Holy Cleavage

“Speaking in Parables Will Get You Nowhere in this Crowd” is an exhibit about today’s post-industrial landscape — or should I say wasteland? — opening at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center (1650 Harrison St., Hollywood). It’s the joint project of two artists, Michael Balbone and Emily Martinez, who share...

By Penn Bullock

January 21, 2010

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“Speaking in Parables Will Get You Nowhere in this Crowd” is an exhibit about today’s post-industrial landscape — or should I say wasteland? — opening at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center (1650 Harrison St., Hollywood). It’s the joint project of two artists, Michael Balbone and Emily Martinez, who share a flair for throwing recycled trash and old photographs back in the face of society. Their works can also be punch lines, as in “I Saw Mary in My Chest Hair,” a gold-framed inkjet print of the Virgin Mary rising majestically in the fur between two ample male breasts.

Three other exhibits are opening simultaneously. “Abracadabra” is the third-annual raffle of 100 works from six galleries happening February 19 after the art has been on display for a few weeks. One raffle ticket and admission for two costs $375 — it might be worth it if you win something worth thousands down the road. Another gallery, “Doug Crocco: Entropy,” expresses America’s simultaneous darkness and optimism through dazzling colored-pencil drawings of Winnie the Pooh, rainbows, and slogans. Then there’s “ellos y nosotros: them and us,” a show of artist Dinorah de Jesus Rodriguez’s empty bird cages and projections of old 16 mm painted films.

The opening reception is today from 6 to 9 p.m., and the four exhibits run until February 19. Hollywood Art and Culture Center is open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Call 954-921-3274, or visit artandculturecenter.org.
Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.; Sundays, noon. Starts: Jan. 21. Continues through Feb. 18, 2010

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