January saw the launch of Scion’s sixth Installation Art Tour, “Installation 6: Video,” in a program that focuses on video as a medium and features work from both established and up-and-coming artists. Installation 6 revisits the Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis and Austin markets, as well as a newly added stop in Wichita, Kansas.
This year’s version of the annual tour premiered in Los Angeles and challenges 10 artists to create non-narrative video installations that transform five unique exhibitions. Artists include:
Dust La Rock (aka Joshua Prince) is the co-founder and creative director of Fool’s Gold Records. Hailed as a “cult NYC designer” by Dazed and Confused Magazine, La Rock also serves as art director for renowned producer and DJ, A-Trak and has worked with brands like Nike, Red Stripe and Kid Robot. His work has been featured in art, music and lifestyle publications, including Playboy, Billboard, XLR8R, Mass Appeal, Beautiful Decay, Swindle and Quest. http://www.dustlarock.com
Eric Nakamura is the founder and publisher of Giant Robot (GR) magazine, the leading source of Asian popular culture. As an influential art enthusiast, curator and creator, his aesthetic is reflected in GR’s art galleries and stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Nakamura recently curated the highly successful “Giant Robot Biennale” at the Japanese American National Museum in L.A.’s Little Tokyo. http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/eric
Saelee Oh, a graduate of Art Center College of Design, works in Los Angeles as an illustrator and fine artist. Oh incorporates nature imagery to tell roughly autobiographical stories of connectedness, alienation and the female experience in 2D and 3D. She has been featured in Juxtapoz and Giant Robot magazine and has exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Portland and Tokyo. http://www.saeleeoh.com
PMKFA is a graphic designer now residing in Tokyo after half a decade in Copenhagen and London. Art director and co-founder of the It’s Our Thing clothing label, his work spans music graphics, fashion and 3D art installations. His colorful and psychedelic style has been tapped by brands like Adidas, Sixpack France, DC Shoes, Nudiejeans, WeSC, Junior Senior and Lo-Fi-Fnk. http://www.pmkfa.com
Thomas Subreville co-runs Ill-Studio, a Paris-based multidisciplinary platform, with Leonard Vernhet and associates, Nicolas Malinowsky, Thierry Audurand and Pierre Dixsaut. Ill-Studio has collaborated with Christophe Lemaire, The New York Times Magazine, Supreme NYC, Nike and Uniqlo. http://www.ill-studio.com
Monihan Monihan, a Seattle-born artist, has worked as a dishwasher, grip-taper, professional skateboarder, pizza delivery driver, clothing designer, office temp, movie critic for a failed Internet TV site, and a director/writer of some regrettable TV and advertising (in that order). He was once voted “The Most Hated Skateboarder of All Time” by Thrasher Magazine and currently resides in Brooklyn, making films under the banner of Bricolagista Inc. http://www.bricolagista.com
Sage Vaughn, was born in Jackson, Ore., but now lives and works in Los Angeles. He has exhibited multiple times in Belgium, Switzerland and Germany as well as both coasts of the U.S. http://www.sagevaughn.com
Mark Mothersbaugh, a founding member of the band DEVO, became interested in art at an early age. His visual sensibilities are inspired by the worldview he captured through the lenses of his first pair of glasses, as seen in his signature Postcard Diaries prints and Beautiful Mutants photographs. Mothersbaugh continues composing music with DEVO and for film, TV, radio and the Web. http://www.markmothersbaugh.com
“Installation 6: Video” runs in Los Angeles through February 13 at Scion’s 4,200 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery in Culver City, California. After L.A., the tour heads for Okay Mountain in Austin, Texas, on February 20, Tangent Lab in Wichita, Kansas, on March 26, SooVac in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 4, and finally in Brooklyn, New York, at a date and location to be determined.
Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming the brand’s ongoing commitment to support independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists, designers and photographers. For more information on the tour, the artists, the artwork, and details from past tours, visit: www.scion.com/installation.
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 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and by appointment at 310.815.8840. For more information, visit www.scion.com/space.