Andrew curated and contributed to Consensual Ennui, a group exhibit at The Landing.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Bráulio Amado / Ana Kraš / Todd St. John / Theodora Allen / Adam Tullie / Brian DeGraw / Eddie Ruscha / Tim Presley / Pali Xisto Cornelsen / Robert Beatty / Eric Ernest Johnson / Blanca Miró Skoudy / Yelena Yemchuk / Nick Dahlen / Casey McCafferty / Andrew Theodore
LIVE PERFORMANCE:
Reggie Watts / Money Mark / Lavender Diamond / Ben Lee / Craig Wedren
Along with the selected installation views below,
all works from the exhibit may be viewed HERE.
(below: Andrew’s contribution to Consensual Ennui);
Opening reception / live performance excerpts:
The Landing Gallery is pleased to present Consensual Ennui, a group exhibit curated by Andrew Theodore. A coming-together of artists and designers working in an array of media, materials, and styles, Consensual Ennui comprises textiles, paintings, objects, furniture, and music linked by subtle threads, aesthetic affinities, and distant echoes. You wouldn’t really want to put a name to it, though. It’s more intuitive, slippery, an interplay of effects: you can follow the movements, but it won’t sit still. Personal relationships also link things here; friendships, past collaborations, and mutual influence connect some of the artists. A few have admired each other’s work from afar. This sense of sociality and creative collusion form the basis for the exhibition, while its context—as the title says—is a sweet sort of gloom. An old adage says we create out of misery, so we consent to being out of sorts. Now seems like a good moment to stage these works that want to commiserate in the same space. –Eli Diner, Los Angeles, September 2023
