Michael Allen – Nic Cha Kim

Niche.LA presents Gallery Rowan

NICHE.LA presents GALLERY ROWAN
video art by Ken Cravens, Lustre, Michael Allen & woodywise
curated by Nic Cha Kim

A video art explosion by Ken Cravens, Lustre, Michael Allen & woodywise

On March 13, 2008, Niche.LA Video Art presents Gallery Rowan, sponsored by Downtown Properties. A video art explosion on the side of the Rowan Building facing Spring St., artists Ken Cravens, Lustre, Michael Allen, and woodywise will project video art 6:30 – 10:30PM. Take a seat and enjoy complimentary popcorn in the Rowan parking lot as we light it up with the largest video art display to ever grace a Downtown loft wall!

Niche.LA presents Found Footage

“Found Footage”
new work by woodywise and Michael Allen
curated by Nic Cha Kim

LOS ANGELES, CA – On August 9, 2007 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA Video Art presents “Found Footage,” featuring resident video artists woodywise and Michael Allen.

Niche.LA presents June Yuer at Festival de la Gente

Niche.LA presents June Yuer
curated by Michael Allen

Niche.LA presents June Yuer on Oct 28, 2006 at Festival de la Gente.

Niche.LA presents 04/05/06

NICHE.LA PRESENTS 04/05/06
new work by Retna and Michael Allen
curated by Marcela Garate

LOS ANGELES, CA – On September 14, 2006 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “04/05/06,” curated by Marcela Garate, featuring digital artist Retna and video artist Michael Allen.

Los Angeles based artist Retna removes corporate advertisements of women from illuminated signs and embellishes them in a style that not only recalls Mayan and Egyptian hieroglyphs but even the aesthetic heights of Byzantium with its mosaic tiling of Christ and other deities. In one work, the well-known and ill-fated singer, Aaliyah, gazes upwards while color explodes like jeweled fragments around her. Retna’s intervention in these advertisements elevates the perception of the mostly anonymous females – fodder for representing desire and selling other objects – to a form of idolatry.