PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IN ALL MEDIA
JUNE 11, 2007
ART FOR HUMANS GALLERY CHINATOWN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT “THE ART
RECEPTION,” PAINTINGS AND MEDIA BY ULF KRISTIANSEN. THE EXHIBIT WILL
BE ON VIEW JUNE 12-20, 2007.
THE GALLERY WILL BE OPEN 6-8 PM FRIDAY (6/15) AND SATURDAY (6/16) FOR
SUPER LUCKY VIEWINGS OF “THE ART RECEPTION,” IN ADDITION TO REGULAR
BUSINESS HOURS.
MORE INFO ON THE ARTIST & EXHIBIT
“The Art Reception” by Ulf Kristiansen, an artist based in Norway, is
“a black machinima comedy about artistic failure.”
The narrative of “The Art Reception” is linear enough: “A figurative
painter holds an art reception. The critics and the audience are less
than impressed by his art project (depicting male porn stars) and they
tell him so. He does not take the criticism well. He loses his mind
completely and starts hallucinating before passing out. In his dreams
he gets his revenge. But dreams are short-lived.” Ulf Kristiansen
tells a story that upends & blends fantasies (sexual, artistic &
violent) into a game of lost innocence. The moral? “Constant
Shallowness Leads to Evil.”*
*All quotes from the artist’s website, www.ulfkristiansen.com
The exhibit will feature Kristiansen’s video art screened on a monitor
in the gallery and seven paintings on linen by the artist. These
paintings, depicting male porn stars in a flattened pop hand, figure
prominently as content in the media artwork. The film explains the
paintings, while thoroughly sending up the artist.
SHORT ARTIST BIO
Ulf Kristiansen is a 38 year-old painter and video artist who lives on
a little island outside of Oslo, Norway with his 17 year-old son
Michael and their gorgeous Yorkshire terrier Sauron. Having much more
luck as a video artist than he ever had as a painter, Ulf is now
mainly concentrating on making 3d animated films and game-art. Ulf’s
works are usually of a narrative nature.
SHORT ARTIST STATEMENT
We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.
ULF KRISTIANSEN
11.03.69
BAKKEGÅRDSVEIEN 9, 1450 NESODDTANGEN, NORWAY
PHONE (0047) 66911491
E-MAIL: e2-e4@online.no
EDUCATION
1995-98 Oslo Tegne og Maleskole
1992-94 Gloppe Kunstskole
2007-08 Norhoff 3D and comp.animation
UPCOMING
AFH Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA
The 3rd Prague Biennale, The Czech Republic
EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS
2007 Another Roadside Attraction, Upstairs at the Griffin, London
2007 Liquid room. Video Art & Architecture event- Klaipeda, Lithuania
2007 East End Film Festival, London, UK
2007 Athen´s Video Art Festival, Greece
2007 12th International Media Art Biennale WRO 07, Wroland, Poland
2007 Cult: Forward Culture, Nolias Gallery, London, UK
2007 Offcuts Music Video Festival, London, UK
2007 Sørlandsutstillingen 2007 (touring exhibition)
2007 Vestlandsutstillingen 2007 (touring exhibition)
2007 Flatpack Festival, Birmingham, UK
2007 Flixation, Underground Cinema Club, Miller of Mansfield, London, UK
2006 Videoclub 6, Best of Videoclub 2006, Fabrica, Brighton, UK
2006 L`Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona, Spain
2006 F.I.F.E Carbunari,Experimental film festival,Florean museum,Rumania
2006 Videoclub, Showroom Cinema, Sheffield, Uk
2006 Giggleshorts International Short Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
2006 The Projection Gallery, Liverpool Biennal,Independents, UK
2006 Videoclub4, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton UK
2006 International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers, Athens Greece
2006 London Flash film Festival, London UK
2004 The Cross, Art-space, London, UK
2002 Galleri 21:24 Vestbanen, Oslo
BIBLIOGRAPHY: CATALOGUES AND PUBLICATIONS
2006 13 Festival de cinema independent de Barcelona (festival catalogue)
2007 Flatpack Festival 2, Birmingham, UK (festival catalogue)
2007 12th International Media Art Biennale WRO 07, (biennale catalogue)
GALLERY INFO:
ART FOR HUMANS GALLERY CHINATOWN
945 Chung King Road
Los Angeles, California 90012
ON THE WEB
www.artforhumans.com
www.flickr.com/photos/artforhumans/sets/
www.myspace.com/artforhumans
www.youtube.com/artforhumans
PROJECT DATES
MAY 15-SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
HOURS OF OPERATION (JUNE 1-SEPTEMBER 29)*
12-6 MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING HOURS UNTIL 10PM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
LEAD ARTIST
Paul McLean
CONTACT
GALLERY PHONE: 213.621.7685
GALLERY FAX: 213.621.7635
EMAIL: artforhumans@gmail.com