UTA ARTIST SPACE is pleased to present HEATWAVE, a group exhibition
curated by DYLAN BRANT featuring the work of JOE BRADLEY, DAN COLEN,
GEORGE CONDO, JONATHAN HOROWITZ, RASHID JOHNSON, MIKE KELLEY, ELAD
LASSRY, NATE LOWMAN, KAREN KILIMNIK, ADAM MCEWEN, CADY NOLAND, ROB
PRUITT, JULIAN SCHNABEL, JIM SHAW, STEVEN SHEARER, DASH SNOW,
JOSH SMITH, and MICHAEL WILLIAMS.This presentation is united by a
youthful energy, subversions of popular cultural, and reflections on
the relationship between creator and viewer. HeatWave explores the
multiple inspirations of artists and the effects their work has on an
audience. In an interview, the Cramps’ Lux Interior said that he
made music for teenagers. His interviewer wondered how this would
change as he aged. In other words, how does youth culture transcend
youth? His response perfectly captures the message:
“There is a difference between good rock n’ roll and rock n’
roll. It’s dangerous, sexy, and playful. It brings a certain kind of
people together. It separates the squares from the cool kids. It lets
us forget ourselves or see something about ourselves that is beyond
our singular perception. This kind of music is for the young at heart.
What matters is your outlook.”
An irreverent vitality shines through all of these works—a
dedication to the energies of youth. Each artist has shrugged off the
conventions of their generation, gone DIY, and tapped into a new
audience. Be it with collaged newsprint, silkscreen, or quickly
sketched pen and ink, each artist captures the excitement and
anxieties of their generation, and of those to come.
ABOUT UTA ARTIST SPACE
UTA Artist Space is an extension of UTA’s commitment to the Los
Angeles arts scene as much as it is a venue for showcasing global
talent and new work. The new venue continues UTA’s history of
helping artists gain access to new and better opportunities; it
solidifies UTA’s reputation as a forward-thinking agency devoted to
expanding and redefining the role of talent and literary agencies
globally.
ABOUT UNITED TALENT AGENCY
United Talent Agency is a premier global talent and literary agency
representing many of the world's most acclaimed figures in every
current and emerging area of entertainment and media, including motion
pictures, television, digital, broadcast news, legit theater, video
games, books, music, and live entertainment. The agency is also
globally recognized in the areas of film finance, film packaging,
branding, licensing, endorsements and representation of production
talent. UTA additionally provides corporate consulting, venture
funding and strategic advisory services to companies ranging from
start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. UTA operates the brand strategy
agency UTA Brand Studio and owns market-leading broadcast news agency
N.S. Bienstock. UTA founded and co-owns leading integrated marketing
firm United Entertainment Group, A DJE Company, which focuses on
branded entertainment for major consumer brands.
ABOUT DYLAN BRANT
Dylan Brant is a New York based curator and dealer with a focus on
contemporary and emerging art. He is a cofounder of Y&S, an
organization dedicated to emerging contemporary artists and the co-
founder of the artist run project space Entrance. He graduated from
Bard College in 2013. His shows include: First Open with Y&S at
Christies, What Is An Art Book? With Y&S at Garis and Hahn, Objects
and Landscapes with Y&S at Dickson Gallery, 12 Trees of Christmas with
Y&S and Temp Art Space, and #Rawhide at Venus Over Manhattan.
Dylan Brant has been featured in The New York Times, Artforum,
Examiner, Interview Magazine, New York Observer, Out of Order, Paper
Mag, Twelv Magazine, W Magazine, Wild Magazine and the Vulture.
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