ANNOUNCING Lawn Ornaments in My Back Yard (LOIMBY), a public installation presented by artist-run initiatives MAIDEN LA, Monte Vista Projects, and Typical Office. LOIMBY will take place at OPaf (Other Places art fair), March 14 and 15, 2020, 12-6pm, at Battery Leary-Merriam, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California.
This outdoor exhibition includes lawn ornaments by 48 participating artists and collectives along with a picnic area installation conceived by Typical Office. Additionally, there will be a live performance on Sunday, March 15 by Hannah Hughes. Staying true to Maiden LA’s mission of inclusivity, LOIMBY is the result of an open call inviting any and all Los Angeles artists to submit a lawn ornament of their own creation.
Participating Artists include:
Alex Kay
Andrea Bersaglieri Andrea Castillo
Ashton Phillips
Chris Hanke
Christina Shurtz
Cliff Shurtz
Cortnee Brush
Dakota Noot
Danny Angel Escalante Debra Broz
Ellen Jong
Erin Fussell
Hagop Najarian
Hannah Hughes
Heather Medure
Iris Peretz
Jamie Hamilton
Jane O'Neill
Janna Avner
Javier Proenza
Jennie Park
Jeremy Quinn
Jessica Goehring
Jillian Frederick
Juan Villarreal
Justin Stadel
Kagan Taylor & Justin Rice
Karah Lain
Kate Sikorski
Larissa Nickel
Laura Darlington
Laura Paul
Lois Keller
Mary-Linn Hughes
Matthew Kerkhof
Michael Rippens
Molly Painter
Molly Schulman
Nathan See
Nicolas Grenier
OneHouse Arts
Piper Mavis
Richelle Gribble
Robert Fitzgerald
Surge Witrön
The Artists Formerly Known as Women
Toban Nichol
About Artist-run Initiatives:
Typical Office is an ongoing project critiquing the "genius" concept. Every project is a collaboration of all the people involved typicaloffice.com
Monte Vista Projects is a Los Angeles based artist-run collective established in 2007. Through exhibitions, lectures, events, and performances, MVP strives to question existing standards that
emerge from academia and contemporary art institutions. Monte Vista Projects collaborates with local, national, and international artist-run spaces. We prioritize working with under-represented artists to broaden access to artistic discourse montevistaprojects.com
Maiden LA is an inclusive and expansive county-wide survey of art happenings that in encouraging the use of alternative spaces, considers the city as a platform for generative discourse and exchange. Maiden LA is an egalitarian program aiming to dissolve hierarchies by including everyone who wants to participate. Maiden LA‘s relevance is amplified in today’s political climate, as our ethos is one that eschews corporate backing and is accessible to artists who find it difficult to navigate the art world’s various social and fiscal constructs maiden.la
For any press inquiries, please email info@maiden.la.