*This Museum IS NOT Participating in Museum Day 2011*
136 W 4th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 489-9918
Museum of Neon Art (MONA) Website »
The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) encourages learning and curiosity through the preservation, collection, and interpretation of neon art. MONA engages learners of all ages in the exploration of art and ideas through: exhibits, lectures, and hands-on classes focusing on fine art neon, glass, electric, and kinetic works; and its neon collection and tours of historic neon signage.
THREE EXHIBITIONS ON DISPLAY THROUGH OCT.31, 2010
Bay Area-based neon artist Bill Concannon has devoted a lifetime of work to his passion of neon sign making as an art form. The Museum of Neon Art will have on exhibit through October 31, 2010, a 35-year retrospective of Concannon’s neon work called, Recycled, Reclaimed, and Reinvented: The Neon Art of Bill Concannon. Visitors at MONA can explore a range of Concannon’s neon works and interact with his imaginative and playful use of found objects, image, and word play.
Concannon's character as part collector/humorist/mad-scientist/artisan shines throughout his neon artwork, especially in his life-sized installation, called "Bill's Bottle Shop." Modeled similar to a roadside stand, Concannon created a glass sanctuary of vintage glass bottles of all shapes and sizes that reflect light from glowing neon words flickering statements such as "Love and Hate." In reference to our consumeristic culture, Concannon says "for a long time, it's tickled me that glass is at once a very precious (pound per pound) fine art medium and also a thoughtless, throw-away material: no deposit - no return."
Bill has selected a group show of artists whom have inspired him called, “F.O.B” (Friends of Bill), featuring neon artists Larry Albright, Bill Alsup, Arlo Fishman, David O. Johnson, Shawna Peterson, Bruce Suba, Ed Tannenbaum, Stuart Ziff and Elyse Weidner.
In the vestibule gallery, a site-specific installation by black light artist Jerico Woggon called "California Surf." This black light installation engulfs the observer as they wander through long corridor of black light following the rays of the sun and a giant ocean swell! Continuing the surf theme in our lobby gallery are works by Richard Ankrom,Norton Wisdom, Larry Manson, and Randy Noborikawa.
TAKE THE MONA NEON CRUISE ON SATURDAY NIGHT - SEPT. 25, 2010 AT 7:30PM.
SPECIAL OFFERING FOR THIS "MUSEUM DAY CRUISE" --$5.00 OFF THE TICKET PRICE.
WHEN RESERVING GIVE PROMOTION CODE: Electrique
(Indicate online or by the phone)
MONA offers an award-wining Neon Cruise that features a three-hour narrated tour of nighttime Los Angeles covering downtown’s Broadway Theater District, Hollywood, and Chinatown. Guided by urban anthropologist, Eric Lynxwiler, riders observe neon signs on an open top British double-decker including 3 surprise stops along the way. Lynxwiler offers tourists with a unique perspective on LA’s architectural history and glamorous past. Most recently, Lynxwiler was named “Mr. Saturday Night” in the LAWeekly’s May 2010 issue on the 60 Most Interesting People in LA. Cruise riders start at MONA with a wine and cheese reception of the museum’s collection beginning at 7:30 p.m., the bus departs at 8 p.m. and returns at 11 p.m. Tickets are $45 for members and $55 for nonmembers. You can order tickets online at www.neonmona.org or pay by phone at 213-489-9918.
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