“Do you like Cole’s or Philippe’s better?”
“I don’t know what these are!”
“French Dip spots.”
“Ohhh yeah. I’ve been to Philippe’s only.”
This two-person exhibition at Bel Ami, Au Jus, is the result of conversations, images and texts exchanged between Juliana Halpert and Parker Ito. Spurred by several serendipitous crossovers in their work, the artists have fostered an artistic and intellectual kinship for the past several years. Both Halpert and Ito create, collect and adulterate images using (and abusing) a gamut of processes—new and old, primitive and esteemed alike—paying careful attention to the specificity of their chosen apparatuses and media, and their translation into the gallery space. Clink on the links below to read statements they wrote for the show:
Juliana Halpert (b. 1989, Montpelier, Vermont) is an artist and writer living in Los Angeles. She received her MFA from ArtCenter College of Design in 2020. Recent solo exhibitions include Civilization, Larder Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2023); everything, the Finley Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2021); Wake up sleepers!, No Moon LA, Los Angeles, CA (2021); Underappreciated Survivors, Artcenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA (2020). Group exhibitions include Muscle Memory, Fulcrum Press, Los Angeles, CA (2023); Plasma, Scherben, Berlin 2022; Glower, Larder Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2022); Animal, Gattopardo, Los Angeles, CA (2022); The Going-Away Present, Kristina Kite, Los Angeles, CA (2021); RenBen: Wildcard, Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL (2020). Her writing has appeared in Aperture, Artforum, Bookforum, Frieze, Art in America, and X-TRA, among other publications. Her website is: julianahalpert.com
Parker Ito (b. 1986, Ventura, CA) is an artist associated with Post Internet or Zombie Formalism, depending on who you ask. His website is: www.parker.sex
Juliana Halpert
Orchid dreams (Bruce), 2023. (1/3 + 1 AP)
chromogenic print
24 x 19 7/8 in (61 x 50.5 cm) unframed
30 7/8 x 26 7/8 in (78.4 x 68.3 cm) framed
Juliana Halpert
Tica (with camellia japonica), 2023. (1/3 + 1 AP)
silver gelatin print
19 x 15 in (48.2 x 38.1 cm) unframed
26 7/8 x 22 7/8 in (68.3 x 58.1 cm) framed
Parker Ito
My Necklace, 2019
oil on linen
80 x 60 in (203.2 x 152.4 cm)
Juliana Halpert
Orchid dreams (ribbons), 2023. (1/3 + 1 AP)
chromogenic print
24 x 19 1/2 in (61 x 49.5) unframed
30 7/8 x 26 7/8 in (78.4 x 68.3 cm) framed
Jules Olitski
Power Switch, 1990
acrylic on canvas
58 1/2 x 66 in (148.6 x 167.6 cm)
Juliana Halpert
Beyond Bounds, 2020. (1/3 + 1 AP)
archival inkjet print on cold press paper
21 1/2 x 32 in (54.6 x 81.3 cm) unframed, 28 1/8 x 38 in (71.4 x 96.5 cm) framed
Juliana Halpert
Untitled (bric-a-brac), 2023
50 digital C-prints, found object
7 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in (19.1 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #1, 2023
ink, acrylic, gloss varnish and paper on canvas
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #2, 2023
photosensitive dye, ink, paper and gac 100 on jute
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #3, 2023
ink, acrylic, gloss varnish and paper on canvas
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #4, 2023
photosensitive dye, ink, paper and gac 100 on jute
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #5, 2023
ink, acrylic, gloss varnish and paper on canvas
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #6, 2023
ink, acrylic, gloss varnish and paper on canvas
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #7, 2023
photosensitive dye, ink, paper and gac 100 on jute
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Parker Ito
Clear Sushi #8, 2023
ink, acrylic, gloss varnish and paper on canvas
64 x 46 in (162.6 x 116.8 cm)
Juliana Halpert
Crowd, 2023
backlit print, colored gels, light box
28 x 38 x 5 in (71.1 x 96.5 x 12.7 cm)
Parker Ito
Renaissance, 2020
modified photo color scanner, bronze, extension cord
11 x 21.5 x 18.75 in (27.9 x 54.6 x 47.6 cm)
Parker Ito
The World Outside by Jay Israelson, 2021-2023. (1/5 + 2 AP)
digital video
4 min 7 sec
Juliana Halpert
Twins, 2023
backlit print, colored gels, light box
28 x 38 x 5 in (71.1 x 96.5 x 12.7 cm)
Juliana Halpert
Castle, 2023
backlit print, colored gels, light box
38 3/8 x 28 1/4 x 5 in (97.5 x 71.8 x 12.7 cm)
