Scion, with French creative collective ill-Studio, presents "The Art of Music" in September at its 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. The showing celebrates the intertwining of art and music, and their mutually nurturing relationship.
The "Art of Music" brings together 15 international artists to exhibit their visual interpretations of music. The artists involved are: Los Angeles' Steven Harrington, who enjoys The Moody Blues and has collaborated with Kid Robot and Element skateboards; New Yorker Ryan Waller, labeled one of 34 "Young Guns" under the age of 30 by
The Art Directors Club and one of "20 under 30" by
Print (magazine); Australia's Josh Petherick, who has worked with Vans California, Tokion Products, Arkitip and more; Australian studio Alter, a duo of which one member is part of electro band Cut Copy and also crafts the visual identity of the label Modular (which includes The Presets and The Avalanches); Australian duo P.A.M., who love to push the boundaries of art, culture and fashion; Sanghon Kim, whose extreme versatility has been commissioned by the likes of Lacoste, Hermes, Tate Modern, Air and more; the UK's extreme-art collective La Boca, who once balanced on a scaffolding platform in the middle of the countryside to photograph 3,000 spoons; Swiss studio //DIY, who have worked with Apple, Etnies, Nike and other major international brands and also have their own street wear label, +41; Parisian So Me, the art director of Ed Banger records; German duo Smal & Paze; Artus de Leavilleon, who draws heavily on '80s skateboard and punk-rock culture; Swedish Museum Studio; the Brixton-residing, death metal-listening French; and lastly Stefan Marx, who keeps busy on the European scene and runs his own clothing brand.
Contemporary artists view record covers, concert posters and party flyers as modern canvases that enable them to express their work in a medium that travels from hand to hand and outside of the traditional art world. This group show celebrates this "art of music," taking it temporarily from the people's hands and exhibiting it in a gallery space.
ill-Studio's Thomas Subreville invited these fifteen influential artists to come together and address the notion that artists' musical tastes are strongly related to their work. Each has created the poster for the concert of their dreams, with the line-up of their choice in any real or imaginary venue.
In addition to these ultimate concert posters, every artist will exhibit a wide collection of music-related pieces in the vast open gallery space, including original drawings, paintings, record sleeves, posters, objects and installations.
Show curator ill-Studio is a Paris-based creative collective, working in various artistic realms such as graphic design, photography, typography, illustration, video and motion design. The cooperative is a melting pot where influences coalesce to form a group identity, offering its members a working environment in which they can work individually or collaborate together. The range of inspirations goes from Science to '70s radical architecture, high fashion, outer space music, etc. They've collaborated with Nike, The New York Times, Uniqlo, Supreme, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, and Trudon, to name just a few, while accomplishing many personal projects in different creative domains.
"The Art of Music" runs from September 6 to 27 at Scion's Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave, Culver City, Calif., 90232. An opening reception is set for Saturday, September 6, from 7:00 - 10:00PM.
Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more information, visit
www.scion.com/space.