"When Mike D's in the House, what you gonna do?"
Between the dates of April 20th to May 6th, 2012, the MoCA Geffen Contemporary was transformed into a fully loaded sensory over-load. "Transmission LA: A/V Club" curated by Mike D of the Beastie Boys is a stunning collaboration of mixed mediums in various ranges in both audio & visual works from a slew artists. Presented by both Mercedes Benz and The Advant/Garde Diaries, Mike D serves up a smorgasbord of art, music, food, books and even some coffee, with the duration of the show dates specifically chosen to coincide with this years Coachella Music Festival.
"When Jeffery Deitch (MoCA Director) first approached me about doing this show, the assignment was more simple. It was to pick 10 or 11 artists that I found inspiring, or was inspired by. I quickly, however, spiraled out of control" -Mike D
Below is a sampling of some of the contributing artists on various days and nights:
Tom Sachs
Conceptual Sculptor artist from NYC
Jim Drain + Ara Peterson
Collaborators and friends for over 10 years present a multi-layerd instillation of colorful spinning pinwheels, that transcend that blissful moment between being awake and dreaming.
Peter Coffin
NYC based artist who is motivated by possibility and phenomenology presents an iteration instillation of neon lights which is Untitled (Lines) 2011
Justin Lowe + Jonah Freeman
These longtime collaborators instill a complex collage that explore the ascent & decent of societal institutions, consumerism, psychosis, media saturation and personal and social relations.
Ben Jones
Los Angeles based artist delivers us into a 8-bit world with his video instillation entitled
"Roadtrip"
Abtract painter from Los Angeles, who works can sometimes take up to years to complete.
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Sage Vaughn
Wildlife & wild lives make up the world of this Los Angeles based painter who conjurers feelings
of tension between natural and unnatural elements.
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Sanford Biggers
This New York based, L.A. native artist builds a creative practice out of combining art. music & performance as he presents "Ghettobird Tunic", with a jacket comprising of 1000 feathers accompanied by a video of Saul Williams performing in the jacket.
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To bring the sensory of the audio-visual experience full circle, Mike D incorporated DJ's and musical performances on selected nights from some of the biggest names in the business, spanning multiple genres, while still keeping an eclectic, artistic feel and approach.
Santigold kicked off the opening night premier to celebrate the release of her upcoming album. Other predecessors to follow the duration of the exhibit included: Z-Trip, Jeremy Sole of KCRW, J Rocc of the World Famous Beat Junkies, Dam-Funk, Peanut Butter Wolf, Jonti, Egyptian Lover, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, Major Lazer & Diplo.
Peanut Butter Wolf DJ set on Saturday April 21st, 2012
The food aspect was covered by Kogi BBQ for lunch and dinner on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. A cash bar was available at nights and a specially designed coffee bar instillation by Robert McKinley was available for hot java, made fresh and prepared at any given time by a attending barista. This coffee bar was inspired by Italian bar culture, Federico Fellini and the streets of Napoli. Literary and books needs were met by an alt-art pop-up bookstore by "Family Bookstore" out of Los Angeles, offering hard to find artist publications, zines and other special editions as well.
Coffee Bar instillation by Robert McKinley
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