Curated by LA><ART Curator of Public Art and Programs Cesar Garcia.
June 1st, 2010
Public Reception: 7 - 10 pm at LA><ART
Launching June 1st, 2010 with a special showing at LA><ART from 7-10pm, Superclogger will mark Los Angeles-based artist Joel Kyack’s first large-scale public project. Conceived with Providence-based artist and bike mechanic Peter Fuller and developed out of Kyack’s interest in chaos, performance, and the relationship between individual will and collective control, Superclogger will present various puppet shows to drivers caught in afternoon traffic jams from a mobile theater housed in the back of a nondescript white pickup truck. Broadcasting soundtracks discretely to the viewer’s car stereo, Superclogger aims to briefly halt the progression of chaos by temporarily drawing the audience out of the commute experience and placing them within an intimate space of engagement and performance that highlights their own individual presence within the broader structure of the traffic jam.
Superclogger will continue presenting weekly interventions throughout the summer, culminating with a second special showing at the Hammer Museum on September 25th, 2010 from 1-4pm, marking the first collaboration between LA><ART and the Hammer Museum. With the exception of its two special showings, Superclogger will operate only during evening rush hours at different freeways throughout the city.
The dates and freeways of every intervention are listed below, and a new Superclogger twitter will update on the project’s specific location throughout the days of its presentation (http://www.twitter.com/superclogger10)
Please visit the LA><ART and Hammer websites for updates on additional dates and project updates.
DATES & LOCATIONS
June 1
405 N Fwy (Between Clarkdale and Bel-Air)
LA><ART Superclogger Launch, 7-10pm
LA><ART Back Parking Lot
2640 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
June 2
210 E Fwy (Between Pasadena and Duarte)
June 3
110 N Fwy (Between South Los Angeles and Chinatown)
June 11
110 N & 110 S Fwys (Between Downtown and Hollywood)
July 2
10 E Fwy (Between PCH and Downtown)
July 9
5 S Fwy (Between China Town and Bell Gardens)
July 16
134 W Fwy (Between Glendale and Sherman Oaks)
July 30
60 E Fwy (Between East Los Angeles and South San Gabriel)
August 13
10 E Fwy (Between Monterey Park and El Monte)
September 10
10 E Fwy (Between PCH and Downtown)
September 24
210 E Fwy (Between Pasadena and Duarte)
September 25
the Hammer Museum, 1-4pm
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
in conjunction with the HAMMER Museum.
Part of LA><ART Public Art Initiatives with ForYourArt
(L.A.P.D. – LA Public Domain)
Artistic and Curatorial Interventions and Collaborations in Experimental Contexts
This public exhibition is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
WARNING TO VIEWERS
Superclogger viewership is at your own risk. By watching Superclogger you agree to assume sole responsibility for any risk and to release anyone associated with Supercloggerand LA><ART from all claims relating to any injury, damage or loss you may suffer or cause while experiencing the artwork and/or performance.
