Summer is around the corner and so are we!

Start the ball rolling again

Opening Reception Sunday, June 12th from 5-8PM
Pickling Demonstration with Jen Smith from 4-6PM

Exhibition runs from June 12th to July 2nd

Summercamp's ProjectProject 3119 Chadwick Dr. LA, CA 90032

Hours by appointment, please contact summercampprojectproject@gmail.com

Gaye Chan
Chris Ellis
Carmine Iannoccone
Jason Kunke
Yoshie Sakai
Jen Smith
Ryan Taber
Mercedes Teixido
and Christy Roberts in Guestroom

Summercamp’s ProjectProject presents, Start the ball rolling again, an outdoor group exhibition of artists who re-purpose ideas and translate materials. Organized by Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera & Janice Gomez.

Mercedes Teixido’s Sisyphus and Newton, a big boulder (painted giant ball) to be pushed up or rolled down Summercamp’s ProjectProject’s hill becomes a theatrical and playful version of the task. Teixido is interested in concepts related to the domestic sphere; its histories, presence and mostly the people that inhabit them. Investigating history in many different spheres, Ryan Taber mines the canon and explores the linkages. Taber codifies and re-contextualizes his findings into newly crafted objects, drawing and sculptures.

To find the hidden forms that authority takes in art, and vice versa, Jason Kunke pursues his desire to want to be a cop, or at least, an artist who acts like a cop, investigating where authority and aesthetics coexist. Common wisdom considers authority and art as oppositional, and the artist as a transgressor of authority. Kunke thinks they contain each other, and the apparent opposition is just one way the authoritative structure manifests within art.

Understanding the notion of common standardized units, Carmine Iannoccone tests his memory of the ubiquitous “eight inch regular” and gives them an embodied presence by hand building cement blocks without measuring tools and molds. The eight inch regular is cheap and employed in the most democratic of ways by absolutely everyone, from the huge building contractor responsible for vast swaths of urban infrastructure, to the solitary homeowner building a property wall on the weekend, to the dorm-room denizen jury-rigging a quick set of bookshelves. Iannoccone creates a liquid set of correspondences and exchanges: between the art store and Home Depot, between the studio site and the construction site, between industrial engineering and fine art, between craftsmanship in sculpture and craftsmanship in the building trades, between uniformity and irregularity, between blue collars and white collars, between critical thinking and manual labor.

In an investigation of the “working prototype”, Chris Ellis contrasts the differences in the static and the kinetic object to see what relationships may happen between the two. With Prototype of Mechanics of Transition there are multiple ways to manipulate and move the structure while encountering physical parameters or limitations that guide the experience. While Ellis encourages perpetual structured change, Gaye Chan re-purposes a ceramic frog/bear from the lost and found unclaimed communal glazeware shelf to reclaim existence and poses the question, “Did it turn out so differently than intended that you fail to recognize it, or was the shock of recognition so horrifying that you simply fled?”

In secret space, Yoshie Sakai’s Dream kitchens. video installation will be investigating the “kitchen” and its related aspects from the functional to basically, the kitchen as an emotional hub. There will be videos simultaneously projected onto kitchen-related items. The videos will range from an original cooking show broadcast made specifically for this piece juxtaposed with selected scenes from various kitchens/chefs from different families, restaurants, dormitories, etc., wherever the everyday (un)magic is happening.

Summercamp’s ProjectProject will host a hands on pickle demonstration with artist and cook, Jen Smith. Smith aims to negotiate a synthesis between her formal aesthetics, social practice project of pickling and day job as a caterer. Interested in a dialogical aesthetic that encourages critical investigation, communication and fellowship, Smith hopes that is what these community canning exercises bring to participants. Please BYOV (Bring Your Own Vegetables). Space is limited. RSVP to secure your spot with a $5 donation (materials, except vegetables, included). All proceeds go to the artist.

In addition to Start the ball rolling again, Christy Roberts will take over Guestroom, an intimate space that features a single artist. She will create a platform for dialogue using local concerns of El Sereno as a driving tool. In a previous site determined project, Roberts stated “I was trying to help the land with my art project, at the end of the day, the land is bigger than I am, with an agenda larger than mine. The process itself, then, became a symbolization of our relationship to the land. We can affect the land, but ultimately, the land has the final say. By destroying the land, we do not kill the planet, we make it for ourselves.”

Click here for more detailed information about the exhibition.

Hollywood Stardom! Re-Visions of LA

Come to LACE and draw forts and still lives with us on Hollywood Blvd this Sunday, May 1st from 1-4PM. As a part of their ongoing ASAP (After School Arts Program) Re-Visions of LA drawing workshops, Summercamp's ProjectProject's own Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera, Janice Gomez & Sean Tan will be on hand to draw and converse with any and all who stop by.

Discos, Camp Tours and New Edition

"...and this is where Goatspace is."

The past few weeks have been busy here at ye olde Summercamp. It's foxtail season again, and you know what that means! Weeds are getting whacked as we ramp up for the summer season.

In preseason news, Occidental College's Contemporary Art/Institutions in LA class led by the multi-talented Aandrea Stang, dropped by for an informational lecture, tour and glass of refreshing iced tea (with an optional Red Vine). 

ah memories... FEJ at CGU

We were also invited by Christy Roberts to lead a discussion at our (FEJ's) alma mater for the SNATCH Disco- a Claremont Graduate University student discussion group on the subject of Political, Public, and Activist Art, and Alternative/Non-Traditional Spaces.  It was fun to visit the old haunt and hear about all of the new goings on. There's a lot of activity going on at CGU and their open studios are May 1st so you can check it out for yourself!

To help with all of this (and more!) pregame activity, we have a new member of the Summercamp's ProjectProject team. We would like to introduce you Sean Tan, our Intern from University Of California Riverside. He introduced himself to us this past January after a lecture we gave to his class Proximity and Access: An Artists' Field Guide to LA Art. We are so excited to have Sean on board, please welcome him and introduce yourself at our next shindig.

Sean and Wolfie

sharedspace sneak peek

Matt MacFarland's Tourists

 

Anita Bunn, Ryan Lamb and Julie Schustack STACK!

Chelsea Dean's Linoleum block prints and Devon Tsuno's Palm

Amy Maloof's Leftovers

The whole gang!

Join us at the Collective Show Los Angeles Opening this Thursday, January 20th from 6-9 at 995, 997 Hill Street in Chinatown. We are excited to share works by Anita Bunn, Chelsea Dean, Ryan Lamb, Amy Maloof, Matt MacFarland, Julie Schustack and Devon Tsuno!

We're going to China(town)!

What other way to start the new year than to have a gathering of gatherings!?! Summercamp's ProjectProject is participating in Collective Show, Los Angeles where multiple groups, artists, performers, writers are invited to represent their organization through whatever form they see fit. For our part, we've invited Anita Bunn, Chelsea Dean, Ryan Lamb, Amy Maloof, Matt MacFarland, Julie Schustack and Devon Tsuno to share work in a shared space.

To help with the event, you can chip in some dough, coins, and buckaroos here:
Help kickstart it up! 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COLLECTIVE SHOW LAUNCHES LOS ANGELES EXHIBITION
Los Angeles, CA – January 11, 2011 – Collective Show is pleased to present “Collective Show Los
Angeles 2011,” an artist-organized exhibition of contemporary art groups recently established in Los
Angeles. This collaboratively curated “group show of group shows” features artist-run spaces and projects
formed in the past five years.

Previously realized in New York in 2009 and 2010, Collective Show exhibits local art groups that work in
a growing space between established non-profit organizations and commercial galleries. These groups
explore a wide range of collaborative approaches and missions, often in flexible and adaptive conditions
with an emphasis on communities and conversations.

Over 30 groups will exhibit artwork, publications and posters during the show at a newly renovated space
in Chinatown. In addition, screenings, performances and talks will take place during the exhibition. A
catalogue will accompany the exhibition and will be available at www.collectiveshow.org/LA
Participating groups include: 323 Projects, Actual Size Los Angeles, Adrian Piper Gallery, Art 2102 of
Los Angeles, ACP (Artist Curated Projects), CANAL, Commonwealth and Council, CUBO, Dan Graham,
Darin Klein & Friends, Eighteen Thirty Collaborations (ETC), Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0 *particle
group* b.a.n.g. lab, Elephant, The Elysian Park Museum of Art, Eternal Telethon, Human Resources, J
Moca (Justin’s Museum of Contemporary Art), LA Pedestrians, Los Angeles Road Concerts, MATERIAL,
Monte Vista, [Name], NIGHT GALLERY, Open Arms, Public Address, Public Fiction, The Public School,
Silvershed, Statler Waldorf Gallery, Summercamp's ProjectProject, Workspace, WPA, and upcoming Collective Show hosts: Ditch Projects (Oregon) GIBSMIR-Family (Zurich) and Secondhome Projects (Berlin).

Collective Show Los Angeles 2011 is organized by artist groups ACP (Artist Curated Projects), Human
Resources, [Name], Night Gallery, Public Fiction, The Public School, Silvershed, Statler Waldorf Gallery
and Workspace. Collective Show was founded by collaborators from New York and Los Angeles, and
aims to further creative relationships by providing an open-source format for locally organized shows.
Collective Show is not-for-profit, volunteer organized, and is free and open to the public. To learn more
about Collective Show, please visit us online at www.collectiveshow.org
* * *

Public Hours

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 6-9pm

Exhibition Hours: Friday, January 21 to Sunday, January 23, 2011, 12-6 pm

and Thursday, January 27 through Sunday, January 30, 2011, 12-6 pm

Location 995, 997 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Events

Please see the calendar at www.collectiveshow.org/LA for listings of screenings, performances and talks.

About Collective Show

Previously realized in New York at Participant Inc (www.participantinc.org) in September 2010, Collective
Show is an artist-organized exhibition of contemporary art groups. This collaboratively-curated "group show
of group shows" features local artist-run projects and spaces, independent curatorial initiatives, not-for-profit
endeavors and web-based groups established in the past five years. Collective Show is an open-source
project organized by Silvershed, an artist-run project space in New York and Los Angeles. Collective Show
organizers are currently developing the next Collective Show in Berlin.

About Silvershed
Silvershed is an artist-run contemporary art project space in Chelsea. Collaborating on exhibitions,
publications and events in New York, Los Angeles and Berlin, Silvershed explores contemporary art values,
ethics and aesthetics of the early 21st century. Started in 2008 by Patrick Meagher, Yunhee Min and Oliver
Lanz, Silvershed is volunteer organized and accepts tax-deductible contributions as a sponsored project of
Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. www.thesilvershed.org

Press Contacts
Collective Show: Collective Show Los Angeles 2011:
Kerry Hassler
Tel: 917-685-4652
kerry@collectiveshow.org

Sabrina Chou
 Tel: 805-300-1689
 sabrina@collectiveshow.org

Cheers to a New Year from Wintercamp at Summercamp!

After a hectic and amazing Fall Residency at Cypress College your camp counselors were able to get a little hibernation in during the Los Angeles winter. We wanted to salute, bow and curtsy to all of you who have graced us with support in sharing 2010 through visiting, exhibiting, installing, listening, speaking, rolling down hills, eating pizza, cross stitching, bicycling, moderating, air guitaring, taping floors & walls, toasting marshmallows, Google waving, making instruments, jazzing it up, being real, obsessing, breathing true oxy air, opening your arms, organizing while holding hands and everything in between.

Here's a few images from our residency at Cypress College. The students were a blast to work with. Thank you to Devon Tsuno, Ed Giardina,  Dan Stephens and the rest of the art department for inviting us into their space and allowing us to take over for a few months. Special thanks to the exhibition design and portfolio review students. The experience was truly awesome.

Images from the Panel Conversation: non locality and the transference of space, memory and energy can be found on Devon's flickr site.
Photographs below taken by Graham Husted  and Fatima. Thanks, Graham!

Jay Lizo out front of the gallery.

  

Dan Stephens in the house! 

 Don't Panic: Photo not reversed.

 Rockin' and Rollin' in the Goad Space.

 Falcon Eddy shuttin' it down!

Parting treats of s'mores a la microwave.

The Last Days of Summer from 4-6PM in Room CCPLX216

CYPRESS COLLEGE GALLERY

Summercamp’s Project Project: Fall Residency I

Panel Conversation & Closing Reception:

non locality and the transference of space, energy and memory

Thursday, October 28, 4—6PM

Panel begins at 4:15 in Room CCPLX216

Organized by Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera, & Janice Gomez

Carol Cheh

David P. Earle IV

Douglas Rompasky       

Christian Tedeschi

Liza Wade Green

Moderated by Tarra Stevenson

A closing panel conversation: non locality and the transference of space, energy and memory moderated by Tarra Stevenson, writer & educator will include panelists: Carol Cheh, performance art writer, David P. Earle IV, artist, writer & educator, Douglas Rompasky, nomadic computer programmer—traveling for the past two years around the world on his bicycle, Christian Tedeschi, the artist representative of the current exhibition, and Liza Wade Green, performing artist who will be at Summercamp for a residency at the end of October.

Tarra Stevenson is a language lover. She utilizes the generative device of constraintbased penning whenever possible. She creates written nonsense. Her work deals directly with the topic of creation of text and writing anxiety, specifically writing anxiety in attempting to write the female body, the “ot(her).” In utilizing purposeful and repeated grammatical and spelling errors as metaphors for the evolution of the writing process, she hopes to achieve this anxiety. It is through the creation of the text that the reader can fully appreciate the synthesis and evolution of the text, as well as that of the characters.

Writing the female body is an endeavor that as a conversation deals with its antithesis: not writing the female body; writing the female body in terms of the “other,” the male body, or the heteronormative body; or, writing the body in the language of the “other.”  In her interpretation of a woman battling an androcentric world, the textual anxiety isrepresentative of such a battle. Its circularity, its roundness, is directly opposed to a linear, male constructed writing. The language is as close to the opposite of phallocentric language as possible, in that because it is spelled and used incorrectly, and yet the meaning is still coherent, the language has attempted to be wiped of its male-ness. In subverting the language at its roots, its very basis, she is attempting to subvert its dominance and heteronormativity. The words, therefore, are themselves symbols of the male dominant culture, turned upside down by consistent inconsistencies in their use. The (revisionary) structure of the story also allows for the possibility of alternate and endless storylines, again subverting the typical linear narrative structure.

She dabbles in screenwriting as well. She and her writing partner Jenava Hudek have completed Summerʼs Eve: A Lifetime Spoof and are currently at work on their next totally outrageous project. Her most current work is a novel based on Security Mom and the constraints women place on themselves -- an American form of female-circumcision. She encourages her students to break all the rules of grammar. You can contact her via her blog Heavy Meta, thisisnotheavymetal.tumblr.com. 

Carol Cheh is a writer and curator based in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Another Righteous Transfer!, a blog devoted to documenting LA's performance art scene. Her curatorial projects have included You Don't Bring Me Flowers: An Evening of Re-Performances (POST, 2010) and Signals: A Video Showcase (Orange County Museum of Art, 2008). She also served as exhibition coordinator for Tubular!, a show of CSU Long Beach MFA candidates curated by Doug Harvey (Pacific Design Center, 2010) and has diverse work experience at a number of museums, including SITE Santa Fe and MOCA. Carol is currently working on her master's thesis in art history, which deals with mutated notions of authorship in the work of new media artist Ryan Trecartin.

David P. Earle is an artist, writer and educator who lives in Los Angeles. Recent projects include "Open Arms," a puppet theater / video peep show created for the "The Real Show" at Summercamp Project Project (Los Angeles) and "The Distracted Drawing Station," an interactive installation at the Armory Center for the Arts (Pasadena, CA). He is the editor of "The Open Daybook" a compilation of original artwork by three hundred and sixty five artists to be released by Mark Batty Publisher in October, and curator of an exhibition by the same name which will be hosted by Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (Los Angeles) in January 2011.

Douglas Rompasky graduated University of Hawaii with a degree in Computer Science and immediately jumped into the work force in Honolulu—did that gig for four years or so and saved up some money.  After a while Romapsky decided it wasn't the right thing for him, quit his job and decided to travel around the world on a bike.  He spent a year in New Zealand followed by five months in South East Asia, on to Europe and finally riding from Boston to Seattle down to Los Angeles; just in time to participate in the panel.

Christian Tedeschi, one of the artists in the current exhibition, has exhibited his work extensively in the Los Angeles area. In addition to creating work, he is a co-founder of Object Orange, a community services organization in Detroit and has also organized shows with Phantom Galleries in Long Beach. Tedeschi teaches Sculpture at California State University Northridge.

Liza Wade Green is currently an artist in residence at Summercamp creating a site specific performance work to be produced next season. While completing her degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Long Island University’s Friends World Program, Liza studied conflict resolution in Northern Ireland, worked with children in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and developed a bi-lingual youth theatre program in Wilmington, North Carolina. In London, Liza was a member of Soho Theatre’s Young Writers Program and studied acting at the Tricycle Theatre.

Since moving to Brooklyn in 2003, Liza has worked extensively in New York’s downtown theatre community. She is a member of The Stolen Chair Theatre Company where she has collaboratively created and performed in six original works including: Kill Me Like You Mean It, Kinderspiel, Commedia dell’ Artemisia, The Accidental Patriot, Theatre is Dead and So Are You, and Quantum Poetics.  She has been a collaborator/performer in Phil Soltanoff’s Sit, Stand, Walk, Lie Down on Governors Island and Gemini Collision Works’ George Betaille’s Bathrobe at the Brick Theater.  Her original plays have been seen at San Francisco State University, Soho Theatre in London, and the Academy Theatre in SC.

Liza has worked as a teaching artist for Creative Arts Team, The New York Student Shakespeare Festival, and Vital Theatre Company.  She has also managed the Grants and Services department at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council where she led professional development workshops and helped to assist hundreds of New York artists and arts organizations to receive public funding.

Summercamp is a home in the neighborhood in El Sereno, Los Angeles designed and built by Al Kaelin in 1950. The homemade modern house, full of pass-throughs and secret spaces, currently functions as an artist live/work space and hosts Project Project. Founded by Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera, and Janice Gomez, Project Project showcases exhibitions, performances, lectures, workshops, screenings and events by activating multiple parts of the property—installing works in the sloping backyard, projecting videos on the living room ceiling, and showcasing musical performances in the old goat pen.

For Fall Residency I, the eight artists, Chelsea Dean, Justin Michell, Gina Osterloh, Julie Schustack, Christian Tedeschi, Bari Ziperstein, Corinne Kamiya, and Falcon Eddy, propel this energy by building an interpretation of Summercamp’s Project Project inside the gallery; pulling from past exhibitions, honing the history of the house, and making it mobile.

*image Julie Schustack, Fruit Fly Trap, 2010. Paper, glue, plastic water bottle, ceramic,12 x 6 x 6 inches

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Tuesday, Thursday 4pm - 6pm

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