This week: Alt Projects is pleased to announce 𝘠𝘪 𝘎𝘢𝘰 & 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘺: 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘭, a two-person exhibition featuring paintings by Yi Gao and ceramic sculptures by Pilar Wiley. The opening reception is on Sunday April 19th, 2-5pm.
Named after a poem by William Carlos Williams in which life slowly reemerges after a harsh winter, the exhibition reflects the artists’ shared interest in exploring states of transformation and becoming. Together, the two Los Angeles-based artists evoke a natural world in flux: structures dissolve, forms mutate, and new configurations gradually emerge.
To RSVP or to schedule an appointment, please email
[email protected]
Yi Gao
@_yi__
Pilar Wiley
@pattern_language
Curated by Sean Arenas
@sean_arenas
Poster Design: Nicholas Ismael Martinez
@ismael.nm
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Yi Gao (b. Nanjing, China) is a Los Angeles–based artist. She received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her BA from Otis College of Art and Design. Gao’s work has been exhibited at The Mistake Room, New Wight Gallery, LADIES’ ROOM, and Reena Spaulings Fine Art in Los Angeles, as well as Connoisseur Art Gallery in Hong Kong. She held a solo exhibition at LAN Art Gallery in Shenzhen. Gao is the recipient of the Martha Alf Foundation Grant, the Helen Frankenthaler Scholarship, and the Edna and Yu-Shan Han Award.
Pilar Wiley (b. Tacoma, Washington) makes ceramics in Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited with Sotheby’s in New York, Los Angeles, Aspen, East Hampton, and Palm Beach. Solo exhibitions include A Push Can Make Falling at Alto Beta, Los Angeles, and Whitesnake at Orthodox, Los Angeles. Her pieces have been featured in group shows in Los Angeles, New York, and internationally, as well as at art fairs including NADA, Miami, and Paramount Ranch, Los Angeles. She has been a resident artist at the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University and the Expressive Computation Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her work has appeared in Dwell, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wallpaper*, W, Harper’s Bazaar, and M le Magazine du Monde.
