ABOUT SUR: BIENNIAL 2013

Oct 26 – Nov 9

SUR: Biennial 2013 Participating Artists: Carmen Argote, Alida Cervantes, Hugo Costhwaite, Walpa D’Mark, Alex Donis, Zoe Gruni, Yoshua Okon, Abel Rodriguez, Analia Saban

The SUR: biennial was founded in 2011. The brain-child of Ronald Rafael Lopez, director of Outpost for Contemporary Art, the SUR: biennial was established to explore the complex notions of globalization and exchange that takes place in the ambiguous borderlands between Los Angeles and the broader 'South,' featuring works by local and international artists who have been influenced by the cultures and artistic traditions of Mexico, Central & South America, and the Caribbean.

Shortly after the end of the first biennial, Lopez passed away, leaving Miller and MacDevitt determined to keep his vision alive. They moved forward with the second biennial (2013), working with Max Presneill (director of the Torrance Art Museum) to expand the geographical reach of the exhibition. For the second SUR: biennial, and all subsequent biennials, each institution curated its own space, with the joint-committee of gallery directors working together to link and market their independent exhibitions under the larger umbrella of the biennial itself, as well as to publish a shared exhibition catalog to document the works at each venue.

The Dark Room : Waste Land – Vik Muniz film in the Dark Room