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The 1301PE blog was started in January 2010. It is a record of events from 2010 onward. The 1301PE blog engages a variety of interests and makes gallery archives available online. We want to convey the history and diverse discussions that take place around 1301PE.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Jorge Pardo and the 11th Bienal de la Habana
We recently went to Havana with Jorge Pardo for the installation of his new room-sized work in the 11th Bienal de la Habana. Founded in 1984, with the goal of promoting "Third World" art, the Havana Biennial was originally focused on artists from Latin America and the Caribbean, expanding to include Africa and Asia in 1986. In 2009, the organizers decided to invite artists from the US and Europe as well, and the 2012 Biennial was attended by 115 artists from 43 countries.
Held at multiple traditional venues, this year's Biennial also saw performances and interventions spread throughout the streets and squares of the city. The main venue is the Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, named for one of Cuba's most influential artists. Born in 1902, the same year Cuba gained independence from Spain, Lam studied art in Madrid, later fighting in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Afterwards, he moved to France where he fell in with Picasso, Breton and other members of the avant-garde. Returning to Cuba in 1941, Lam re-connected with the traditions of his homeland, fusing elements of Cubism and Surrealism with Afro-Cuban religious imagery. This can be seen in one of his most famous paintings "The Jungle," often compared to Picasso's "Guernica".
Saturday, February 5, 2011
The Gallery: Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2011
This year Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC) was in the Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport, a favored venue for the fair. ALAC is a relatively small-scale and digestible fair which has a very diverse group of galleries from ACE, Los Angeles to Mother's Tank Farm, Dublin. The fair had an independent spirit which we view as one of ALAC's positive attributes.
Tracy William's booth exhibited three artists, Matt Mullican, Peter Stickbury, and Anna Craycroft, all of whom use portraiture for different means. Many LA artists' space also held booths at the fair. WOR focused on Marnie Weber and Jennifer Bolande. Night Gallery made a day appearance at the Eight Veil booth. The late night Night Gallery experience could not be replicated but the attempt was notable.
1301PE's booth at ALAC 2011
Tracy William's booth exhibited three artists, Matt Mullican, Peter Stickbury, and Anna Craycroft, all of whom use portraiture for different means. Many LA artists' space also held booths at the fair. WOR focused on Marnie Weber and Jennifer Bolande. Night Gallery made a day appearance at the Eight Veil booth. The late night Night Gallery experience could not be replicated but the attempt was notable.
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