Sean (1970), directed by Ralph Arlyck.
via Reference Library

PALS — “They came for the fame and stayed for the spectacles.”
Opening Saturday, January 15, 7-10pm
Actual Size
741 New High St
Los Angeles CA 90012

Pals (full title: Pals for Life / Life for Pals) is a teleplay about the dialectics of friendships under the strain of artistic endeavor. Shot principally in January 2011 at the Actual Size gallery in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, the approx. 34-minute video — told from the point of view of a traditional studio audience television program — revels in the angst and emotion of 4 friends/lovers who must install their respective art works in the presence of frenemies large and small. Each Pal is named after a specific human being, though the story implies that these pals are simple archetypes from a vast universe of narcissistic micro-movements.

Pals features performances by Wilson Chang, Richard Lidinsky, PJ Risse, and Natascha Snellman, with cinematography by Tyler Jamison and original theme music composed by Wilson Chang. Three rotating versions of the show poster will be on exhibit in the gallery through the duration of the performance from January 3rd to February 5th, 2011. The gallery will open to the public on the 15th of January for the first screening of Pals and an artists reception. The film will also be on view during gallery hours and by appointment from January 15th — February 5th, 2011.

In addition to the screening of the final film, works by the artists featured in Pals will be on view at Collective Show LA from January 20th — 30th, 2011. Collective Show is an artist-organized, ten day exhibition of contemporary art collectives. This collaboratively curated “group show of group shows” features local artist-run spaces, independent curatorial initiatives, not-for-profit endeavors and web-based groups established in the last five years. To find out more go to www.collectiveshow.org.

Pals (full title: Pals for Life / Life for Pals) is a teleplay about the dialectics of friendships under the strain of artistic endeavor. Shot principally in January 2011 at the Actual Size gallery in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, the approx. 34-minute video — told from the point of view of a traditional studio audience television program — revels in the angst and emotion of 4 friends/lovers who must install their respective art works in the presence of frenemies large and small. Each Pal is named after a specific human being, though the story implies that these pals are simple archetypes from a vast universe of narcissistic micro-movements.

PALS — “They came for the fame and stayed for the spectacles.”
Opening January 15, 2011
Actual Size
741 New High St
Los Angeles CA 90012