<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">permanent:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> "continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change : stable"</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">vs</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">light:</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span>"<span style="font-style: italic;">the radiance or illumination from a particular source. "</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6167598648_611a8d744d_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6167598648_611a8d744d_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 697px; height: 965px;" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span> <strong><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br />LAMA & YHBHS</span></strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">partner to present </span><span class="headerTitle"><span style="font-style: italic;">a three-week interior showcase at the<a href="http://www.lamodern.com/"> <span style="font-size:130%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;">LAMA Showroom</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></span> Now open to the public, for 3 weeks, until the auction, Oct 9, 2011. </span><br /></span><div class="headerbody"><p> </p><p><span class="smallText">"David John of the acclaimed arts and interiors blog <a href="http://www.lamodern.com/auctions/october-9-2011/yhbhs-interior/"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;">You Have Been Here Sometime (YHBHS)</a></span> will design and style a temporary interior space, the first of its kind, at the LAMA showroom that will showcase a fresh and current perspective of Dorso’s lifelong collection. Utilizing David John's skills as an interior designer, LAMA has invited this local California designer to create an intimate space that brings together the past and present, shining a light on how Modern Art and Design is viewed in today’s current art and interiors scene.</span> </p><p><span class="smallText"><strong>Collecting in Los Angeles 1945 - 1980</strong> is an exhibit that explores the collecting practices of Richard Dorso and brings together important works that create a unique snapshot of the post-WWII Los Angeles art scene, all through the eyes of one collector.<br /></span><br /><span class="smallText">The exhibit will conclude with a one-owner auction of<a href="http://lamodern.auctionserver.net/view-auctions/individual-lots/"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><strong style="font-weight: bold;">The Collection of Richard Dorso</strong></span></a> featuring over 400 works of art spanning much of the 20th century. </span>"<br /><br /><span class="smallText"><strong>Exhibit and Preview Dates</strong>:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">September 19 - October 8, 2011; open daily 10am - 6pm</span></span><br /><strong>Auction Date</strong>: October 9, 2011; 12pm Noon (PST)<br /></span> </p><p><span class="smallText">Los Angeles Modern Auctions is a participating gallery in<br />Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 - 1980<br /><br />16145 Hart St. Van Nuys, CA 91406 | 323-904-1950 |<a href="http://www.lamodern.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"> www.lamodern.com</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://bethanynauert.com/">images by Bethany Nauert.</a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://bethanynauert.com/"><br /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span class="smallText"><a href="http://www.lamodern.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></a></span></p><p><br /><span class="smallText"></span></p><p><br /><span class="smallText"></span></p><p><br /><span class="smallText"></span></p><p><br /><span class="smallText"></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><span class="smallText"></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">......</span><br /></div>

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<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Jerry McMillan</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">'s torn bags</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">" It is portal to a world of discovery, as his collection has been to me."</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6144577468_1c17203ab2_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6144577468_1c17203ab2_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 690px; height: 513px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Over the past month, I've been immersed in<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Richard Dorso's</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span>collection that will be up for auction on<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span><a href="http://lamodern.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">October 9 at LAMA</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">.</span> </span></span> Dorso's vast collection spans many decades, countries, and mediums. Like all great collectors, he collected what simply captured his heart and imagination. His collection speaks of not only the art, but of the people he interacted with, friends, art dealers, and artists. Last week while working with his collection for the upcoming YHBHS installation, I came across a sculpture, protected in a plexiglass glass box: inside, a torn paper bag revealing a "door." <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">A portal to a new world of discovery, as his collection has been to me.</span></span> This work is Untitled (torn bag) from 1971, by Jerry McMillan.<br /><br />Jerry McMillan is also part of<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cherry Martin's</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">restaging of curator<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Peter Bunnellʼs landmark 1970 exhibition,</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.cherryandmartin.com/home">Photography into Sculpture.</a></span> "Described in the original wall text as “the first comprehensive survey of photographically formed images used in a sculptural or fully dimensional manner,” Photography into Sculpture brought together a cross-section of artists from across the United States and Canada. The show encapsulated the radical gestures of late 1960's photographic practice, both inside and outside the photo world. " Cherry Martin's programming is some of the best in this city, and this show is another example of their approach to contemporary + historical programming that is so needed, and so rare to find in a private gallery.<br /><br />It's a rocking time to be in L.A. Make time for <a href="http://www.pacificstandardtime.org/" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacific Standard Time</span></span></a> events, or you'll be sorry....<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> - David John</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">images above:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Left:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lot 84 Jerry McMillian Untitled (Torn Bag) 1971</span> Mixed Media #52 of 100 11" x 6" x 5"; Box 13" x 8.5" x 7" Estimate $200 - 300 To be offered in the<a href="http://lamodern.com/"> October 9, 2011 Auction of The Estate of Richard Dorso at LAMA</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">Right:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jerry McMillan Torn Bag 1968</span> Photo-offset craft paper bag construction with shelf and Plexiglas cover, <a href="http://www.cherryandmartin.com/exhibitions/96/11">Cherry Martin Gallery</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">--------------------</span><br /></span>

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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">“Well, I’ll confess something.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> I like happy art.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">And you’ll notice most of the art is happy.</span></span>” -<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Richard Dorso </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6091442441_52ae8a1d62_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6091442441_52ae8a1d62_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 467px;" /></a> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br />image: Richard Dorso's Los Angeles home.<br /><br />Photography © Grant Mudford.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >YHBHS & LAMA!</span> </span></span>For the next month, I'll be sharing lots of images, related interviews, & events regarding an interior space I have created for LAMA's next auction. The <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">YHBHS exhibition space will be open to the public</span> </span>beginning September 19, until the day of the auction, October 9, 2011. The space is getting close to being installed, painted, wallpapered with <a href="http://kremelife.com/">KREME papers</a>, furniture selected, & all soon to be photographed! Please check it out in person if you are in Los Angeles.<br /><br /><br /><br />When Peter Loughrey, Director of LAMA, first showed me the photographs of Richard Dorso's L.A. home, I was immediately transported by his collection & the story his residence told about the forms and colors of<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 60s California art</span></span>. I'm creating a temporary open space inspired by the geometrical, hard-edged works from Dorso's collection by Baldessari, McCracken, Ruscha, Arnoldi, and many other early California artists. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Lots more to share in the next weeks</span>. - <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">David John</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br />"<span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://lamodern.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Los Angeles Modern Auctions</span></a></span> (LAMA) and <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">You Have Been Here Sometime</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span>(YHBHS) will partner together to produce a special interior showcase for LAMA’s Pacific Standard Time exhibit Collecting in Los Angeles 1945 – 1980. This 3 week exhibit explores the collecting practices of Richard Dorso, a native Californian, who at age 101 left behind a unique art collection spanning much of the 20th century. The exhibit will conclude with an auction of the entire collection on October 9, 2011."<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Auction: </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">October 9, 2011; 12pm</span> Noon (PST) Pacific Standard Time Exhibition<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Preview:</span></span> September 19 – October 8, 2011. Open daily 10am – 6pm Auction, Exhibit.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Preview Location: </span></span>16145 Hart St. Van Nuys, CA 91406<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lamodern.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Visit </a><a href="http://lamodern.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LAMA</span></span> </a><a href="http://lamodern.com/" style="font-style: italic;">here.</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Keep informed on events on the</span> <a href="http://lamodern.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">LAMA Blog</span></span></a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-------------------</span><br /><br />

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“Well, I’ll confess something. I like happy art. And you’ll notice most of the art is happy. ” - Richard Dorso image: Richard Dorso...

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