“The role of the artist is not to give visual stimulus to society, but a morale, psychological and social therapy" - Joseph Beuys

JOSEPH BEUYS – THE BASICS OF SOCIAL SCULPTURE
May be the most influential artist since the 1960’s, Joseph Beuys might be as well as the most misunderstood. His complex thinking informed by anthropology, anthroposophy, psychology, alchemy and poetry provides a strong power and infinite layers to his symbolic aktions. 
For him, “Every man is an artist”, and society is a raw material that needs to be shaped, sculpted by any of us through our own creativity.

This lecture enlightens the psychological, philosophical and artistic practice of Joseph Beuys, focusing on the “Social Sculpture” component.

It presents the inspiring Watts House Project led by conceptual artist Edgar Arcenaux as a concrete example of social sculpture. Therefore, this on-gong project transcends constructively the boundaries between art and life, with a core quality of empowerment, engagement and replication.

Friday April 23 from 6:30 PM

Meeting point at 6.30 pm. Please be on time, schedules below will be respected. 
Place: SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS, 6006 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA. 90232 www.vielmetter.com 

6:30 PM - 7 PM: Aperitif and tour of Karl Haendel and Stanya Kahn current shows
7 PM - 8 PM: Lecture and visual Presentation by:
- Frank Navarro - Art Gate founder
- Special Guest: artist EDGAR ARCENEAUX (Artist, Director of the Watts House Projects -http://www.wattshouseproject.com).
8 PM Informal conversation. Wine & Buffet.

PRICE: $35 each / $55 for 2 people - including lecture, wine & cheese.
Reservation: www.art-gate.org/reservation -- E: info@art-gate.org -- P: 323 448 6156 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              323 448 6156      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

ART FOCUS is a series of events combining a lecture focusing on one artist, one idea or one movement, a conversation with a special guest concluded by a buffet in an informal yet engaging environment.

Joseph Beuys  - “Kunst = Kapital”

In collaboration with ACME Gallery, Paul Davis and François Perrin, ART GATE presents:
 
YVES KLEIN – METAPHYSICS & AIR ARCHITECTURE
Understanding Yves Klein’s thinking and artistic practice. Exploring his pioneer concept of architecture of air: a prescient architecture relying on air, water, and fire, and engaging climate with the utopian goal of shaping a new “immaterial” society.

Friday Mar 19 from 7 pm to 9 pm (Past Event)
Meeting point at 6.40 pm. Please be on time, schedules below will be respected.
Free parking just aside the gallery.
Place: ACME. Gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90048 www.acmelosangeles.com
Schedule:
7.00 to 8.00 pm - Visual Presentation by Frank Navarro and François Perrin
8.00 to 9.00 pm - Tour of exhibition by artist & architect Paul Davis, Buffet and Informal conversation with artist, gallerists, and lecturers

Contribution: $39 including lecture, wine and country buffet.
Space is limited. Reservation: www.art-gate.org/reservation -- E: info@art-gate.org -- P: 323 448 6156 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              323 448 6156      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.