Scott Campbell, Untitled (2011). All images Nicolas Linnert for Art Observed.

Friday evening marked the opening of Marc Jancou Contemporary’s exhibition Blankness is Not a Void, a group show of works by Steven Parrino, Raymond Pettibon and Scott Campbell. Encouraging a dialogue between three artists of disparate time and locale, the exhibition showcases the overlapping thematic and formal references each artist drew not only from their social milieu, but also from each other.

Artist Scott Campbell (left) and gallerist Marc Jancou (right) with friends.

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L.A. based artist Marnie Weber invents fractured narratives that conjure up twisted fairy-tales and haunting, dream like worlds populated by fantastical characters.  The exhibition, The Bondage of Decay, presents one of the final chapters of her narrative of the Spirit Girls, an all female band who die tragically and return as ghosts in a quest for spiritual enlightenment.  In this tale, the lead Spirit Girl guides a group of 12 clowns through varying adventures until she ultimately rejoins the spirit world, leaving them alone to grieve. In addition to an installation of clown sculptures and collages, the exhibition will feature two significant large-scale sculptures: a marble ghost clown and a painted wood circus bear. These are the most ambitious sculptures that the artist has produced, standing approximately 6 feet and 9 feet tall respectively.

Marnie Weber
Marc Jancou Contemporary
Marnie Weber on Artnet
Marnie Weber Wikipedia

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Hope Atherton’s “Untitled (Feathers)” 2008, Oil and Gesso on linen
via Vanina Holasek Benefit

On Monday April 7, Marc Jancou Gallery featured a Benefit for Gallerist Vanina Holasek to raise funds for her battle against cancer. More than 500, including art world figures and other notables attended the event.

Benefit for Vanina Holasek [ArtObserved]
Marc Jancou Gallery [Marc Jancou Gallery]
Benefit for Vanina Holasek official website
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