Exhibition by Alice Clements
July 23rd—July 30th, 2024
Performance: Saturday July 26th, at 3pm, Reception: 3:30-6pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday July 23rd and July 30th, from 2pm – 5pm.
Elaborating on the “adaptives” of Franz West, the props made for “Pass the Prop” are made to be used by performers in a circle game. Each of the clunky handmade props has several potential uses. For example, a megaphone doubles as a large hat. Participants pass the props, repeating or making up new things to do with each one, creating a lexicon of forms and movements. As the number of props increases and passing goes in both directions simultaneously, the game becomes increasingly chaotic. The result is an experiment combining set elements with spontaneity, improvisation and humor.
This performance is designed as a game partly as a nod to the history of the Art in the Park space as a lawn bowling clubhouse.
Alice Clements grew up in San Francisco and spent 14 years on the east coast before returning to California. She studied sculpture with Mike Kelley among others at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. She has worked principally with sculptural installation and does performances with handcrafted objects and scenery. Her work balances humor with an exacting consideration of materials and conceptual rigor.
She received a BA from Wesleyan University and an MFA from Art Center College of Design. Recent shows include Rory Devine Fine Art, Los Angeles Museum of Art, Pomona College, University Art Museum at California State University Long Beach, and Honor Fraser Gallery.