation, Santa Monica Museum of Art

Bar Hosted by:

IZZE sparkling juice

Pama Pomegranate Liqueur

HPNOTIQ

LunaAzul Tequila

ArtNight is supported in part by the cultural funding initiatives of the City of Santa Monica.

The 2009 Artists Fellows is made possible by the National Endowment of the Arts