LACE, LOS ANGELES
“paroxysm of sublime”, 2019 (18.09-03.11)
COLLECTIVE SHOW W/ SMITH x diplomates
Presented by France Los Angeles Exchange (FLAX) in partnership with Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), the exhibition Paroxysm of Sublime is a “rush of stories,” telling of our affective relationship to the natural world in which we live. Curated by Anna Milone, FLAX Program Director and Ana Iwataki, FLAX Associate Curator, the exhibition is on view at LACE (6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028), bringing together multiple geographies and temporalities, this exhibition is an examination of our definitions of home, environment, and change, featuring artworks and stories, including a first US presentation of “Desideration” by SMITH & Diplomates.
“By providing a narrative beyond environmental collapse, SMITH’s piece “Desideration,” a collaboration with multidisciplinary architecture studio DIPLOMATES, envisions a new beginning, around the corner from the end. “Desideration” details an emancipatory fiction in which a new human race finds an “organic link with the stars” amidst the debris of apocalypse, becoming literally connected to the universe. The sweeping photographic collage situates SMITH himself as the first member of this new humanity. ”