September 10, 2007
STOP AND SMELL THE SEEDY: Samantha Magowan
[100 Ways of Performing as an Object #14, 2007, Lamba Print, 24″ x 36″ - by Samantha Magowan]
Last night at Cal State Long Beach, I went to the Greater MFA 2007 Closing [which I’ll share some imagery from soon], and my guide and I stumbled upon a little nook full of disco balls, neon collage, and an olfactory sensation that was vaguely nostalgic but, also, terrifying. The installation was by Samantha Magowan, a friend of mine, and after meeting with her today, I had to know what the odor was.
I’m fairly certain she said it was a perfect storm concoction of scents by J. Lo, Brittney, & Paris.
Anyway, Ms. Magowan will be the featured artist at the Art Crawl X kickoff party at the Echo-Plex on Oct. 11 [in addition to having a solo show in Italy this October as well]. We look forward to sharing more of her fiery, skanky, gorgeous work soon.
