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JULY 29, 2018 @ 5:30 PM PDT
“REIMAGINING AMERICA”
DIANE WILLIAMS
BEN EVANS
with host
JOHN SEMPER JR.
“Kali Walker” – Laura Brody
Reimagining America
Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective
and ACE/121 Gallery
Curated by Diane Williams
July 19, 2018 – September 8, 2018
RECEPTION:
Sunday, August 12th
2-5pm
ACE/121 Gallery
121 N Kenwood St, Glendale, CA 91206
(Gallery entrance is in back of building off Louise St.)
“The personal is political,” a slogan used in the 1960s by the student movement and 2nd wave feminism, emphasizes the connections between personal experiences and socio-political structures. It can be argued that all art is political. “Reimagining America” addresses the myriad issues in times of personal, social, and economic uncertainties.
Diane Williams, art show curator, is a multidisciplinary artist and emerging curator living and working in Los Angeles, CA. She earned her BFA degree from CSU, Long Beach in 2013. Her work has been featured in select publications and exhibited in solo shows including Beautiful Creatures at Cerritos College Gallery, INcongruence at Gallery 825 in Los Angeles (2018) and several group exhibitions, with upcoming residencies in 2019 at Museum of Art and History MOAH-Cedar in Lancaster, Ca and LFCSA in Los Angeles, Ca. Williams has works in both private and public collections: National Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles and Washington DC headquarters (2016) and Azusa Pacific University (2017). www.dianewilliamsartist.com
Ben Evans, Program Director/Gallery Curator at ACE/121, is originally from WA State. Ben settled in Los Angeles after a decade living abroad. Following a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University, he lived in London, Barcelona, and Paris, where he earned an M.A. in Theater and Choreography from the University of Paris 8. His work as a choreographer and performer toured across Europe and parts of North and South America, and his more recent work in visual art has been shown in France, Germany, Brazil, and Cyprus. He grew up with a strong sense of service and his move to Los Angeles was inspired by a desire to make an impact on a local level. He is elated to work with the residents at ACE/121 in Glendale in creating an innovative model of multi-generational living, art making and community development.
CHARLES PHOENIX is a showman, tour guide, food crafter, and author. He is known for his live comedy slide show performances, madcap Test Kitchen videos, “field trip” tours, and colorful coffee table books, all celebrating classic and kitschy mid-century American life and style. On TV, Charles has appeared as a judge on the Food Network’s Cake Wars: Christmas. He’s also been a guest on such shows as Conan and Martha Stewart, and he is often heard on NPR. The Los Angeles Times calls him “the King of Retro,” and LA Weekly anointed him “the Kodachrome King.”
