My desire to see the light, my desire to be pure
Underground I visualize sighing ocean dream
Returnal - You've never left, you've been here the whole time
-Returnal, Oneohtrix Point Never
FAR FAR NEARUnderground I visualize sighing ocean dream
Returnal - You've never left, you've been here the whole time
-Returnal, Oneohtrix Point Never
new work by: Lauren Douglas, Billy Joe Miller, and Christopher West
Adobe Books Backroom Gallery
January 14 - February 12, 2012
Opening reception: Saturday, January 14, 7-10pm
Curated by James Sterling Pitt
Adobe Books Backroom Gallery is pleased to present FAR FAR NEAR, a group exhibition featuring the work of Lauren Douglas, Billy Joe Miller, and Christopher West. The exhibition concept centers on memory, its dissolution and recollection, viewed through an autobiographical lens. Curator James Sterling Pitt initiated conversations with the three artists around such diverse images and events as a disintegrating beach house, a mother whale stranded in the Klamath River, and a World Series baseball game interrupted by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The resulting mixed-media exhibition expands on such universal ideas as nostalgia, family ties, and attempts to fix a fleeting moment in time.
The opening reception will feature special musical sets by three Bay Area bands: Upside Drown, fieldguide, and Danny Paul Grody.
On Thursday, February 2nd, the Backroom Gallery will host a special event to accompany the exhibition including a special performance by Coconut, a poetry reading by Cedar Sigo, and other exciting presentations TBA. Follow this space for more info.
Image: Billy Joe Miller, Sea Light, 2010
