Lightbox Gallery
2656 S La Cienega Blvd
310.559.1111
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George Stoll, Image from sacred and profane
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Opens Saturday Nov 8, 2008 (6–8pm)
Nov 8, 2008 – Jan 17, 2009
Tuesdays–Saturdays (11am–6pm)
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In sacred and profane, Los Angeles-based artist George Stoll expands upon his traditional examination of everyday Americana. Objects such as his well-known "Tupperware" pieces of the '90s address hallowed commercialist components of our culture, deconstructing corporation-pushed holidays, watered-down dime-store luxury, and consumer-oriented tropes of domesticity. He conflates these secular artifacts with neo-Classical, quasi-religious forms of ritual offerings, successfully challenging his own quotidian subject matter. At the same time, Stoll continues to lampoon US consumers for their lack of self-awareness, illuminating the subliminal links between possession and feeling.
