June 5, 2010 - June 26, 2010

Five Thirty Three
533 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA

Tumbleweeds and Other Histories
curated by Biddy Tran

OPENING RECEPTION: JUNE 5, 2010, 7PM - 10PM
CLOSING RECEPTION: JUNE 26, 2010, 7PM - 10PM

JUNE 26-PERFORMANCES BY ALI PROSCH AND MEGHANN MCCRORY

ARTISTS:
STEVE KADO
MEGHANN MCCRORY
IGNACIO PEREZ
GALA PORRAS-KIM
ALI PROSCH
INGRID VON SYDOW

Five Thirty Three is pleased to present Tumbleweeds and Other Histories, a group exhibition exploring the weeds of a historic landscape.

weed
–noun
1. a valueless plant growing wild, esp. one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. one that grows profusely where it is not wanted: The vacant lot was covered with weeds.
3. Informal. a cigarette or cigar.
4. Slang. a marijuana cigarette.
5. a thin, ungainly person or animal.
6. a wretched or useless animal, esp. a horse unfit for racing or breeding purposes.

tum·ble·weed [tuhm-buhl-weed]

–noun any of various plants whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind.
Origin: 1885–90, Americanism; tumble + weed

October 9, 2010 -
November 6, 2010

Las Cienegas Projects
Los Angeles, CA

The Road to Hell is Paved
curated by Biddy Tran

The practices and policies of rich and powerful nation-states continue to invade and erode "alternative" cultures behind the shroud of democracy and “good intention,” leaving in their wake confusion, cultures stripped of dignity and cultural bearing, and ultimately, masses of individuals with little access to decent and comfortable lives.

In the exhibition "The Road to Hell is Paved…," artists explore the complex issues resulting from cultural/political hegemony. Colonialist and utopic ideals affecting these issues are examined in disparate forms and media. Each artist interrogates the systems, ideologies and conventions in representation (art) in an effort to expose the impact and effect of imperialist expansion on societies, cultures, and most importantly individuals affected by displacement.