knex, habitrail tubes, popsicle sticks, foam sheets, ceramic 3d print figurines, electrical wire, electrical tape, dental floss, hemp, duck tape, wood, inkjet prints, cardboard, construction paper, foamcore, fabric, folding tableCommonwealth and Council
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This artwork is a display board titled "In Search of the Faith Particle" that showcases various elements related to scientific inquiry and exploration. The vibrant colors, primarily purple and red, create a striking visual composition. The layout features sections for "Abstract," "The Experiment," and other key components of the scientific process, such as "Question," "Hypothesis," and "Results." The overall design suggests a playful and engaging approach to communicating complex scientific concepts, potentially aiming to make them more accessible to a wider audience. The context suggests this work may be part of an educational or outreach initiative related to particle physics and the search for the "faith particle," reflecting the artist's intention to foster curiosity and understanding in this field. ...
Jennifer Moon describes themselves as an ‘adventurer and life artist’, blurring aspects of the personal, the formal and the practical in an ongoing project to embody “the revolution”—their way of being which champions self-empowerment, absolute awareness and, above all, the abundance of love. Following in the footsteps of other life-artists who mined their personal lives in the remit of performance, such as Lee Lozano, Stephen Kaltenbach and Linda Montano, Moon’s practice shifts between moving image, installation, performance, and the written word. Each of these different tangents pulls apart and mobilises Moon’s commitment to the revolution. Often humorous, mind-bending and satirical in tone, Moon draws on queer science, pulp fiction, fantasy, self-help and political theory in her broad and boundary pushing practice. Taxidermy might sit in conversation with video-art, animation and gaming aesthetics are used as academic vehicles, or Moon might deliver a performative lecture to an empty auditorium. Nothing is quite as it seems in this all at once sincere and self-critical zone that Moon operates within. Outside of art-making, Moon leads self-discovery workshops in tandem with her installations, she continues to publish her writings and hosts the radio show Adventures Within on KCHUNG. ...
Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...
