Speakers include: Lluis Barba, Riccardo Mannelli, Kent Twitchell, Mear One, Hiroshi Mori, Suzanne Rheinstein, Shana Nys Dambrot and others
The LA Art Show has announced the 2016 Dialogs LA lecture schedule, taking place January 28-31, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall. The LA Art Show’s compelling lecture series provokes discussion to enhance creativity, pushing the envelope on topics from the latest trends and art movements to the cultural impact of art and design, to the business of art and the international marketplace, and how to best preserve your art investment.
Dialogs LA will kick off with “Designer Thursday,” featuring design-‐centric lecture programming and special exhibits. Design industry professionals are invited to attend the show and programming free of charge with valid I.D. and business credentials. Speaker bios are available at www.LAArtShow.com under Dialogs LA.
Thursday programming also includes a Fine Art Film Festival, presented in conjunction with The Venice Fine Arts Film Festival. Screenings take place at 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 respectively for the following films: TIKOTIN – A LIFE DEVOTED TO JAPANESE ART, ROJ FRIBERG – A SINGULAR VISION, and three short films: IDEAS ARE THAT GRAND: Winner Best Animated Film, SONIA’S STORY: Winner Best Short Film and BIG HEAD: Winner Best Documentary Short Film
Dialogs LA Schedule:
Thursday, January 28
2pm- Suzanne Rheinstein, author of ‘Rooms for Living’ Discussion and Book-signing
Suzanne Rheinstein is an internationally recognized interior designer and the owner of Hollyhock, the renowned home furnishing and accessories shop, known for its unique antiques and decorative pieces. Her signature style is often described as elegant civility—“fewer things but better things”- encompassing a mixture of beautiful objects, furniture styles, personal art, painted surfaces, and great attention to comfort, textures, details and light. In Rooms for Living, she shows how you can achieve welcoming and serene environments in both casual and formal settings. With chapters focusing on types of rooms, the book is a master class in how Suzanne achieves harmonious living spaces through thoughtful use of texture, color and proportion.
3pm Japanese Pop Art Now
Speakers: Hiroshi Mori, S.E.A Gallery; Kenji Tsutsumi, Watanabe Fine Art; and Takahiro Ima, Taimei Gallery
Moderator: Lisle Wilkerson, anime voice-over actor Lisle Wilkerson
Japanese Pop art has become very popular in the US and thru out the world. This lecture will look at the influence pop art has in Japanese culture and the evolution of this art form in the Japanese art scene. Anime, manga, super flat and ‘cool in Japan’ will all be addressed.
This panel discussion will feature three contemporary Japanese artists, each with a different and distinctive style.
Friday, January 29
1pm – Art and the LA River
Speakers: Edward Hayes, curator of exhibitions, Museum of Latin American Art; Wade Graham, author and professor of public policy, Pepperdine University
Moderator: Marisa Caichiolo, Curator and director, Building Bridges Art Exchange
In conjunction with the current Victor Hugo Zayas: The River Paintings exhibition on view at MOLAA, this discussion will include perspectives from individuals invested in exploring natural resources through their artistic and social practices.
2pm – What Your Art Dealer Never Taught You About Due Diligence and Preserving Your Investment in Art
An art conservator should be a totally unbiased source of intelligence. Learn from renowned painting restorer Scott M. Haskins as he provides tips on due diligence when buying art, the care of and curating your collection.
Saturday, January 30
12pm – The Life and Work of Riccardo Manelli, one of Europe’s Top Artists and Illustrators
Speakers: Riccardo Mannelli, artist; Gianluca Draguetti, film maker / curator; Peter Frank, art critic and Shana Nys Dambrot, art critic
Moderator: Marisa Caichiolo, Curator and director, Building Bridges Art Exchange
1pm–Chinese Ink and Wash
Speakers: Shen Xiangyin, Yin Yi & Wang Fei with special guest, Zhao Shilin, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Minzu University of China, Beijing
Moderator: Wu Zhan
After a century’s struggle
Traditional Chinese painting focused on “ the common origins of calligraphy and painting” and had a very defined and closed aesthetic standard, which has in many ways limited the art form from growing in contemporary art. The new ink and wash merges contemporary context with traditional techniques. This panel discussion will address the ‘technical revolution.”
Noted scholar Zhao Shilin will present a brief history of Chinese painting and the innovation and achievements of the new ink and wash.
2pm – Travellers in Time: The Fragility of the Historical Memory and Political Powers discussion with acclaimed Spanish artist Lluis Barba presented by Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Moderated by Marisa Caichiolo, Curator and director, Building Bridges Art Exchange
Lluis Barba’s monumental photographs depict contemporary society using the same iconography as historical masterpieces. Each of his works is comprised of an ‘underpainting’ overlaid with contemporary visual references creating a symbolism and frame of reference that invite the viewer to navigate between the historical and ever changing contemporary celebrity driven landscape we live in.
3pm – Mural Renaissance in DTLA: Challenges of Expression and Legacy Presented by The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles (MCLA)
Speakers: muralist Kent Twitchell; MCLA’s Board president, attorney Eric Bjorgum of Karish & Bjorgum PC; Jessica Lall, executive director, South Park BID, artist Mear One; muralist Evan Skrederstu, and Tanner Blackman, Kindel Gagan Public Affairs Consulting.
Moderator: Isabel Rojas-Williams, executive director, MCLA
Los Angeles, particularly in Downtown, is undergoing a renaissance of culture and public art. The vibrant underground scene of the 1980s, when Local artists gathered for impromptu art installations, theater, music, readings, and blowout parties planted the seeds for the convergence of fringe and traditional culture now in full swing. DTLA is a thriving place where cafes, boutiques, and restaurants open at an incredible pace.
From the Broad Museum, Walt Disney Concert Hall and MOCA on Grand Avenue to revival of Broadway and the Historic Core, DTLA is coming together as the cultural rival to New York as the place to be. The Historic Core is home to incredible murals, dozens of galleries and the Art Walk since 2004. South Park has experienced a tremendous transformation in the last decade.
All of this is happening amid the Open-Air Mural Museums that passersby encounter on nearly every corner of DTLA. Murals serve as a liaison among the different neighborhoods, and they create a narrative point of reference over the years. And as that narrative expands, so does the opportunity and responsibility of understanding and preservation. Los Angeles has learned that historic works of public art can show up wherever the desire for great expression manifests itself. The 2013 Mural Ordinance has opened up avenues for expression – both “legal” and “illegal” — and set the stage for the iconic works of the future. Yet the current renaissance of public art arises at the time social media like Facebook and Instagram both bring awareness to the ephemeral nature of public art and sometimes even glorify it. Is a continuity of public art narrative possible or even desirable any longer? Has gentrification made contemporary street artists “sell outs”?
4pm – The History of Dansaekhawa with Yoon Jin Sup presented by Baik Art
Korean Monochrome painting, known as Dansaekhwa has been growing an international following since it first made resurgence at the Gwangju Biennale in 2000. This style of painting developed simultaneously in Korea and Japan in the late 1960s / early 1970s. The LA Art Show exhibition Dansaekhwa II: The Traces of Four Artists puts an Eastern spin on contemporary minimalism, as seen through the works of Young-il Ahn, Kim Hyung Dae, Lee Seung Jo and Yoo Byeong Hoon. The exhibition’s curator Yoon Jin Sup will discuss the exhibition and history of Dansaekhwa and its impact on Korean contemporary art.
Yoon Jin Sup is the leading expert and noted curator of Dansaekhwa–Korean monochrome painting.
Sunday January 31
2pm – Investing in Art For Beginners : A discussion with Bouin
Love art, but new to collecting? This lecture will discuss the basics of buying art, how investing works and what to expect. It also provides some guidelines based on budgets from an entry level of 5,000 euros to much more. The lecture touches on Art Funds, trends and financial concepts including random profitability.
3pm – The Commercialization of Street Art
Speakers: Warren Brand, Founder, Branded Arts; Ed Fuentes, Arts Journalist; Heidi Johnson, Managing Director, Hijinx Artist Management & PR; Jennifer Korsen, Artist; Shelby Moser, Philosopher of Art; Thrashbird, Artist and Jason Ostro, Artist and Director, The Gabba Gallery
Moderator: G. James Daichendt, curator and dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Point Loma Nazarene University
Street art has transformed contemporary art – but in the process what has it lost? In collaboration with the exhibit “Virtues & Vices” the following panel will explore the benefits and drawbacks that street artists have encountered as the movement has gained popularity and prominence in pop culture.
In recent years, the LA Art Show has become the most internationally diverse art platform in the Western world, bringing in the largest groupings of Korean, Chinese and Japanese galleries outside of Asia. Beginning in 2010, the Show has actively developed its international gallery offerings to provide collectors with a unique opportunity, to spot international trends and zeitgeist through art, a medium that has the ability to transcend language.
The LA Art Show takes place from January 27-31, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall A 1201 South Figueroa Street, 90015. For additional information, visit . General admission to the LA Art Show is $20.
