David Horvitz’s Sunsets for SiteLA.
24 Apr 2008
New York based artist David Horvitz is in Los Angeles until May 12th.
Among a million other things I am sure he might be working on at the moment, Horvitz is currently wrapping up a project entitled “To a Sunset in Palos Verdes” which he started and will complete at SiteLA - a space put together by Quicksilver with invited curators who will feature their ongoing projects and collaborations.
From the press release:
__Every afternoon for the duration of the show, Horvitz will follow the setting sun in a daily commute from siteLA to Palos Verdes. He will take the bus west to watch and photograph the sun’s decent from one of his favorite cliffs. siteLA’s storefront window will advertise the times for each of these witnessed sunsets as itinerary, invitation and record of this repeated action. Horvitz encourages participation in his daily pilgrimage, and bus fair will be provided for those in need.
Although the gallery is only open Wednesday to Saturday from 1 to 6 pm, Horvitz will be making this photo expedition every day so you can find him there before 4 pm, en route to Palos Verdes.
(All images David Horvitz, from To a Sunset in Palos Verdes. Right image is view of a newsprint available at SiteLA or on sale for $5 (With a giant letter on it))
A lot of Horvitz’s projects remind me of Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher’s own collaborative endeavors found in the fascinating Learning To Love You More assignments, which are now compiled in a book!
Last year, Horvitz collaborated with the band Xiu Xiu (who will be on tour in Europe starting May 1st!) and shot 1000 polaroids which were used for the cover of a Xiu Xiu/High Places split seven-inch. Each record has a real physical polaroid on the cover. This project was also concluded by a book.
(All images David Horvitz. Polaroids.)
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bartolomé sanson
yeah!
really nice blog! congratulations !!
1 May 2008
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