Mathias Poledna / Group VIII, Apr 99 - Sept 99

SOME THINGS TO BE SEEN OR TAKING PLACE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO EACH OTHER

9/22/99 to

MAK Center at the Mackey Apartments, 1137 - 1141 South Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Artist and writer Mathias Poledna presented "Give, Get, Take, and Have," part of an ongoing publishing and research project that engages in localizing and (re)formatting aspects of historical, and contemporary culture. Poledna focused on events, objects, spaces, individuals, or institutions that appeared emblematic to shifts in the cultural fabric. The project attempted to reactivate such material and made it accessible within different contexts. Past areas of Poledna's inquiry focused on alternative culture, including Punk design, 1960s Italian counter-culture, and 1970s alternative architecture. "Give, Get, Take, and Have" was conceived as a small-scale folder, edited, and designed by the artist and freely distributed.