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March 4, 2008<br><br>
<b>OUTPOST FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TWO FABULOUS EVENTS THIS WEEKEND:</b><br><br>
(1) <b>Ukrainian Citizens, Neighbors, and Strangers,</b>
a video screening including short-form work by Vika Begalska, Veaceslav
Druta, Adam Frelin, Tim Hyde, Gleb Katchuk + Olga Kashimbeckova, Yuriy
Kruchak, R.E.P Group, Stefan Rusu, and Lesja Zajac + Olexander
Gnilitsky. <br><br>
(2) An informal opportunity to meet our visiting artists, Lesja Zajac
and Olexander Gnilitsky (a.k.a.The Institution of Unstable Thoughts),
and discuss work-in-progress, followed by a more formal presentation by
Richard D. Anderson, Jr., Associate Professor of Political Science,
UCLA. <br>
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<b>Ukrainian Citizens, Neighbors, and Strangers</b><br>
Friday, March 7, 8 pm<br>
hosted by <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OutpostforContempora/34705e93c6/b9050a3a19/0e47a5ee00" target="_blank">Echo Park Film Center</a><br><br>
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Image: Veaceslav Druta<br>
video still from "Kernels of Corn"<br><br>
This screening has been organized to coincide with Olexander
Gnilitsky's and Lesja Zajac's six week residency in Los Angeles. It
attempts to enhance understanding and appreciation of contemporary life
and art in Ukraine by putting Gnilitsky's and Zajac's video work in
context with other Ukrainian artists (Vika Begalska, Gleb Katchuk +
Olga Kashimbeckova, Yuriy Kruchak, R.E.P Group). The screening also
includes two artists from Moldova (Veaceslav Druta and Stefan Rusu), a
country that shares a Soviet past and is experiencing similar cultural,
political, and social transition. As well, to offer a comparative
perspective from the position of outsiders, two U.S. artists (Tim Hyde
and Adam Frelin) who shot work in Ukraine and Belarus are also
included. <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OutpostforContempora/34705e93c6/b9050a3a19/61f1ac04cf" target="_blank">video descriptions</a><br><br>
Hosted by <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OutpostforContempora/34705e93c6/b9050a3a19/99af1e17c6" target="_blank">Echo Park Film Center</a><br>
1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd)<br>
Los Angeles, CA 90026<br>
$5 admission; members in free<br>
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<b>Open Studio / Presentation</b><br>
Sunday, March 9<br>
Open studio -- 2-4 pm<br>
Presentation by Richard D. Anderson, Jr.-- 4 pm<br><br>
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Image: Olexander Gnilitsky<br><br>
at Outpost for Contemporary Art<br>
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Los Angeles, CA 90042<br>
Free and open to the public<br><br>
Since arriving in Los Angeles on February 17, Olexander Gnilitsky has
developed a suite of stunning paintings that capture Los Angeles from
the perspective of a first time visitor to our sprawling metropolis.
Images through windshields, for instance, have provided the frame for
several new works. A very accomplished painter, Gnilitsky's use of oil
on canvas is remarkable. Additionally, Lesja Zajac and Olexander
Gnilitsky have been running a weekly workshop with four local artists,
creating new 'records' for their Visual Vinyl project, which will be
performed at Gallery DeSoto on March 29. This work-in-progress will
also be on view during this open studio.<br><br>
Following the open studio will be a more formal presentation by
Associate Professor of Political Science, UCLA, Richard D. Anderson,
Jr., who is trained as a specialist on Soviet politics and foreign
policy. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Dr. Anderson has
studied movements toward democracy, using linguistics to research how
shifts in discourse either prevent or enable it. This presentation will
be followed by an informal discussion.<br>
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Please contact Julie Deamer, Director, Outpost for Contemporary Art, at (323) 982-9461 or (323) 899-3533 or email <a href="mailto:info@outpost-art.org" target="_blank">info@outpost-art.org</a> for more information.<br><br>
Outpost for Contemporary Art's Residency and Exchange programs are made
possible through the generous support of Harpo Foundation, Pasadena Art
Alliance, Peter Norton Family Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual
Understanding, and is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission,
with special thanks to CEC Artslink and Outpost's members and
supporters. <br><br>
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