on view
OCTober 18 - NOVember 26

MAIN GALLERY: Baker’s Dozen

A survey of thirteen Southern California contemporary art practices

Baker’s Dozen acts as a review of sorts; a survey show of thirteen artists whose work made an impression upon the curators in the last year. These thirteen reflect current directions in Southern Californian contemporary art practices.

Historically, a Baker’s Dozen is thirteen instead of twelve, as British bakers in the 13th century gave customers an extra loaf of bread to avoid being punished by King Henry III for cheating the public when serving up notoriously light loaves. The selections within this exhibition reflect our own preconceptions and biases, centering on artistic endeavors at this moment in history.

Participating Artists: Brenna Youngblood, Brian Hubble, Canyon Castator, Joaquin Boz, Jason Lahr, Jenny Rask, Joshua Nathanson, Justin Lyons, Nadine Schelbert, Nick Modrzewski, Rema Ghuloum, Rosalie Smith, Shannon Freshwater

**GALLERY TWO: Code Collapse - Bachrun Lomele and Perin Mahler**

A two-person exhibit of the sculptor Bachrun LoMele and the painter Perin Mahler.

Code Collapse refers to the abbreviation of computer language, but here, suggests the breakdown of moral or legal structures which were previously considered normative. In LoMele and Mahler’s works, the exploded building serves as a metaphor for the breakdown of a unified standard of fact. In these pieces, the code has literally collapsed; what remains is a vestige of the truth that has become conditional in the absence of a collective standard.

TAM HALLWAY

Liminal Level: an immersive hallway experience featuring a new site-specific installation by artist Darel Carey.

Darel Carey is a visual artist focusing on optical perception. He graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2016. His Optical Art (Op Art) includes immersive tape installations, painted murals, and digital art. The demand for his crowd-pleasing work has been in demand in recent years, with installations at art institutions around the world and featured in major commercial ad campaigns.

Darel’s previous hallway installations for TAM include DIMENSIONALIZATION (2018-2019) and COALESCENCE (2019-2024).