Proposal for a Room in LA

January 6, 2008
PRESS RELEASE

g727
727 South Spring Street
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
90014
213 627 9563
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http://www.g727.org

g727 presents:

7 foreslag til et rum i LA / 7 proposals for a room in LA

An exhibition featuring the students of KRABBESHOLM HØJSKOLE
in collaboration with Hugo Hopping

Exhibition Duration: January 10 - February 10, 2008

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 19, 2008, 6 pm - 10 pm


With the beginning of January 2008 upon us, g727 (formerly Gallery 727)
announces the first phase of its programming dedicated to encounters of
urbanism and contemporary art disciplines. 7 foreslag til et rum i LA / 7
proposals for a room in LA is the result of an invitation to Los Angeles and
Copenhagen-based artist Hugo Hopping to provide designs and concepts for
g727’s planned community space located in its upstairs loft. In the recent
past, Hopping has conceptually contributed to defining the character of
g727, specifically assisting with projects which address issues of urbanism
that have implications to the policy-making arena.

In this exhibition, Hopping presents a book project that serves as a site
for the ideas generated through dialog, instruction, and collaboration with
a group of 30 architecture students from the KRABBESHOLM HØJSKOLE in Skive,
Denmark. The students were asked to consider the nature of g727’s position
as an intermediary between Los Angeles’ artistic and urban landscapes, and
to address its specific plans to launch a public space within its facility
that will promote an interface between artists, urban planners, architects
and city officials. As a primary effort to develop cross-national
contributions to this program, g727 sent critical physical information about
the site solely via the Internet to Denmark. Through various workshops,
exercises and lectures, Hopping contextualized this information for the
students and developed models for the multi-disciplinary approach of g727’s
planned community space. 7 foreslag til et rum i LA / 7 proposals for a room
in LA is part of Hugo Hopping’s ongoing exploration of pedagogical and
collaborative strategies and his attempt to generate an aesthetic through
them. To celebrate this initiative, g727 has produced a limited edition
photograph from the book project and the proposals generated by the
architecture students to accompany this exhibition.

A primary component of g727’s planned community space is a resource library
where materials spanning concerns relative to contemporary art, urban space,
and civic engagement are assembled. As a reflection of the public nature of
the space, g727 launches a book donor program, effective immediately, where
individuals are encouraged to contribute materials relative to these topics.
For more information please visit: http://www.g727.org/bookdonor.html


g727 seeks to generate dialogues on artistic representations and
interpretations of the urban landscape. The building blocks of a city
comprise more than simply buildings, streets, and sidewalks. They equally
encompass personal experience, collective memory and narratives. These are
the less tangible, but no less integral elements that transform mere
infrastructure into place. Through photography, painting, writing and video
installations, artists open our eyes to these elements and heighten our
awareness of what makes a place a place. g727 welcomes these artists to its
space to help us all better understand the complex nature of cities and the
urban condition.

g727’s planned community space is organized by York Chang, Pilar Tompkins
and Adrian Rivas. Included in the program is Urban Planner James Rojas,
founder of the Latino Urban Forum (LUF), who has been co-opting g727’s site
for the last five years.

Contact:
Adrian Rivas
g727 Director and Co-founder
213 627 9563
http://www.g727.org