CASEY LEGLER: STANDARD PROJECTION
Press Release
CASEY LEGLER
24/7 PROJECTION
The Standard, Hollywood
8300 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood
CA 90069
The Standard, Hollywood in collaboration with Art Production Fund present the installation of artist Casey Legler’sUntitled_Exercises. Legler’s work will remain on view from September through early 2015.
Casey Legler’s Untitled_Exercises, a digital video compilation, was initially created as a large format street video intervention in 2011. Legler’s work includes a series of five films speaking to, among other things, the question of the body as an object and the possible limits of its subsequent abstractions as a locus of agency.
The Standard, Hollywood, in particular, embraces local artists through continued art installations. The glass box behind the front desk houses a live model that coexists with the rotating exhibitions 24/7. In past months, The Standard, Hollywood has featured works from artists including Shannon Plumb, Mike Stilkey, Erin Garcia, Tommii Lim and more.
ABOUT CASEY LEGLER
Casey Legler was raised in both France and the United States. She is a Phi Beta Kappa and Ada Comstock Scholar graduate from Smith College, 2007. This Fall, her first solo exhibition at OSMOS Address in New York Unveiled narrative works of still photography, video, sound and performance – each involving the artist as both the impersonator and viewer of characteristic actions. Legler’s work has appeared in The Guardian, Vogue, V Magazine, Time and CNN. She is currently working on a memoir recounting her girlhood and years as an Olympic athlete.
ABOUT ART PRODUCTION FUND
Art Production Fund (APF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to commissioning and producing ambitious public art projects, reaching new audiences and expanding awareness through contemporary art. Co-Founders: Yvonne Force Villareal and Doreen Remen, Director: Casey Fremont.
ABOUT THE STANDARD
The Standard frequently collaborates with artists on publications, products, installations, and events throughout its network of properties and shops. Standard Press has published books by Andrew Kuo, Dzine, and JR & José Parlá. The Shop at The Standard has produced editions with artists including Julia Chiang, Wes Lang, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Ryan McGinness, Tomoko Sugimoto, KAWS, and José Parlá among others.
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