Steve Kado

Everyday War @ ASHES/ASHES, Nov 11 – Dec 17

9 November 2016

The Everyday War group exhibition is on at Los Angeles’ ASHES/ASHES is, opening November 11 and running to December 17.

Curated by Keith J. Varadi, the show features work by Scott Benzel, Steve Kado, Jenine Marsh, Quintessa Matranga, Erin Jane Nelson and Naoki Sutter-Shudo.

The press release reveals little on what’s to expect, however, it includes a text musing on the state of the new millennials and contemporary Los Angeles:

“…a self-motivated (or self-driven) sign to give up on nostalgia. Fact: There is no crying in stadiums. Also, there is no crying in the South, either. You read a blank billboard built on the False Word of God and you want to cry, but in this light, all you can do is squint. You stare at a statue carved by the sweaty hands of a half-assed apologist and you want to cry, but in this heat, all you can do is sweat. People getting fired; people getting fired up.”

Seeb the ASHES/ASHES website for details.**

Jenine Marsh, 'The Extrovert', (2016). Installation view. Courtesy the artist + Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto.
Jenine Marsh, ‘The Extrovert’, (2016). Installation view. Courtesy the artist + Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto.
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Marisa J. Futernick @ Human Resources LA, Sep 15

14 September 2016

Marisa J. Futernick‘s artist talk and book launch is happening at Los Angeles’ Human Resources on September 15.

Futernick will discuss her new book 13 Presidents, published by Slimvolume in September 2016, with artist and writer Steve Kado, which documents her ten thousand mile journey across America in 2014. Following a specific route, the road trip visits 13 different presidential libraries, documenting them through photographs and short stories, weaving together what the press release describes as a “personal narrative with wider cultural observation, forming a vision of America that is both invented and true.”

Futernick is an artist and writer based in London. Previ0us books include How I Taught Umberto Eco to Love the Bomb (RA Editions and California Fever Press, 2015) and The Watergate Complex (Rice + Toye, 2015).

Visit the Human Resources website for more details.**

Marisa J. Futernick, 'The Watergate Cmplex, Rice + Toye' (2015). Installation view. Courtesy of artist.
Marisa J. Futernick, ‘The Watergate Cmplex, Rice + Toye’ (2015). Installation view. Courtesy of artist.

 

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Keith J. Varadi book launch @ LACA, Jun 26

24 June 2016

Keith J. Varadi is launching a new book called LIFE TASK at Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA) on June 26.

The LA-based artist, who works with painting, installation and photography, as well as writing and poetry, has read and exhibited his work around the world, including San Serriffe in Amsterdam, Cooper Cole in Toronto and Shanaynay in Paris.

The release party, hosted by publisher and new press Maga Books, will feature performances from Varadi himself, as well as Gene McHugh and Chanel Von Habsburg-Lothringen, and DJ sets from Paul Cowan & Katie Kraft and Steve Kado & Keith Rocka Knittel

More recently, Varadi curated the Remains of the Day: Might, Will Return. pop-up exhibition hosted by hotel-art.us at Dodger Stadium parking lot in Los Angeles and has an exhibition called Miso Soup for the Silicon Soul running at San Francisco’s Et al.. 

See the LACA website for details.**

Keith J. Varadi, LIFE TASK (2016). Published by Maga Books, Los Angeles.
Keith J. Varadi, LIFE TASK (2016). Published by Maga Books, Los Angeles.
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