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Ethan Chan: 'More Selections From the Closets of More People that I Love...'

Every week from May 19, 2023 until July 8, 2023.
Sunday: 5 PM - 8 PM
Wednesday: 5 PM - 8 PM
Thursday: 2 PM - 8 PM
Friday: 2 PM - 8 PM
Saturday: 5 PM - 8 PM
Art Produce Gallery
Free
Gallery entry is through Botanica on Wednesday through Sunday from 5-8 p.m.

About the Event

Reception: Friday, May 19th 6-8 p.m.

From the gallery:
"More Selections" continues an ongoing series of wearable sculptures constructed from various sauce packets collected from fast food chains, gas stations, and high school cafeterias. This series of sauce-suits were modeled after outfits taken from the closets of close friends of the artist, hand-picked by both the artist and each friend. The outfits were then worn by each of the artist’s friends, who each performed mundane tasks in their own homes and places they frequented day-to-day while wearing them, which was documented through photography.

Evolving from an older series of self-portrait costumes tailored to specifically fit the artist, this new line of work investigates the roles of community, love and relationships in self-portraiture, while also drawing on the connection between consumerist culture and how we craft our individuality and personas through apparel and material.

About the Artist:
Ethan Chan is an artist working in sculpture, installation and performance art based in Los Angeles & San Diego, CA. Using off-kilter materials including Happy Meal toys, bubble gum, and sauce packets, his work examines a love for all things kitsch, cookie-cutter, and plastic; and in its transformation, attempts to place itself at the intersection between globalism and Americana.

Gallery Hours:

Wednesday 5-8 p.m.*

Thursday 2-8 p.m.

Friday 2-8 p.m.

Saturday 5-8 p.m.

Sunday 5-8 p.m.

*Entry through Botanica Wednesday - Sunday 5-8 p.m.

Related links:
Art Produce on Instagram | Facebook | website
Ethan Chan on Instagram | artist website

Art Produce Gallery

Art Produce Gallery

3139 University Ave.
San Diego, California 92104
619-584-4448

Purchased and rehabbed in 1999, Art Produce was once a boarded up building that had housed the North Park Produce market. Art Produce is now a non-profit community cultural center that connects artists, cultural organizations, schools, urban farmers and businesses. We support cultural production, mentor community engagement by artists and provide affordable cultural activities in a community setting. Our mission is to build community and foster civic engagement through arts, education and public culture. Art Gallery: The Gallery is entirely visible from the sidewalk and was designed to accommodate sculptural installations, cross-disciplinary works, digital media and performance events. The space allows for unconventional presentation opportunities for artists and unexpected art encounters for viewers. Intended to enliven the experience of the pedestrian it is an experiment in public art that is accessible to everyone in the community - an attempt to render visibility and transparency into the art process itself. Garden: The Garden is a public art, performance space and cultural space focused on aesthetic, educational and sustainable/green practices. It was transformed from an asphalt parking lot into an edible garden and orchard and now hosts film screenings, performances, art installations and community events. It incorporates an outdoor classroom and workspace into an urban garden that includes a rainwater catchment system and a PV solar energy system. Stone Paper Scissors Studio: Stone Paper Scissors, owned by Lynn Susholtz, has been creating art projects for public agencies, schools, business associations and communities since 1994. Previous projects have included the planning of public spaces, developing public arts initiatives for neighborhoods, collaborating with design teams, integrating art into capital projects and fabricating sculptural works.

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