CHRIS ENGMAN: THE ARTIST AS EXPLORER
2022-10-17Originally created by Chris Engman between 2002-2006, this is the first time this series of black and white photographs is being presented in Los Angeles. These works read differently now than when they were produced 15-20 years ago. Certainly, we have all become accustomed to images that lie more boldly or more insidiously, and as a result, the flaws in the illusions these works create will for some be more readily apparent in 2022. For Engman, however, a complete illusion is an uncompelling one—and he has always been more interested in the flaws than in the fooling. The flaws allow the viewer to enter the image and better understand the process behind it, which was conceived at the time by the artist as a performance.
Opposite – Transplant, 2005
Exhibition runs through to October 29th, 2022
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
1110 Mateo St.
Los Angeles
CA 90021
