2020LBLV
Las Vegas, USA
2020LBLV
a London Biennale 2020 Pollination
online group show
The first London Biennale Satellite Project in Las Vegas was initiated by artist and curator, Jevijoe Vitug, now based in New York City. Artists were invited to contribute home-made arrows to the “Eros Arrows” performance event, held in August 2010 at the Contemporary Arts Center in downtown Las Vegas.
In 2011, London Biennale founder David Medalla visited Las Vegas and described his experience, “I love all of Las Vegas: the hotels and casinos, the surrounding desert, the university, the art galleries. Above all I enjoyed meeting the artists there.”
For the “Rainbow: 7 Colors, 7 Artists” Satellite Project in 2012, Vitug coordinated with artist and curator Matthew Couper to produce a large-scale event held at Pop Up Art House in Henderson, NV. Seven invited artists in turn invited collaborating artists to create a night of performances and installations.
The 2014 “Maps, Mazes & Mysteries” Satellite Project, also coordinated by Vitug and Couper, took place over two nights and across multiple venues, utilizing outdoor spaces and artists’ studios. The addresses were a mystery, only provided on receipt of an RSVP. The audience members became part of the works, participating in a conga line procession, contributing to a group collage project, reading randomly selected stories, traversing an outdoor maze and climbing through a multi-layered string matrix.
The 2020 London Biennale Satellite Project for ‘Masks, Mirages and The Morphic Mirror’ in Las Vegas was coordinated by Jevijoe Vitug, Matthew Couper, Laurence Myers Reese and JK Russ. Due to restrictions and safety issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, artists were asked to present their artworks within the perimeters of an online format.
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For individual work presentations along with artist statements and bios, please click the following links:
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Emily Sarten, Arts and Leisure (Crying), 2020, video
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Ali Fathollahi, Paper Glasses, 2020, video
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Jung Min, The Beauty of Emptiness, 2020, mixed media on paper, 30" x 26"
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Aaron Cowan, Getting Caught in Thought, 2020, video
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Sarah Dahlinger, Pop, 2015, video
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John McVay, Bubble Bobble, 2020, video
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Marcus Civin, 'It Is What It Is', 2020, video
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Shannon Stovall, Gold:Milk:Dresser:Lampshade, 2020, video
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Wendy Kveck, Wounder Woman Studies: Lasso of Truth, 2019, GIF
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Nanda Sharif-pour, DIY, 2020
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Laurence Myers Reese, 鏡と窓 (El espejo y la ventana), video, 2020
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Brent Holmes Abraxas, 2020, video
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Javier Sanchez, Venado Oro, 2020, video
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Eri King, Aether, 2020, image still from a video with audio
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Noelle Garcia, Tree From Home, 2020, video
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Matthew Couper, Over, Over, Over, Over, Over & Over, 2011 - 2020, performance, video
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Mina Sews, The Great Divide, 2020, fabric, mixed media
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Anthony Bondi, A Forest Glade, 2020, video
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Toshie McSwain+Darren Johnson, manifest, 2020, video
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Cara Seymour, Lipstick II, 2020, digital photograph
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Yasmina Chavez, What else?, 2020, 3-channel video installation edited for single channel video
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Giorgio Guidi, a virtually created image, centered on the theme of worldwide migration, 2020, digital animation
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Jevijoe Vitug, Meme in the Mirror, 2020, video
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Shelbi Schroeder, Let Them Out' 2020, photograph
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JK Russ, Lost Oasis, 2020, video
In 2011, London Biennale founder David Medalla visited Las Vegas and described his experience, “I love all of Las Vegas: the hotels and casinos, the surrounding desert, the university, the art galleries. Above all I enjoyed meeting the artists there.”
For the “Rainbow: 7 Colors, 7 Artists” Satellite Project in 2012, Vitug coordinated with artist and curator Matthew Couper to produce a large-scale event held at Pop Up Art House in Henderson, NV. Seven invited artists in turn invited collaborating artists to create a night of performances and installations.
The 2014 “Maps, Mazes & Mysteries” Satellite Project, also coordinated by Vitug and Couper, took place over two nights and across multiple venues, utilizing outdoor spaces and artists’ studios. The addresses were a mystery, only provided on receipt of an RSVP. The audience members became part of the works, participating in a conga line procession, contributing to a group collage project, reading randomly selected stories, traversing an outdoor maze and climbing through a multi-layered string matrix.
The 2020 London Biennale Satellite Project for ‘Masks, Mirages and The Morphic Mirror’ in Las Vegas was coordinated by Jevijoe Vitug, Matthew Couper, Laurence Myers Reese and JK Russ. Due to restrictions and safety issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, artists were asked to present their artworks within the perimeters of an online format.
*
For individual work presentations along with artist statements and bios, please click the following links:
Emily Sarten, Arts and Leisure (Crying), 2020, video
Ali Fathollahi, Paper Glasses, 2020, video
Jung Min, The Beauty of Emptiness, 2020, mixed media on paper, 30" x 26"
Aaron Cowan, Getting Caught in Thought, 2020, video
Sarah Dahlinger, Pop, 2015, video
John McVay, Bubble Bobble, 2020, video
Marcus Civin, 'It Is What It Is', 2020, video
Shannon Stovall, Gold:Milk:Dresser:Lampshade, 2020, video
Wendy Kveck, Wounder Woman Studies: Lasso of Truth, 2019, GIF
Nanda Sharif-pour, DIY, 2020
Laurence Myers Reese, 鏡と窓 (El espejo y la ventana), video, 2020*
London Biennale/Las Vegas alumni artists 2010-2020
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Brent Holmes Abraxas, 2020, video
Javier Sanchez, Venado Oro, 2020, video
Eri King, Aether, 2020, image still from a video with audio
Noelle Garcia, Tree From Home, 2020, video
Matthew Couper, Over, Over, Over, Over, Over & Over, 2011 - 2020, performance, video
Mina Sews, The Great Divide, 2020, fabric, mixed media
Anthony Bondi, A Forest Glade, 2020, video
Toshie McSwain+Darren Johnson, manifest, 2020, video
Cara Seymour, Lipstick II, 2020, digital photograph
Yasmina Chavez, What else?, 2020, 3-channel video installation edited for single channel video 
Giorgio Guidi, a virtually created image, centered on the theme of worldwide migration, 2020, digital animation
Jevijoe Vitug, Meme in the Mirror, 2020, video
Shelbi Schroeder, Let Them Out' 2020, photograph
JK Russ, Lost Oasis, 2020, video