Yung Jake

“New”

Steve Turner Contemporary

6026 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Reception: July 12, 7-9 pm

July 12 – August 23, 2014

 

 

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This Saturday, July 12, Steve Turner Contemporary hosts an opening reception for “New,” a solo exhibition by Yung Jake. The Los Angeles-based artist, born on the Internet in 2011, presents a variety of found objects treated to an application of popular, Internet-specific imagery printed on vinyl. The wall-mounted works are complemented by two large metal containers with a similar hybrid aesthetic and filled with fluorescent lights. Video sharing websites, pop-up advertisements, and other visual materials typically confined to virtual experience creep onto the analog and tangible as if this step is inevitable, and seemingly it is.

 

The gallery hosts an opening reception Saturday, July 12 from 7 – 9 pm.

 

 

Yung Jake, "Old (Page 1)" & "Old (Page 2)," Printed vinyl on found metal, 46 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches each, 2014. Courtesy of Steve Turner Contemporary.

Yung Jake, “Old (Page 1)” & “Old (Page 2),” Printed vinyl on found metal, 46 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. each, 2014. Courtesy of Steve Turner Contemporary.

 

Yung Jake, "1280 x 720," Printed vinyl on found metal, fluorescent lights, 36 1/2 x 77 x 35 in, 2014. Courtesy of Steve Turner Contemporary.

Yung Jake, “1280 x 720,” Printed vinyl on found metal, fluorescent lights, 36 1/2 x 77 x 35 in., 2014. Courtesy of Steve Turner Contemporary.

 

"New," Installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, July 2014. Courtesy of Steve Turner Contemporary.

“New,” installation view, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, July 2014. Courtesy of Steve Turner Contemporary.

The exhibition remains on view through August 23.

For more information, please visit the gallery’s website.

 

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