JOHNNY NGUYEN | NORMALIZE RADICAL

NORMALIZE RADICAL

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Johnny Nguyen

Opening Reception: September 26, 27 1pm-7pm

What happened socially which made it apparent you wanted to create this exhibition?

After Trump was elected, we started seeing a lot more blatant racism and white supremacy and fascism. Groups like proud boys, patriot prayer, and far right characters like Milo Yiannopoulos and Joey Gibson and all these other pro Trump characters were gaining mainstream popularity. We even saw white supremacist/neo-nazi rallies like the one in Charlottesville, Virginia which left one protester dead. On this date, the Patriot Prayer far-right group organized a free speech, anti-Marxist rally in Berkeley California. Protesters showed up to ensure that this rally was not going to happen.

Depicted in this photo is a pro Trump character who is known to spew this white supremacist rhetoric online and in-person. He is recording, and his intent is to trigger people so that things can become violent so that he can push a violent agenda upon the protesters. Instead, the protesters fight back with words and with gestures.

This debate is so interesting because it poses the question, ‘can hate speech be free speech’? It’s a double edged sword.

KELVIN LOPEZ | Où Vont-Ils ? (Where Do They Go?)

OU VONT ILS? (Where Do They Go?)

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Kelvin Lopez
Opening Reception: July 18, 2020 1-6PM

About the Artist

Kelvin Lopez began his art journey in Oceanside, California during his time at MiraCosta College where he received an AA in Studio Arts in 2015. He continued his art education at California State University Long Beach where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Printmaking in 2018. Kelvin has worked in partnership with several organizations and communities, teaching printmaking at workshops that have been very successful. Kelvin is awaiting his big move to Rhode Island where he will be continuing his education at Rhode Island School of Design with intentions to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in printmaking.

GROUP SHOW | REMEDIO CASERO — CURATED BY ALEJANDRO ARREGUIN VILLEGAS

REMEDIO CASERO

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by a Group of Selected Artists
curated by Alejandro Arreguin Villegas

Why did you all choose ‘Remedio Casero’ as the title?

‘Remedio Casero’, or Holistic Remedies, was chosen as the title of our show as it encompasses the artist’s use of photography as a holistic remedy which uplifts our intimate representations of our identity, culture, and family life. ‘Remedio Casero’ was borrowed from the title of our cover photo by Jezabeth Roca, one of our participating artists.

Featured Photographers (in no particular order):

・William Camargo: @billythecamera
・Jezabeth Roca Gonzalez: @el_archipelago
・Beto Soto: @betosotophoto
・Angelica Grijalva: @divinefrequenciez
・Magdalena Ramirez Cerda: @fulanita.d.talecita
・Ricky Gutierrez: @guttypuma
・Juan Charlie Beaz: @juancabeaz
・Javier Arreguin: @javier.anticuado
・Lissa Corona
・Isabel Pichardo

Curated by: @av_alejandro
Flyer design: @juancabeaz
Organized by: @strawb.unny

$LAVE | TIME CAPSUL 10 year retrospective featuring Ben horton and J-Hon

TIME CAPSUL

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works

by $lave: Ben Horton and J-hon

Time Capsul represents a 10 year retrospect of work produced by the skateboard company $lave featuring artists Ben Horton and J-hon. During this experience Pat Burke was given official recognition as a pro skater for the brand.

CHERYL SORG | TO REACH THE CLOUDS

TO REACH THE CLOUDS

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Cheryl Sorg
Showing: August 24 - September 24 2019
Opening Reception: August 24, 2019 7pm

Q & A artist

Can you go into the meaning / inspiration behind your tape artwork?

I keep becoming more and more and more intensely aware of just how shit the world is - racism, misogyny, sex trafficking, poverty, corruption in power, mass incarceration, etc. etc. etc., all of it. Just shit. And somehow working with the vibrant color injects a bit of cheer (hope?) into all of it for me. It certainly doesn’t improve it, or necessarily generate any change at all, but it gives me pleasure, and as simplistic as this may sound, the hope is that it will do the same for someone else as well.