Lawrence Asher Gallery
5820 Wilshire Blvd
323.935.9100
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Michael Dotson: Dream Car. Courtesy of Lawrence Asher Gallery
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Opens Saturday Jan 16, 2010 (6–10pm)
Jan 16, 2010 – Feb 20, 2010
Tuesdays–Fridays (11am–5pm)
Saturdays (noon–5pm)
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Flavorpill Managing Editor Shana Nys Dambrot appears in conversation with the artists on Saturday, January 16 at 4pm.
The dialogue in Playscapes and Architectonic Dreams riffs off paintings inspired by a 1980s video-game aesthetic and intricate diorama sculptures (think uber-sophisticated Erector Set). Together, the works create a landscape of curiosities past, and a future that needs to be reconsidered. Dotson adheres to a rigid, linear perspective that celebrates an arsenal of video game symbols in their full Technicolor glory, and Carlson's self-contained "toys" explore a juvenile fascination with the inner workings of awesome structures. The removal of the artist's hand in both bodies of work suggests an effort to make the nostalgia of childlike curiosity universal.
