Press release for "Glued to the Seat: Revealing Hidden Realities"

              represented in the typical masculine fashion that it ‘should be’… As a gay man I see it as my duty to raise
questions of the community I help to support when I’m faced with homophobia.”
http://channingphotography.wix.com/channingmartinez
Jessica Minckley’s work deals with personal agency ‐ where and how power is activated ‐ and its absence;
resulting in hopelessness, futility, immobilization and thus, failure. This investigation insists on representation
of, or the implication of a figure, the image of a live body, (always inherently a site for potential violence,) as a
foundational element ‐ which stems from her background in observational drawing.
http://jessicaminckley.tumblr.com/
Silvia Juliana Mantilla Ortiz: “Talk is cheap, I know it, you know it, we all know it. As a matter of fact it is so
cheap it is practically free! And yet, sometimes we pay a steep price when we misspeak... TALK IS CHEAP:
Unincorporated Language Laboratories has set out on the mission of researching and experimenting with this
magnificently rich and affordable medium. T.I.C. is comprised of various laboratories that, through questions
about language and miscommunication, explore issues dealing with hybrid and continuously evolving practices
present in the immigrant community.” http://sjmantillaortiz.wix.com/art
Hyung min Rhee: “When one's value and interest collide with those of others, a translation is bound to be a
failure. Metaphors are read differently, symbols bear different meanings, poetries fall apart and the most
tragically, jokes fail. Cultural differences are symptoms, not the causes. My current works focus on failure and
humor that is unavoidable in translation.” http://allmygilberts.blogspot.com/2012/01/hyung‐min‐rhee.html
Susan Slade Sanchez: “At this moment in history, LGBTQ rights are being voted on, debated, over turned,
passed and put under a microscope. Many LGBTQ couples have had to hide their relationships with family,
neighbors, co‐workers and others. I want to give a voice, or better, a face to what a long‐term LGBTQ couple
looks like in 2013. There has been a lack of role models, especially for LGBTQ youth, a lack of a modern Lucy &
Ricky or Mr. & Mrs. Brady in the media and in the world.” http://www.susansanchez.com/
Public Programming:
Saturday, June 22, 4‐6pm, Opening Reception, with Performative reading of the text, "Losing What You Didn't
Know You Had," by Jessica Minckley, Free
Saturday, July 13, 2pm, Performance & Reading with Hyung min Rhee and Jessica Minckley, Free
Saturday, August 24, 12:30pm, Gallery tour with artists and curator, Free
Location: Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Parking & Admission: Free. Visitor parking in structure on La Tijera.
Hours: Tue‐Fri 10‐5 / Thu 10‐9 / Sat‐Sun, 12‐4. Closed Mondays and major holidays; closed July 4.
Gallery Tours: 310.846.2579 or jdawson@otis.edu to schedule tours for school, museum or other groups
Gallery Info: 310.665.6905, galleryinfo@otis.edu, www.otis.edu/benmaltzgallery
Jeseca Dawson is the Ben Maltz Gallery 2012/14 Curatorial Fellow, and is a recent graduate of the Otis MFA
Public Practice program (’12). She is a video performance artist and photographer who explores issues of
systemic violence in American culture. Her recent work, Home of the Braver, questions the blind patriotism of
our time, focusing specifically on classism, patriarchy and xenophobia.
About Otis: Founded in Los Angeles in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design prepares diverse students of art
and design to enrich the world through their creativity, their skill, and their vision. The College offers an
interdisciplinary education for 1200 full‐time students, awarding BFA degrees in Advertising,
Architecture/Landscape/Interiors, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Illustration, Graphic Design, Product Design,