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WHITE DUNK
Nike invites 25 Japanese artists take inspiration from innovation
9 September – Friday
30 September 2005
Los Angeles, 26 August 2005 – Los Angeles
Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) is pleased to announce the US premiere
of WHITE DUNK, an exhibition presented in collaboration with Nike.
Challenged by Nike to reinterpret and be inspired by an all-white
Nike Dunk basketball shoe, 25 Japanese artists are featured in this
exhibition of innovative new sculpture, drawing, and multi-media
installation. The participating artists, a diverse group of Japan’s
finest animators, illustrators, toy makers, graphic designers, model
creators, comic writers, figure artists, craftspersons and sculptors,
were selected for sensibilities that they share with Nike: a passion
for design and technology; a desire to imagine the future; and an
incessant drive for the cutting edge. The unique artworks of this
exhibition incorporate an iconic object from the world of sport,
the Nike Dunk basketball shoe, into a DJ-like sampling of Japanese
animation, youth culture, fantasy, and visionary futuristic form.
The resulting exhibition provides an examination at the intersection
of the increasingly fluid relationship between cultural practitioner
and creative capital.
Participating artists include Kenji Ando, Yukio Fujioka, Jun Goshima,
Hideaki Hirata, Atsushi Kamijyo And Masanao Amano, Masakazu Katsura,
Eisaku Kito, Eiji Nakayama, Yasushi Nirasawa, Yuji Oniki, Ren Sakurai,
Keiichi Sato, Naoki Sato, Hajime Sorayama, Haruo Suekichi, Yukihiro
Suzuki, Takayuki Takeya, Junichi Taniguchi, Katsuya Terada, Yasuhito
Udagawa, Shinichi Yamashita,Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Kow Yokoyama,Hitoshi
Yoneda, and Shuji Yonezawa
WHITE DUNK was inaugurated in 2003 at the Palais de Tokyo Contemporary
Art Center, Paris, and has since also traveled to Minami Aoyama,
Tokyo.
Please visit www.artleak.org and www.whitedunk.com for more details.
Upcoming Events Fall/Winter 2005
EXHIBITION: Joe Sola | Taking a Bullet
5 October - 31 December 2005
Organized by Karl Erickson, Program Coordinator, and Irene Tsatsos,
Consulting Curator.
In his own words, Joe Sola works “in the space where cinema,
fantasy, and reality collide.” This will be a significant solo
exhibition and the debut of Sola’s newest filmic work “Army
Ranger Reaching for New Spirit Warrior (from the Mankind Project) Near
Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles.” It will also feature several
other ambitious pieces, including the video work “Studio Visit,” a
performance and installation work called “Film Actors Make Art,” and
new works on paper.
PERFORMANCE: Shrimps | Hack
8, 9, 10 December 2005
Shrimps’ Hack, an hour long performance event organized by Los
Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Hack will reunite key members of
Shrimps at their former stomping grounds, LACE. The occasion will mark
the first time the original collaborators will have performed together
in over ten years.
About Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
Uniquely positioned among commercial galleries and major art institutions,
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions distinguishes itself by serving
as a laboratory for artistic research and unfettered, positive creative
expression, where artists—including newly-emerging and under-represented
artists as well as more established artists—have the freedom
and the opportunity to take risks. The organization originated in
1978 from a need for a Los Angeles venue that supports, exhibits,
and advocates innovations in art-making. Since its inception, the
organization has presented the work of over 5000 artists in over
3000 exhibitions, performances, screenings, and works of public art.
Admission to Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions is free with a
recommended donation of $3.00 ($2.00 students, members free). Gallery
hours are Wednesday – Sunday 12 - 6 pm, Friday 12 – 9
pm. Call 323.957.1777 for parking information, directions, and additional
information. For more information about Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions and its programs please visit www.artleak.org.
About NIKE
NIKE, Inc. based in Beaverton, Oregon is the world's leading designer,
marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment
and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities.
Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs,
markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories;
Bauer NIKE Hockey Inc., a leading designer and distributor of hockey
equipment; Cole Haan, a leading designer and marketer of luxury shoes,
handbags, accessories and coats; Hurley International LLC, which designs,
markets and distributes action sports and youth lifestyle footwear,
apparel and accessories and Exeter Brands Group LLC, which designs
and markets athletic footwear and apparel for the value retail channel.
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