June 4 - July 3, 2009, Opening Reception Thursday, June 4, 6-8 pm
apexart hosts an exhibition of participatory and experience-based mapping
at Outpost for Contemporary Art - 6375 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042.
Gallery Hours: Thurs - Sun 12-4 pm; workshop schedule - see below/ contact: theLeague@imaginaryscience.org

X, Y, Z, and U is an exhibition and a series of related workshops and interactions by artists and scientists who use participatory and experiential mapping in their work.  The League of Imaginary Scientists is an art collective whose work pairs the creative experimentation of the science lab with free-floating and far-fetched ideas that are decidedly not guided by science.  x, y, z, and u includes artists and scientists who are not members of the League, but whose practice also marries their creative practice to experimentation.

 

Events Program - related workshops, discussions and community interventions (all events are free)

Throughout June, Kim Abeles will be on site working at Outpost in an open studio process, from 12-2 pm. Scroll below to see specific dates for Kim Abeles' open studio sessions.

Thursday, June 4
4-6 pm: Hello, Weather! workshop with Andrea Polli and Chuck Varga
6-8 pm: opening reception at Outpost

Friday, June 5
12 pm: ART|SCI salon at UCLA - a conversation on participatory mapping with The League's Dr. Gomez, Andrea Polli and Chuck Varga, and xtine
for more information visit: http://artsci.ucla.edu/

Thursday, June 11 - Sunday, June 14
2-6 pm: workshops with psychogeographer Liz Kueneke to map the local area through participatory embroidery
How to participate:  meet at gallery each day at 1 pm for directions, or between 2-6 pm at the site (attendance can be on single days and for any length of time)

SCHEDULE for public participation / Liz Kueneke's Mapping LA Project:
Thursday June 11, 2-6 pm:  in front of Post Office, 5132 York Blvd. in Highland Park
Friday June 12, noon:  Farmlab Salon with Liz Kueneke and The League for Imaginary Scientists, 1745 North Spring St, in downtown LA
 / followed by public mapping with Liz Kueneke in the park across the street:  2-6 pm
Saturday June 13, 2-6 pm:  Garvanza Park, 6240 Meridian Street / and at Outpost for NELA art walk from 7-10 pm
Sunday June 14, 2-6 pm:  Highland Park Recreation Center Park, 6150 Piedmont Avenue

Friday, June 12
12 pm: Farmlab salon with The League of Imaginary Scientists and psychogeographer Liz Kueneke
for more information visit: http://farmlab.org/2009/03/farmlab-public-salon-league-of.html

Saturday, June 13
7-10 pm: mini-reception with Liz Kueneke's public maps during NELA 2nd Saturday Gallery Night: http://www.nelaart.com/

Sat, June 20
1 pm: DIYbio workshop with Jason Bobe and Mackenzie Cowell- collecting genetic materials on the street for BioWeatherMap launch

Thursday, July 2 - Friday, July 3
12-2 pm: Kelly Jaclynn Andres will ride her Urban Habitat Lab around the neighborhood of Highland Park, connecting people with their surroundings
How to participate:  meet at gallery at 12 pm, or find the lab as it roams the neighborhood!

Kim Abeles' Open Studio Sessions at Outpost -12-2 pm on the following days:
Sat, June 6
Fri-Sun, June 12-14
Thurs-Sun, June 18-21
Thurs-Sun, June 25-28
Thurs, July 2