Human Resources (Non-Profit)

Human Resources Los Angeles
Established 2010
Location

410 Cottage Home St.

Los Angeles CA 90012[1]
Coordinates 34°4′3.41″N 118°14′8.17″W / 34.0676139°N 118.2356028°W / 34.0676139; -118.2356028
Type performance art
Founder Kathleen Kim, Eric Kim, Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, Dawn Kasper[2]
Website humanresourcesla.com

Human Resources is a non-profit exhibition and performance space located in Los Angeles's Chinatown. It has hosted a series of notable performance artists in the Los Angeles art scene.

History

Human Resources Los Angeles (HRLA) was founded by siblings Eric and Kathleen Kim in 2010. They were joined by three of their friends Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, and Dawn Kasper with the intent of featuring performance art over traditional static displays.[2] [3] Instead of being organized by a single curator HRLA utilizes a content programmer committee, organizing displays by consensus. The name "human resources" refers to the fact that the gallery is a resource for artists rather than an institutional setting.[2] [4] Doug Harvey, writing for The New York Times mentioned HRLA among the "D.I.Y. artist-run project spaces evolving into an art-world destination" in Chinatown, the "surprise flashpoint of Los Angeles's rise as an international art center."[5]

In 2011 they moved out of from their original location, a small space at Bernard Street they shared with other artists, to their current location, a renovated movie theater only blocks away and five times larger than their prior location.[6] [7] The location's previous tenants, "Cottage Home," also exhibited art there. With white walls and a cement floor the location became both a work-in-progress and a blank canvas. At 4,000 square feet (370 m2), the location has been described as "cavernous."[1] [8] In the summer of 2013 HRLA hosted a benefit event headlined by Nao Bustamante and Narcissister to raise funds for further renovations like air conditioning.[9]

Events

Even as a programmer at Human Resources, you never really know what you're going into at a show.

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Jennifer Doyle[4]

Human Resources was referred to as a "hot house for music and performance" in Frieze's 2010 LA City Report.[10] It has hosted performances from artists like Linda Montano and musical acts like Jackie O'Motherfucker. Human Resources has also presented exhibitions by Fritz Haeg, Rasmus Rohling, and Scott Benzel. Its programming extends to readings, screenings, theater-related events and various collaborative efforts with Los Angeles organizations such as ONE Archives.[11] [12]

In Summer of 2011, HRLA hosted a bizarre performance by Kasper called "This is How I Fuck My Environment".[13] [14] In 2012 LA Weekly recognized Human Resources as one of the best arguments "that Chinatown is still a vital art neighborhood."[1] In June of 2012, HRLA hosted a fundraiser, headlined by indie bands No Age, Tearist, and L.A. Fog, opposing the introduction of Walmart to the neighborhood.[15] [16] That year they also hosted Penny Arcade, My Barbarian, and Eileen Myles.[17] [18] [19]

In 2013 the gallery hosted a viewing of Andy Warhol's Sleep.[20] In 2014 HRLA hosted Abraham Cruzvillegas's 2009 film Autoconstrucción and a Pokémon-themed exhibit called "Who is Ken Sugimori?" by Johnnie Jungleguts.[21] [22] They also hosted one of the "Save Music in Chinatown" concert series.[23] [24] A performance by Terre Thaemlitz is scheduled for 2015.[25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cheh, Carol. "Best Argument that Chinatown is still a Vital Art Neighborhood (2012)". LA Weekly.
  2. 1 2 3 Fitzpatrick, Kyle (May 30, 2013). "Human Resources Los Angeles, The DIY Performance Space Collective". Los Angeles Im yours. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Dambrot, Shana Nys. "Show and Tell:Human Resources". LA Canvas 2 (4): 29 – via Issuu.
  4. 1 2 Duelund, Theis (December 19, 2014). "Art Takes You Out of Your Comfort Zone at Human Resources L.A.". Los Angeles.
  5. ↑ Harvey, Doug (April 15, 2011). "Like a Magic Candle, Los Angeles's Chinatown Relights". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Berardini, Andrew (December 22, 2011). "Pacific Standard Time to Night Gallery: The Year in L.A. Art". LA Weekly.
  7. ↑ Cheh, Carol (January 20, 2014). "François Ghebaly Debuts a Downtown Los Angeles Arts Cooperative". KCET.
  8. ↑ Berardini, Andrew. "Cottage Industry". artnet.
  9. ↑ Fontenot, Andrea (August 22, 2013). "Sister Act:Perform Chinatown After-Party at HRLA: Performances by Nao Bustamante and Narcissister". Artillery.
  10. ↑ "LA City Report". Frieze (134). October 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ "X-TRA 12.4 Launch Event with Brandon LaBelle and Benjamin Lord". X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly.
  12. ↑ Villegas, Arely (January 14, 2011). "The Weekly Art Round Up: Art in LA". Laist.com.
  13. ↑ Kraus, Chris (December 2011). "What is Beauty?". Art in America.
  14. ↑ Dawn Kasper. "This is How I Fuck My Environment". Vimeo.
  15. ↑ Wiener, Jon (June 30, 2012). "Los Angeles Chinatown Rages Against Walmart's New 'Neighborhood' Strategy". The Nation.
  16. ↑ Sharp, Elliott. "No Age has beef with Walmart". Noisey.
  17. ↑ Cheh, Carol (May 3, 2012). "25 Alternative L.A. Art Spaces to Check Out Now".
  18. ↑ Miles, Kathleen (April 5, 2012). "Things To Do In LA This Weekend". HuffPo.
  19. ↑ "Malik Gaines". Hunter College. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  20. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (November 6, 2013). "Critic's Pick: Catch some z's at late showing of Warhol's 'Sleep'". Los Angeles Times.
  21. ↑ "The Agenda: This Week in Los Angeles". Art in America. November 19, 2014.
  22. ↑ Bos, Sascha. "Who is Ken Sugimori?". LA Weekly.
  23. ↑ Shyong, Frank (February 8, 2014). "Benefit concert series is an homage to Chinatown's punk rock past". Los Angeles Times.
  24. ↑ "Punk Rockers Help Raise Money For Music Education At Chinatown Elementary School". KCAL. February 9, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Pasadena Arts Council". Retrieved 2015-01-13.
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