Catrin Bolt / Group XVII, Oct 03 - Mar 04

"3 FIREPLACES AND 2 BATHTUBS" AND "IT’S TIME TO STAY HOME AND GET SOME AUDIENCE"

3/12/04 to 3/17/04

MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A at the Schindler House, 835 North Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA and MAK Center at the Mackey Apartments, 1137 - 1141 South Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Beginning with 3 Fireplaces and 2 Bathtubs, an exhibition at the Schindler House, and ending with It’s Time to Stay Home and Get Some Audience, an exhibition at the Mackey apartment building, the residents presented works that teased out the implicit contradictions of viewing art in domestic spaces (private collections) and public spaces (museum and gallery exhibitions).

Catrin Bolt and Robert Gfader received free ad space in a local paper and advertised a variety of fake products. The phone number led to an answering machine that was part of the exhibition. The collaborative team of Catrin Bolt and Marlene Haring immersed themselves in the Los Angeles art scene and integrated the works of local artists into their own practice and presentation. Using performance, photography, and installation, they addressed possible physical connections between the Mackey Apartment building and its neighbors.