Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170 S La Brea Ave
323.933.4408
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Mercedes Helnwein, Irregular Heartbeat, Courtesy Merry Karnowsky Gallery
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Opens Saturday Aug 30, 2008 (8–11pm)
Aug 30, 2008 – Sep 20, 2008
Tuesdays–Saturdays (noon–6pm)
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Austrian artist Mercedes Helnwein's darkly beautiful pencil drawings are equal parts Tim Burton fairy tale, Cindy Sherman photograph, and girlish fantasy. The women in her offbeat vignettes are meticulously rendered and hopelessly engaging. For her latest show at Merry Karnowsky, Helnwein accessorizes her pretty protagonists with vintage kitchen utensils and plastic toys to create seemingly innocent narratives that quickly turn eerie thanks to anguished expressions and tense bodies. Anthem Magazine and actor/skateboarder Jason Lee host the exhibition's reception.
