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Artist Talk | Amy Adler
Nov
19
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Amy Adler

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk by Los Angeles–based artist Amy Adler. Working across the disciplines of drawing, performance, photography, and film, Adler creates an interplay between mediums that focuses itself on the concept of the film still, realized through layered and nuanced hand-drawn images. Adler will share a special presentation of her career, process, recent projects, and 2024 mural for Murals of La Jolla, Location, on Tuesday, November 19. The 6:30 p.m. lecture will follow a reception beginning at 6 p.m.

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Artist Talk | Carlos Castro Arias
Nov
12
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Carlos Castro Arias

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk with Carlos Castro Arias. He will share a special presentation on his Athenaeum show, The Splinter in the Eye, and how it connects to his career and processThe reception will take at 6:00 p.m., followed by a lecture at 6:30 p.m.

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Artist Talk | Kelsey Brookes
Oct
29
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Kelsey Brookes

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

The Athenaeum and Murals of La Jolla present Kelsey Brookes, with a special presentation of his career, process, recent projects, and 2014 mural One Pointed Attention for Murals of La Jolla. The reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by an artist talk at 6:30 p.m.   

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Artist Talk | Roman de Salvo
Sep
18
7:00 PM19:00

Artist Talk | Roman de Salvo

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
6:30 PM Reception; 7:00 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk with Roman de Salvo. In conjunction with the opening of his show on September 15 at Two Rooms gallery in Bird Rock, de Salvo will share a special presentation on this show and how it connects to his career, process, and 2019 mural for Murals of La Jolla, McCairn. The reception will take at 6:30 p.m., followed by a lecture at 7:00 p.m. (NOTE: The reception and lecture times have been changed.)

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Artist Talk | Victoria Fu
Apr
11
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Victoria Fu

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk by San Diego–based visual artist Victoria Fu. Working across multiple disciplines, her artwork incorporates analog and digital textures in installations that layer virtual and actual spaces. On Thursday, April 11, Fu will share a special presentation on her career, process, recent projects, and 2016 mural for Murals of La Jolla, Suns, created in collaboration with Byron Kim. The reception will take place at 6 p.m., followed by a lecture at 6:30 p.m. 

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Artist Talk | Michael Mercil
Feb
21
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Michael Mercil

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk by Columbus, Ohio–based interdisciplinary artist Michael Mercil. Exploring realms of “the near, the low, the common,” Mercil’s work recontextualizes culturally significant reference material through dynamic multimedia compositions. His practice incorporates an expansive use of many mediums, including drawing, painting, needlepoint, sculpture, landscape architecture, film, performance, teaching, and farming. Mercil will share a special presentation of his career, process, recent projects, and 2023 mural for Murals of La Jolla, ART IS GOOD FOR YOU on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The reception at 6 p.m. will be followed by a lecture at 6:30 p.m. 

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Artist Talk | Anne Labovitz: The Blue Hour
Dec
14
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Anne Labovitz: The Blue Hour

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Thursday, December 14,2024
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Inspired by the blue cast of twilight, Anne Labovitz will present illuminated pieces, sculptural artists' books, and colorful, immersive works to interact with visitors, exploring a state of calmness, emergent energy, and feeling. Her work responds to today’s world by challenging isolation, loneliness and disconnection through activating color and light in large-scale works. Local context and creating connections with others is embodied in the artist's creative process and public interventions.

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Artist Talk | Jean Lowe
Nov
14
6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk | Jean Lowe

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
6 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Lecture

Please join us for an artist talk by Jean Lowe, San Diego-based multimedia artist. Lowe will unpack some of the humor, social critique, and rage that is threaded through her work regardless of form—with an emphasis on new video pieces made in collaboration with Lile Kvantaliani. These short skits borrow from reality shows such as Selling Sunset, Love is Blind, and cooking shows. She will be debuting her video episode Love is Blind: Boomer Edition as a part of her lecture, along with a variety of other unrelated short skits, situated within her overarching oeuvre. Join us for an elegant and erudite evening of thought and conversation. (Note: presentation may contain sexual innuendo, foul language, and smoking.)

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