Glenn Kaino, an artist of impact in our time, works in the intersection of art, science, and society, often reimagining our relationship with the natural world. In many of his works he highlights the illusionistic and mesmeric effects of scientific and natural phenomena in large scale installations.
Glenn will talk about his inventive, multidisciplinary approach, his sources of inspiration, his intrinsically collaborative method, and how his art creates engagement with vital issues. He has created a wide range of projects that thoughtfully consider important political, social, and environmental issues, such as equity, social justice, and climate change, among others. He describes each work as existing as A Constellation of Concerns, within which each project ethically engages multiple ideas in conceptually aligned ways.
In Glenn’s words, “Visiting the Observatory has been a vital inspirational activity for me and my studio team. It has been a community-building and strengthening moment, grounded in the humility of our small presences on this planet as we collectively look into our past. We also use it as a moment to consider how we are all connected and the smallness of even our biggest differences.”
Glenn is known internationally for his expansive vision and activist-minded practice, which encompasses painting, sculpture, installation, performance, monumental public art, theatrical production, and feature film.
Kaino’s work was featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial, New York; Prospect.3, New Orleans, in 2014; and the 12th Biennale de Lyon, France, in 2013. The artist represented the U.S. at the 13th Cairo Biennale in 2013, and has presented solo exhibitions at the MassMoCA, North Adams; the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; and elsewhere. Kaino is a Board Advisor to the Hammer Museum.
And after the talk, the audience can dine alfresco at tables set up under the darkening sky, and either purchase food from a food truck or bring their own picnic.
All guests are invited to peer into the night sky through the big 60-inch and 100-inch reflectors — the largest available in the world for public access — as well as various other telescopes set up around the grounds by members of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society.
Come up for an evening of art and astronomy, hear a talk about ways of searching for knowledge and understanding, followed by peering into the cosmos late into the night.
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