GRACEFUL CADAVER, ELEGANT CARCASS

Co-Curated by BBQLA & Mike Nesbit

3149 Verdugo Road, LA, CA 90065

Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, 6 - 9 pm

Showing: February 25th - March 10th, 2024

Artists : Aaron Estrada, Anabel Juárez, Andrew Sexton, Angie Seykora, Ben Noam, Brendan Lynch, Chris Lux, Daniel Paul Schubert & Andrés Cortes, Edward Salas, Elspeth Schulze, Esteban Ramón Pérez, Henrik Munk Soerensen, Johanna Jackson, Lizette Hernández, Malcolm Kenter, Nick Makanna, Patrick Walsh (JPW3), Quintin Atchison, Ryan Flores, Shane Darwent, Sofie Ramos, Tofer Chin, Vincent Pocsik, William Scott, Willy Reed, and Yeni Mao

GGLA is proud to present Graceful Cadaver, Elegant Carcass, co-curated by BBQLA and Mike Nesbit. This marks the second in a series of exhibitions and collaborations that form Ubiquitropolis, a sprawling constellation of shows organized by GGLA, ringing true to the sense of omnipresence referenced in the title.

Housed in an unassuming warehouse located a few blocks from GGLA’s main gallery space at 3149 Verdugo Road, the exhibition invites viewers into a cavernous space containing sculpture. The exhibition title refers to the collaborative drawing game “Exquisite Corpse,” which originated with a group of Surrealist artists in the early 1900s to create impromptu compositions with others. Like this game, Graceful Cadaver Elegant Carcass operates in much of the same way, placing the viewer in a physical setting where they must navigate a series of sculptures, each made by an artist or duo separately, yet combined within space to inform and inflect upon one another, building meaning and narrative through each chance association.

Each work within the exhibition is a world within itself, yet placed within the context of one another, deeper meanings are both built and broken, and the viewer is forced to reckon with this unruly and unfurling constellation of limbs, torsos, heads, and legs, all frankensteined together to form the three-dimensional exquisite corpse that is Graceful Cadaver, Elegant Carcass.

Aaron Estrada, Closer To My Dreams (Atrapasueños), 2024, Razor wire, Barbed Wire, Chains, Blood, Spit, and Smoke, 40 x 40 x 90 in. | $5,000

Anabel Juárez, Mira Sol, 2022, Glazed Ceramics, 35 x 25 x 8.5 in. | $16,500

Andrew Sexton, Midlife Cactus, 2024, Leather and Bronze, 36 x 20 x 20 in. | $6,500

Angie Seykora, Digest (Black Square), 2018, Polyester Fabric, Polyester Cable, Marbles, 6 x 30 x 30 in. | $3,200

Ben Noam, Mushroom Dome 1, 2023, Ceramic, 21 x 18 x 7 in. | $8,000

Ben Noam, Mushroom Dome 2, 2023, Ceramic, 21 x 18 x 7 in. | $8,000

Ben Noam, Mushroom Dome 3, 2023, Ceramic, 21 x 18 x 7 in. | $8,000

Brendan Lynch, Yankee Two, 2013, Chip Bags and Concrete, Dimensions Variable | $3000 each

Chris Lux, Blue Lamp, 2023, Glazed ceramic, Epoxy, Powered Pigment, Electrical cord, Lightbulb, 11 x 17 in. | $4500

Daniel Paul Schubert & Andrés Cortes, Shift, 2024, Wood, Metal, Glass, Oil, Ceramic, 9 x 8 x 11 ft. | $27,500

Edward Salas, Auto Body Spiral Up, 2024, Clay, 16.5 in x 8.6 in. | $4,000

Elspeth Schulze, Sieve, 2024, Perforated Sandbags and Sand, 36 x 24 x 24 in. | $3,000

Esteban Ramón Pérez, Supertouch (Rana), 2020, Leather, Steer Horn, Peacock Feathers, Studs, Wood, Steel, 36 x 36 x 12 in. | $13,000.00

Henrik Munk Soerensen, Pan with Lemon Slice, 2022-2024, Carved Wood, Gesso, Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint and Lacquer, 16 x 10 x 2.5 in. | $4,000

Henrik Munk Soerensen, Lasagna with Golden Poppies, 2022-2024, Carved Wood, Gesso, Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint and Lacquer, 16 x 10 x 2.5 in. | $4,000

Henrik Munk Soerensen, Pan with Asparagus, 2022-2024, Carved Wood, Gesso, Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint and Lacquer, 16 x 10 x 2.5 in. | $4,000

Johanna Jackson, Yellow Lime Tree Garlanded with Stone Poems, 2024, Bear Lime Tree, Glazed Porcelain , Dimensions Variable, 6ft x 6ft x 8ft | $600 - $3000

Lizette Hernández, Ejemplo, 2023, Raku Fired Ceramic, 7 x 4.5 x 5.5 in. | $2,500

Malcolm Kenter, Fernando The Flamingo, 2023, Gloss Resin and House Paint on Foam, Plastic and Plaster, 70 x 25 x 11 in. | $9,600

Nick Makanna, Hydra III, 2024, Glazed stoneware, pump, water, pvc and epoxy resin, 25 x 25 x 60in | $8000

JPW3, SF Supermarket, 2020, Dirt, Wildflowers, Wire and Shopping Cart, 25 x 39 x 43in | $13,000

Quintin Atchison, 7000, 2023, Hydrocal, Acrylic and Epoxy Resin, 5 x 1.5 x 2.5 ft | $5,000

Ryan Flores, Red Papaya, 2023, Ceramic, 36 x 16 x 4 in. | $4,500

Shane Darwent, Quarter Blue, 2023, Vinyl, Aluminum, Fluorescent LED Lighting, Concrete Base, 61.5 x 63 x 12 in | $8,000

Sofie Ramos, Laundry Pile, 2024, Acrylic and Latex on Found Objects, Wood, 30 x 50 x 45 in. | $4,000

Tofer Chin, Shield No. 1, 2024, Burned Cedar Wood Fence Pickets, Polyurethane, Acrylic on Folded and Stretched Canvas, 78 x 60 x 2.25 in. | $26,000

Vincent Pocsik, Sitting with One Red Shoe in Walnut, 2023, Walnut, Resin and Lighting Elements, 62 x 28 x 24 in. | $32,000

William Scott, WS 583, 2023, Acrylic on Paper Maché, 14 x 12 x 7.5 in. | $5,000

Willy Reed, Watsh Me, 2023, MDF, Paint, Glazed Ceramic, Reduction Fired Ceramic, Grout, Candles, Lights, Strobe Kit, Sideview Mirrors, Inkjet Prints, Wood, 64 x 30 x 24 in | $4,000

Yeni Mao, fig 24.1 droid, 2020, Steel, Ceramic Tile, Leather, Acrylic Enamel, 30 x 18 x 14.5 in. | $8,000