In conjunction with the 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀 & 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐇 closing art party at Lauren Powell Projects, enjoy Josh Cabello‘s dance activation of his painting The living body basks in eternal light, 2023. The exhibition features new paintings as well as sculptures by Josh Cabello, JD Raenbeau, and Josh Rabineau. The event begins at 5:00pm.

FLORA AND FLESH Closing

Through a variety of painting and sculpture, FLORA AND FLESH confronts art history’s fixation on a romanticized ‘paradise lost,’ plunging headfirst into the wild, raw passions of nature through a defiantly queer perspective. The exhibition is thematically linked through their incorporation of aesthetics of play, mythology, and decorative arts. While the artists usher in a sensibility of “Queer Rococo” – confronting the dark, frothy opulence of the traditional Baroque style. This offers distinct windows into their respective queer lens. Thus personally examining of what it means to be a “gay man” in this day and age.

FLORA AND FLESH traverses the intricate dynamics between masculinity, femininity, sexuality, and gender. Therefore dissecting the portrayal of the “male body” within nature’s unforgiving embrace. The works on view delve into the paradoxes of the body and the untamed wilderness. Additionally this unravels themes of innocence and peril, ecstasy and agony, exaltation and abject. Figurative and abstract elements entwine in a raw, visceral display, highlighting the queer body’s simultaneous belonging and subservience to the natural environment.

Lauren Powell Projects

A contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles, Lauren Powell Projects focuses on highlighting emerging, underrepresented artists as well as site-specific installations.  The gallery features artworks that are accessible to both art experts and novices alike. It strives to make the art world more inclusive for all.

What: Closing art party, FLORA AND FLESH, Group show
Where: Lauren Powell Projects, 5225 Hollywood Blvd., LA
When: January 6, 2024, 5:00pm
Website: https://www.laurenpowellprojects.com/

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