QUORUM EXHIBITION +
BLOOD FOR ART

August 8 - September 13, 2008
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday August 8, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

LIMN Gallery - Los Angeles


BLOOD DRIVE Sunday August 10 th, 10 am - 4pm

In cooperation with the American Red Cross, Quorum will present a simple proposition to the public: a pint of blood  for an original print by one of thirteen artists. By asking people to contribute a small, but explicit quantity of themselves, and offering donors a piece of art in return, we are more than acting out a mechanical barter, we're asking "How are you willing to spend your blood ?".

To sign up in advance for blood drive,  log on to www.givelife.org and enter LIMN as the sponsor.


LIMN -169 North La Brea, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Hours:   Monday - Friday 10 am - 6pm and Saturday 1 pm - 6pm

T. 323.931.6500
www.limn.com

CODE-SWITCHING
October 20 - November 18, 2007
ARTIST RECEPTION: Thursday, October 25, 2007, 6-9PM
Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street,
Oakland CA 94607
Tel 510 839 2787



Linguists define code-switching as an alternation between two or more languages within a single conversation between people who have one or more language in common.

What this means for most of us is that we participate in, and practice a type of verbal syntactic shape-shifting, frequently changing terms of speech and expression to accommodate the fluctuating needs of discourse within different social and cultural interactions. Often an unconscious act, code-switching is used for many purposes, including protection, identification, recognition, approval, and control.

With this exhibition, Quorum artists address these aspects of code-switching, exploring when and where the switch occurs and why the switch happens.

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