DRAW A LINE AND FOLLOW IT
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
June 21, 2006 – August 20, 2006
Project Brief:
Titled after LaMonte Young's "Composition 1960 No. 10," a performance score consisting of the instruction 'Draw a straight line and follow it,' this exhibition traces connections from George Brecht, Jackson Mac low, Yoko Ono, Mieko Shiomi, Robert Watts and others to a contemporary generation of artists that share an interest in the Fluxus practices of the 1960's and 70's. These LA-based artists were invited to explore Fluxus objects in the Jean Brown Collection at the Getty Research Institute. Each picked a score to instigate a new work - producing drawings, installations and performances (planned and spontaneous) throughout the summer at LACE.
Young's score was dedicated to the artist Robert Morris, and it has been interpreted by a number of artists over the years, including composer David Tudor and artist Nam June Paik. Thus a piece that was composed by one artist and dedicated to another has served as inspiration for additional artists to create unique works of art based on a simple instruction. In keeping with this tradition, LACE asked an initial group of four artists not only make a new piece for the exhibition, but also to each invite another artist to participate. Each new artist was then invited to add another artist until a total of 16 were chosen. Three bonus participants, Peter Frank, Ben Patterson and the LA Art Girls, have also joined the project.
Artists in Thread Order
Alexandra Grant ? Steve Roden ? Jacob Melchi ? Ethan Ayer
Darin Klein ? Enrique Castrejon ? Ming-Yuen S. Ma ? Rheim Alkadhi
Mercedes Teixido ? Tran T. Kim-Trang ? Carole Kim ? Angie Bray
Martin Venezky ? Gail Swanlund ? Jon Sueda ? Brian Roettinger
Peter Frank + LA Art Girls + Ben Patterson
Our Fluxus Score:
RESULT FORMED BEFORE (Receipt) (Of) (Clients) (Problem)
Collaboration: Martin Venezky---Gail Swanlund---Jon Sueda---Brian Roettinger
Music by: Steven Feuer
