James Goldcrown: “Hunger Game” | Feb 4 – 16, 2014

James Goldcrown: “Hunger Game” | Feb 4 – 16, 2014

Opening reception: Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Join James Goldcrown for his upcoming show, Hunger Game, his 12-year examination of fashion photography.

His perspective was shaped by years of editorial, runway, and behind the scenes access to this elite world. With competitive behavior, long exhausting hours, and bizarre dieting, what may come across as a glamorous life is not at all.

Models at runway shows seem much like food. The designer is the chef, their assistant’s prep the food and then pass it to the head chef. The food is sent out to the restaurant that admires it (her) for a second; the diners become satiated; and then they move onto their next meal. Come experience a unique show that encapsulates the fashion world in a distinct way: Hunger Game.

“I’m exhausted, I just finished everything an hour ago. I work best when I don’t have time.” The top of Goldcrown’s left hand was crusted with dried white paint. “I have to feel like I’m in a pressure cooker. I did this all over the past week leading up to the show, just finished hanging and arranging everything. I just don’t like working over a long period of time.” One Art Space is the temporary home of James Goldcrown’s Hunger Game. Goldcrown is a fashion photographer with 12 years experience, and he drew on these years to produce Hunger Game: a collection of portraits from runway shows, both high fashion and otherwise, plastered onto wooden doors, with paint and magazine clippings added by the artist. The clippings, paint, and portraits show the chaos and raw vulnerability that comes with being a model.

Gallery director Elizabeth Villar met Goldcrown at a show he was curating and introduced him to the owner of One Art Space: Dan Gallia. She instantly took a liking to him, saying, “What drew me to James was his energy, and he is such a young talented artist, and I wanted to show this new talent to the art world, and I just love what he does.”

ARTICLES:

https://museemagazine.com/culture/culture/art-out/james-goldcrownd-hunger-game-at-one-art-space