Tomorrow night is the opening reception for Lezley Saar's Autist Fables at Merry Karnowsky Gallery. It's the first time since I moved away that I wish I was back in Los Angeles. The show sounds fascinating as described in the press release my friend and Merry's husband, James Panozzo, sent me:
The exhibition begins with a painting titled “They’re Here, Get Used To It,” which sets the tone for a modern allegory compromised of paintings, dioramas, photographs, and a short film. Saar uses multiple mediums to create an imaginative and enigmatic environment inspired by the sensibility, perception, and reality of her 17-year-old Autistic daughter, Geneva.
The short film that will be shown, entitled Le Mystère de Geneviève, is described as
"a fairy tale which is symbolically autobiographical as it relates to Geneva’s journey." Saar explains, “So much attention is focused on the problems of autism; the tragedy of it all, how to ‘cure’ it, how to ramrod these children into being ‘normal.’ But, I find autistic people fascinating. With Autist’s Fables there’s the body; my work which tells this story, and the soul; the moral which is that perhaps Autistic people should finally be accepted as they are.”
And, as with Aesop's Fables, the inspiration for the show's title, Autist's Fables is all about creatures, one of whom looks just like my dog, Darby, a pagan version of him.
I love work like this; personal and primal, darling and dark. If you're in Los Angeles, stop by and see for yourself. Here is the info:
Autist's Fables Opening Reception at Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Saturday, September 11, 2010
7 – 10pm
170 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 900036
323.933.4408
Thanks, James.
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