Saturday and Sunday Halloween weekend, the Bendix building rooftop became an awesome party spot with High Beams #5 Night Moves.
Exciting and radiant against a backdrop of DTLA skyline, exhibiting artists showcased art that glowed, moved, spun, or simply dazzled in its own right.
Exhibiting artists included: Eugene Ahn, Ismael de Anda III, Ilona Berger, Chelsea Boxwell, Nicolas Cienfuegos, Elizabeth Folk, Leslie Foster, Ricardo Harris-Fuentes, Iva Gueorguieva, Jamie Hamilton, Ariel Huang, Ben Jackel, Kellan Barnebey King, Sharon Levy, Kim Marra, Justin Michell, Robert Moya, Jorge Mujica, Hagop Najarian, Larissa Nickel, Liz Nurenberg, Laura Ricci, Molly Schulman, Karim Shuquem, Christina Shurts, Mitch Temple, Josh Vasquez, Andrew Wingler, and Surge Witrön. Curators Carl Baratta and Katya Usvitsky of TSALA and Dani Dodge and Sean Noyce of Durden and Ray brought together artists from their collectives, as well as from 515, CACtTUS, Last Ditch, LAST Projects, Monte Vista Projects, Museum Adjacent, and San Francisco Artists Alumni
There were kinetic sculptures, projected images, sculptures – including a climbable and thrilling net hammock, banners, paintings, and audio work. If you missed it, you snoozed. Plus, attendees came in costume and the city glittered, as well as the red neon Bendix sign towering not-that-high above.
There was drone and interactive computer magic from Eugene Ahn, Ismael de Anda III…
Jorge Mujica and Gerardo Romero offered a deep blue blaze of glory aligned with the skyline, below.
Light danced on a mirrored city by Nicolas Cienfuegos…
Justin Mitchell and Kellan Barnebey King spun revolving, riveting color.
Karim Shuquem created the black-box magic of the motion of atoms (per the artist) in his glowing sculptural installation, below.
It’s a bird, it’s not really a plane but a wonderful, playfully curated sculpture from Ben Jackel, below.
Jamie Hamilton’s nylon and steel climbable “Net.”
Robert Moya’s beautifully detailed wood panels survived winds at installation…
Chelsea Boxwell delighted with a glittery textile passageway, above and below.
Pulsating with light, the cocoon of Laura Ricci’s “Ones Left Behind,” images below.
Elizabeth Folk and Mark Brobo offered “A Desert Spritz” of fun performance art and projected image.
Ariel Wang, below; above, collaborative magic from Last Projects by artists including Ilona Berger, above.
Black light made this gorgeous piece vibrate from Ricardo Harris-Fuentes.
Ephemeral work from Iva Gueorguieva, below, suspended on wire.
Golden work from Mitch Temple, bathed in red light, above.
A collaboration of artists connecting through “Zoom Connecting.” Among the creators were Hagop Najarian and Leslie Foster, above and below.
Auditory sculptural experience from Liz Nurenberg, below.
Each artist and the event curators created stellar work and a costumed art party that served the perfect blend of spirits for All Hallows Eve.
- Genie Davis; photos: Genie Davis
