Steve Fujimoto Featured artist at SUBSPACE art Culver City, California Jan 27- Feb 27, 2011

Steve Fujimoto at Subspace Art Jan 27, 2011.
Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2011

Artwork by Steve Fujimoto in group show at Subspace Art in Culver City, California.
Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2011

Steven Fujimoto has 16 pieces at this venue in Culver City.   The gallery is on Hughes Ave, between Venice and Washington Blvd, in Culver City, right near Brotman hospital, and is also a block east of the Sony studios.

	Ground Control January 27th - February 27th
	Etta Duboff, Steven Fujimoto, Julian Obledo, Frank Rozasy, Meagan Segal, Preston Smith, Rebekah Waites

SubSpace art

3855 Hughes Avenue

Culver City, CA 90232

January 27th - February 27th

SubSpace art is the hottest breezeway in downtown Culver City.  SubSpace art is located next to the iconic Ed Massey bulding, across from Sony Studios and The Kirk Douglas Theatre.  The gallery features a wide variety of works (19th - 21st century) from vintage poster art to surrealist works to neo-classical or folk, grafitti and street art.  They feature contemporary artists and private collections.

They are a public space and as such offer events designed to help the community and support the arts.  Public exhibits are posted via their Facebook page.  Private events are held for their friends.

You can learn more about the gallery or visit the past events online at KristopherKreeft.com

Steve Fujimoto with artist Michael Giancristiano
and Anne Bronwyn who came to enjoy the opening reception
 at SUBSPACE art in Culver City.
Photo by Ginger Van Hook@2011

Frank Rozasy at Subspace Art.
Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2011

Steve Fujimoto, Tm Gratkowski, Michael Giancristiano,
 Luke Van Hook and Ginger Van Hook walking on Frank Rozasy Artwork to
attend the opening reception at SUBSPACE art
 in Culver City, California Jan 27, 2011
Photo by Ginger Van Hook© 2011

JOEL TAUBER "Pumping" VIDEO and SCULPTURE INSTALLATION at Susanne Vielmetter Gallery. Exhibition in Culver City. California - thru Jan 22, 2011! Review by Ginger Van Hook

SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS

JOEL TAUBER

"Pumping"   December 18, 2010 - January 22, 2011

Reception: Saturday, December 18, 6 - 8 pm 

Photo Courtesy of Joel Tauber © 2010

Joel Tauber, "Pumping", 2010, 

Installation view at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects.  

Courtesy of Joel Tauber and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. 

Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer.

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects is pleased to present "Pumping", an installation of new videos, sculpture and photographs by Joel Tauber. 

"Pumping" is an investigation of the early history of trains in Los Angeles and that history's intersection with water and oil resources. Looking at the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad which was largely responsible for transforming Los Angeles from a small town into a giant metropolis, the exhibition traces the two crucial resources for this development: water and oil. Throughout the project, Joel Tauber ponders the fragility and temporality of the city's foundation.

Joel Tauber explores the History of the Railroads in "Pumping"

as it intersects with the industries of oil drilling and water distribution in Los Angeles. In an intimate setting at the new Susanne Vielmetter Gallery space, Tauber depicts wall sized photographs of a barren Los Angeles desert landscape fueled by his imagination and the energy to close in on the structures that dotted our pioneering spirit when settlers were just beginning to tame the wild wild west. Tauber brings the railroad logs and ties and even the old fashion original railcar into the gallery to demonstrate its powerful message within the context of fine art. 

This is an artist whom I have covered for his environmental activist projects involving his love for one Sycamore Tree in particular, from Pasadena 

(refer to blog site http://gingersartjoural.blogspot.com  2008 "The Art of Lovin' Trees").

Joel Tauber continues to create impactful exhibitions 

involving issues of environmental concern to each and every resident 

of the State of California.

Photo and caption by Ginger Van Hook©2010

Joel Tauber "Pumping" Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Joel Tauber "Pumping" Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Joel Tauber "Pumping" Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Joel Tauber "Pumping" Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Joel Tauber "Pumping" Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010.

Joel Tauber "Pumping" Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2010

Consisting of a 3 channel video installation, a steel handcar displayed on 80 feet of railroad tracks, and a selection of accompanying photographs, the exhibition is Tauber's most ambitious sculptural installation to date. As in earlier projects, the artist is the central actor in this current narrative. Accompanied by a whispered monologue, we see him riding a hand-powered railcar on abandoned train tracks through the desert and pumping water from an old-fashioned water pump. The desert landscape suggests an unspecified future - one that lacks the infrastructure of the contemporary city, and suggests what Los Angeles might look like had it never been developed. There are no trains or oil, and there is little water in this imagined period. The future and the past are conflated through visual cues: the work was filmed using a 16mm hand-cranked camera and the photographic prints are distressed so that the installation looks like it was made at the dawn of the 20th century. These relationships are further elucidated through the narration which begins with a contemplation of Los Angeles in 1873, wonders about the promise of economic progress and the belief in corporate power and follows the city's rapid growth based on the illusion of a never ending supply of oil and water. Grappling with our past and potential futures, "Pumping" looks at our relationship with finite resources and with past expectations of this city's destiny. 

Joel Tauber received his MFA from Art Center College of Design and his BA from Yale University. His work has been featured in the 2004 and 2008 California Biennials, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA; in "Cluster Balloons: From Lawn Chairs to Cosmic Rays", Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, Albuquerque, NM; in "No Matter. Failure and Art", Kunstverein Hildesheim, Germany; in "Flight Dreams", Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada; in "Love is Like Oxygen", W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands; "The Gravity in Art", De Appel Centre For Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and "Systems Theory", Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA. Film Festivals include the San Francisco Documentary Festival, Blue Planet Film Fest (Los Angeles), the Hartford International Film Festival, and the Downtown Film Festival - Los Angeles, where his movie, "Sick-Amour", was awarded "Best Green Film." Tauber won the 2007 Contemporary Collectors of Orange County Fellowship and the 2007-2008 CalArts / Alpert Ucross Residency Prize for Visual Arts. 

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects is located at 6006 Washington Blvd in Culver City, 1 block west of La Cienega at Sentney Avenue, on the south side of the street. Gallery parking is available across the street from the gallery off of Sentney Avenue. Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am - 6 pm and by appointment. 

6006 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232 phone 310.837-2117 www.vielmetter.com


Special thanks to Susanne Vielmetter for the courtesy of reprinting the press release and for her  talking the time  to pose for a photo just before the opening reception for Joel Tauber's "Pumping".  

Susanne Vielmetter promoting the opening exhibition of
Los Angeles Film, Sculpture and Photography Artist Joel Tauber in "Pumping".
Photo and Caption by Ginger Van Hook©2010 


New Installation Photos Courtesy of Joel Tauber  December 2010.

Joel Tauber, "Pumping", 2010, Installation view at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects.  Courtesy of Joel Tauber and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer.

Joel Tauber © 2010

Joel Tauber © 2010

Joel Tauber © 2010

Joel Tauber©2010

Joel Tauber © 2010

Kulov's Tenth Annual Tea Festival @ Royal T in Culver City, California

www.kulovteafest.com

Kulov's Tenth Annual Tea Festival

featuring teas & flavors of the world

Saturday May 01 & Sunday May 02, 2010

at ROYAL T 8910 Washington Blvd, Culver City, California 90232

Admission is free. For info call 310-699-7271 contact: www.kulovteafest.com

I take my mom to the annual tea festival and she enjoys it every year. There's also a Valentine tea festival in February and you can attend all kinds of seminars to learn cooking with tea or experiencing Japanese Tea ceremonies. This is a great family event that often features workshops for children as well as lessons in Tea Blending! Check out Kulov's fun website and get involved in the tea culture for relaxation, for mediation, for enjoyment as well as for your health! Recommended by Fine Art Trekkin' as an event which mixes culture with fine art, families and educating the public about the variety of tea choices available to enjoy.

Koplin Del Rio Hosts OTIS Alumni Reception 4 Sandow Birk class '89

While Fine Art Trekkin in Culver City, Ginger and Luke Van Hook supported Otis College Alumni and fellow artist, class of '89 Sandow Birk, the Featured Artist at Koplin Del Rio Gallery. An artist that has been showing since before he graduated from Otis College, Sandow Birk has an extensive and impressive record of shows locally as well as internationally. Look on his website to find how he began his career and how he presents his view of the world at  www.sandowbirk.com

On Thursday October 22 6-8pm OTIS Alumni Alumni & Friends Reception Show runs through October 30, 2009:   Remarks made by Sandow Birk and Eleana Del Rio ('89). Reconnected with Otis. Caught up with old friends. Made new friends. Check out the latest work by Sandow Birk ('89 Fine Arts) in his exhibition American Qur'an. Koplin Del Rio Gallery 6031 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 310.836.9055 www.koplindelrio.com    contact: laevent@otis.edu or 310.846.2553 www.otis.edu/alumni Sandow Birk and his wife Elyse Pignolet  attend the reception for Otis College of Art and Design Alumni  at the Koplin Del Rio Gallery in Culver City, California  "Featuring Sandow Birk" October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook ABOUT: SANDOW BIRK  BORN: Detroit, Michigan 1962 EDUCATION: 1988 BFA, Otis Art Institute of Parson's School of Design,  Los Angeles, CA 1985 Bath Academy of Art, Bath, England 1983-84 American College in Paris/ Parson's School of Design, Paris, France www.sandowbirk.com | dantefilm.com Sarah Russin, Otis College of Art and Design,  Director of Alumni Relations  and Elena Del Rio, Gallery Director of Koplin Del Rio Gallery,  attend the reception to support Sandow Birk,  Featured Artist pictured at the center. Culver City, California October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook Luke Van Hook and Raksha Parekh (on right) Alumni of Otis College of Art and Design, Class of 2004  attend the Alumni Reception for Sandow Birk,  pictured together with (on left) a friend and  Alitash Kebede of Alitash Kebede Gallery  (Los Angeles, California) on October 22, 2009.  Photo by Ginger Van Hook Kenneth Ober and Renee Fox Otis Alumni, class of 2002  attend the opening reception for Sandow Birk.  Currently Renee Fox is preparing for the Inglewood Open Studios Tour  where additional Otis College Alumni will present work in their studios on November 14 & 15, 2009 http://inglewoodopenstudio.blogspot.com October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook Mara Thompson, Otis College of Art and Design  Coordinator of Alumni Relations  and Alexandra Cantle, Special Events Staff  at Otis College of Art and Design  coordinated and assisted with bring the reception together  for Sandow Birk. October 22, 2009  Photo by Ginger Van Hook Otis College of Art and Design recent alumni attended  the opening reception for Sandow Birk. (From left to right) Marjan Vayghan, Kenneth Ober, Renee Fox,  Linda Kunik and Grace Nomasa. Photo by Ginger Van Hook