SPH(E:A)RE, Los Angeles & Paris
A series of exhibitions and symposiums on ecology and urbanism developed as a cultural exchange between the cities of Los Angeles and Paris.
SPH(E:A)RE is formatted to create sustained dialogue and produce collaborations between artists, architects, writers, filmmakers, sociologists, scientists, theorists and cultural organizations.
Based on a system of partnerships and the networks generated by it, the program will explore topics related to the city and the environment.
PRINCIPLE
Events will take place at selected galleries, art spaces, foundations, and institutions in the two cities. Artists represented by, or working closely with, the angeleno guest organizations will be exhibited in the Parisian host venues and vice versa. Thus, participating venues and organizations are invited to propose and swap projects with participants from the other city. A season in Los Angeles will follow a season in Paris.
Site-specific works and public interventions are projected in concurrence with the exhibitions.
SPH(E:A)RE will be coordinated with prominent cultural events such as the FIAC (Paris International Art Fair) for the launch of the French season.
TOPICS
City / Grid:
A spatial arrangement of lines and thresholds; expanding and overlapping alongside cultural and historical patterns; producing a complex system of spatial and social relationships.
Lines:
Geography / Topography
Cultural landscape
Social Praxis
Urban planning
Environmental Footprint
Natural and Urban Ecosystems
Over-consumption
Climatic Change
Sustainability
ASSEMBLY
The event is initiated by Quancard Contemporary Art and co-organized by MEDIASPHERE, Paris (Association Loi 1901) and SPHERE INC, New York (Not-for-Profit).
At present a team in Los Angeles is working concurrently with a Parisian team, while operations are coordinated from the New York office.
We are open to alliances and partnerships.
TEAM
Céline Kopp, Paris & Los Angeles
Francoise Latour, Paris
Julie Mayer, Paris
Suzanne Oshinsky, Los Angeles
Yanina Spizzirri, Los Angeles