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For more information contact:
Sarah Carlson
The Art Institute of California - Hollywood
(818) 299-5159 or sacarlson@aii.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2009
NEWEST NOHO
GALLERY OPENS WITH EXHIBITION FEATURING TED VANCLEAVE
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA- The
Art Institute of California – Hollywood announces its first gallery
exhibit in its new NoHo Arts District location featuring thephotography of
Ted VanCleave. Also featured will be Hope Anderson’s 15-minute video
history of the Hollywood Sign from its beginnings in 1923 to the present
day.
The Ted VanCleave: Hollywood Sign
Series exhibition is on view from October 20 through December 18. The
Gallery at The Art Institute of California - Hollywood, located at 5250
Lankershim Boulevard is open to the public at no charge. An artists’
reception will be held November 23rd. Gallery hours are Monday
through Thursday 9am to 8pm, Friday 9am to 4pm, and Saturday from 10am to
2pm.
“The Hollywood Sign is an
international, iconic symbol that is recognized by hundreds of millions of
people worldwide. It symbolizes not only Hollywood, but it also embodies
people’s perception of California, the film and entertainment industries,
and the dreams of everyone who have enjoyed movies and television” says
VanCleave about his subject. VanCleave’s Hollywood Sign series is featured
on the official Hollywood Sign website and his other collections have
received numerous awards and recognition through exhibits including the
Faber Birren Color Award Show, National Watercolor Society Annual
Competition, Metro Gallery LA, California Magazine’s Discovery Awards, and
The Venice Art Walk.
Created for The Art Institute of
California – Hollywood from Hope Anderson’s 2009 documentary, “Under the
Hollywood Sign,” the 15-minute piece combines archival film and stills
with contemporary footage and interviews with such notables as Laura
Archera Huxley, Hugh Hefner and Bill Pullman.
The Hollywood Sign series by Ted
VanCleave was selected as the inaugural exhibit for The Gallery at The Art
Institute of California – Hollywood by President Gregory J. Marick. “Upon
first seeing his photography of the Hollywood Sign, I was awed by
VanCleave’s artistry, compelling me to contemplate the icon which I’ve
seen a thousand times before but which never before looked so fresh.”
Added Marick: The details, perspective, and colors come together in ways
which cast a new light on this familiar landmark – a fantastic creative
achievement worthy of celebration in The Gallery at The Art Institute of
California – Hollywood”.
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More information on The Art
Institute of California – Hollywood can be found at
www.artinstitutes.edu/hollywood. Contact Sarah Carlson,
sacarlson@aii.edu, 818-299-5159 for information on exhibits at The
Gallery at The Art Institute of California – Hollywood. Images and artist
information can be found at
www.tedvancleave.com (Ted VanCleave) and
http://www.hopeandersonproductions.com/index.html (Hope Anderson).
The
Art Institute of California - Hollywood is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu),
a system of over 40
education institutions located throughout North America, providing an
important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts
professionals.
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