“The Slick & The Sticky,” a group show co-curated by Vanessa Place, insists adamantly on its own dystopian themes, wherein the works in the exhibition deliberately obfuscate their own suggested meaning. Working off the premise that all language is inherently misleading and unreliable, the works in this show utilize various linguistic tactics including humor and blatant sarcasm to subvert the viewer’s expectations. Highlights include Andrea Longacre-White’s simple yet powerful vinyl wall laminants with phrases like “I Don’t Have Women Problems.” Funny, yet oddly unsettling too.

Various Small Fires
812 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90038
Show runs through August 8, 2015