Installation View

August 14, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (GLENDALE, CA)

U-TURN

Note: Opening reception is September 8, from 4-7PM

The Glendale College Art Gallery opens the 2007 - 2008 season with its first international exhibition. U-TURN, a show organized by two Melbourne, Australia-based artists, Larissa Hjorth and Kate Shaw, has been funded in large part by a grant from also Melbourne-based Arts Victoria (http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/index.htm).

The sixteen artists named above will be featured in this show, and the selection of work is broad enough to touch upon a wide variety of approaches to art-making: from painting to photography, from single-channel video to video installation, from sculpture to architectural intervention. For those here in Los Angeles, U-TURN is an opportunity to compare our practices as artists (and the art-obsessed) to that of our counterparts in Australia.

The following is an excerpt from the catalog essay by Hjorth and Shaw, which outlines their curatorial premise:

Curator Kate Shaw and artist Darren Wardle will attend at the opening reception. A 4-color catalog featuring images of artwork by artists in the show and writings by its organizers has been produced and will be avaliable at the gallery for free. Download the Catalog in .pdf format here.

This show is on view from September 1 - October 5, 2007 and a reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2007 from 4-7pm. Admittance to the gallery is free and all are welcome to the opening reception

'U-Turn' has been co-sponsored by The Glendale College Foundation, Inc., and promotional assistance has been provided by Austrade and the American Australian Association.

Download checklist here.

Installation views (please click to enlarge)