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Audrey Chan is creating a large-scale printed vinyl mural: Center of the Universe, Ahma (detail).
The mural is a visual response to heroic populist representations of the immigrant’s journey and the
feminist maxim of “the personal is political.” In the tableau, the artist’s grandmother is a matriarchal
protagonist who appears and reappears within a landscape that is both peaceable and plagued.
Scenes are distilled from the 24-hour news cycle, family lore, and personal obsessions into a graphic
narrative “herstory” that spans one wall of the gallery. Chan’s mundane and fantastical vignettes are
influenced by the artwork of Saul Steinberg and Öyvind Fahlström, Richard Scarry’s Busytown books,
Chinese landscape painting, and the imaginative play between figure and space in Gothic and
Renaissance narrative cycles.
Elana Mann’s new body of work investigates active listening, the politics of the voice, and sounds of
resistance through video, photography, and sculpture. Over the past year, Mann visited historical
spaces of listening in Southern California, from both WWI and the Cold War era, to perform acts of
radical receptivity. The resulting videos and photographs, created alone and with frequent
collaborator, musician Juliana Snapper, explore what listening looks like while questioning art
historical depictions of gender and intimacy. Mann’s sculptures, inspired by pre-radar WWI listening
devices, provocatively tune into the sonic arenas of the gallery space and beyond by probing the
ways architecture transmits sound through the body. These recent artworks continue Mann’s inquiry
into how active listening can create deep bonds between people and foster political and social
change.
Artists’ websites: www.audreychan.net, www.elanamann.com, http://hyperallergic.com/50141/chann-mhann-
retrospective/, http://artpulsemagazine.com/putting-the-words-back-into-the-f-word-an-interview-
with-audrey-chan-and-elana-mann
Public Programs
Saturday, June 22, 4pm-6pm, Opening reception, Free
June 22 - August 30, 24hrs/day, Free
Meet the Chans and Manns
The parents of Chan & Mann, Jim & Susy Chan and Jason & Belle Mann, share anecdotes
from the artistic development of their daughters. In partnership with 323 Projects, this parental
commentary serves as an audio companion to the exhibition.
323 Projects is an exhibition space visitors can call to access contemporary art anywhere,
anytime. To visit, simply call 323.843.4652 (323 TIE IN LA). www.323projects.com
Saturday, July 20, 9am-3pm, $25
Tour with the Artists
Chan & Mann lead a personal exploration of Chinese and Jewish culture with a tour of Jews in
the Los Angeles Mosaic at the Autry Museum, Chinatown, and Grauman’s Chinese Theater.
Tour includes transportation, lunch and entry to museum. Non-Credit (#25449).
Register: http://www.otis.edu/ce,course.php?crs=714&dsc=1&sem=35 / (310) 665 6950 /
www.otis.edu/ce
Saturday, August 24, 11am, Free, Gallery Tour with artists Audrey Chan, Elana Mann, and
director Meg Linton.
Object Description
| Exhibition | 3 Solo Projects: Audrey Chan, Elana Mann, Chan & Mann |
| Artist(s) |
Chan, Audrey Mann, Elana Chan & Mann |
| Title | Press release for "3 Solo Projects: Audrey Chan, Elana Mann, Chan & Mann" |
| Year | 2013 |
| Decade(s) | 2010s |
| Exhibition Dates | 2013 June 22 - August 30 |
| Curator(s) | Linton, Meg |
| Description | For immediate release: January 2013. |
| Gallery | Ben Maltz Gallery |
| ImageID | Chan-Mann-PR-Final |
| Collection | Ben Maltz Gallery Exhibition Archive |
Description
| Title | Page 2 |
| Full Text of PDF | Audrey Chan is creating a large-scale printed vinyl mural: Center of the Universe, Ahma (detail). The mural is a visual response to heroic populist representations of the immigrant’s journey and the feminist maxim of “the personal is political.” In the tableau, the artist’s grandmother is a matriarchal protagonist who appears and reappears within a landscape that is both peaceable and plagued. Scenes are distilled from the 24-hour news cycle, family lore, and personal obsessions into a graphic narrative “herstory” that spans one wall of the gallery. Chan’s mundane and fantastical vignettes are influenced by the artwork of Saul Steinberg and Öyvind Fahlström, Richard Scarry’s Busytown books, Chinese landscape painting, and the imaginative play between figure and space in Gothic and Renaissance narrative cycles. Elana Mann’s new body of work investigates active listening, the politics of the voice, and sounds of resistance through video, photography, and sculpture. Over the past year, Mann visited historical spaces of listening in Southern California, from both WWI and the Cold War era, to perform acts of radical receptivity. The resulting videos and photographs, created alone and with frequent collaborator, musician Juliana Snapper, explore what listening looks like while questioning art historical depictions of gender and intimacy. Mann’s sculptures, inspired by pre-radar WWI listening devices, provocatively tune into the sonic arenas of the gallery space and beyond by probing the ways architecture transmits sound through the body. These recent artworks continue Mann’s inquiry into how active listening can create deep bonds between people and foster political and social change. Artists’ websites: www.audreychan.net, www.elanamann.com, http://hyperallergic.com/50141/chann-mhann- retrospective/, http://artpulsemagazine.com/putting-the-words-back-into-the-f-word-an-interview- with-audrey-chan-and-elana-mann Public Programs Saturday, June 22, 4pm-6pm, Opening reception, Free June 22 - August 30, 24hrs/day, Free Meet the Chans and Manns The parents of Chan & Mann, Jim & Susy Chan and Jason & Belle Mann, share anecdotes from the artistic development of their daughters. In partnership with 323 Projects, this parental commentary serves as an audio companion to the exhibition. 323 Projects is an exhibition space visitors can call to access contemporary art anywhere, anytime. To visit, simply call 323.843.4652 (323 TIE IN LA). www.323projects.com Saturday, July 20, 9am-3pm, $25 Tour with the Artists Chan & Mann lead a personal exploration of Chinese and Jewish culture with a tour of Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic at the Autry Museum, Chinatown, and Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Tour includes transportation, lunch and entry to museum. Non-Credit (#25449). Register: http://www.otis.edu/ce,course.php?crs=714&dsc=1&sem=35 / (310) 665 6950 / www.otis.edu/ce Saturday, August 24, 11am, Free, Gallery Tour with artists Audrey Chan, Elana Mann, and director Meg Linton. |
