ShoeboxLA
Presents
Joshua Levine:
MONUMENTAL
Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 4-7pm
The Studio for Southern California History, Chinatown
818 N. Hill Street (Best Western Plaza), Los Angeles, CA 90012
ShoeboxLA is pleased to present Joshua Levine:
MONUMENTAL. For this exhibition
Levine creates a series of 12 sculptures that continue his investigation of
genetic animal hybrids. These sculptures are presented on bases modeled after
an iconic U.S. National Monument. Monuments
are typically used to mark or commemorate moments of historical importance or
to celebrate cultural figures. Meant for public viewing, they are the truest
form of “art for the masses”. Levine's trophies also magnify the exciting,
dangerous and unknown path of cloning, genetics and synthetic biology and our
continued quest for perfection, control and domination.
Joshua Levine received his BFA from the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago and his MFA in sculpture from the University of Miami.
Levine's work has been shown nationally and internationally and written about
in several publications including ARTnews,
art ltd., and Artillery.
Originally from the East Coast, he currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
Also on view at the Studio for Southern California History
will be the Studio’s “LA Pinball,” a pinball machine designed after downtown
Los Angeles with history and geography built into its layout. It was
re-designed by the Studio in 2006 from a vintage Flash Gordon machine and it is
FREE to play. The Studio for
Southern California History
seeks to critically chronicle Southern California history from a social and
cultural perspective. www.socalstudio.org
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