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Lux Art Institute is redefining the museum experience to make art more accessible and personally meaningful. At Lux, you don’t just see finished works of art; you see the artistic process firsthand, observing internationally recognized artists in a working studio environment.
Lux Art Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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1550 S. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
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Thursday and Friday: 1:00pm–5:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am–5:00pm
Studio Series: Chiachio & Giannone
Friday
6pm – 9pm
Please join us for Artists-in-Residence Chiachio and Giannone's Studio Series on February 21st. Experience a unique opportunity as Chiachio and Giannone discuss their background and artistic process and unveil their residency work.
-6pm to 7:00pm- Reception
Music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments.
-7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.
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Opening Reception: Kahn & Selesnick
Friday
7:00pm–9:00pm
Please join us for Kahn & Selesnick's Reception on April 3rd. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artists while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more.
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Members Only Preview Hour
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Public Opening
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.
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Art & Stories Series: Kahn & Selesnick
Friday
6pm – 9pm
Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artists-in-Residence Kahn & Selesnick. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience.
-6pm to 7:00pm- Reception
Music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments.
-7:00pm- Stories begin
ABOUT THE ARTISTs
Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.
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