I wanted to let you know about two exhibitions opening on February 22 at fette’s gallery. The Modern Life of the Soul features the work of photographer Melanie Bonajo and is in collaboration with Kinga Kielczynska. The second half of the exhibition titled Trophy Ghost features the paintings of Toronto based Margaux Williamson.

Fette directed me to a quote that describes both exhibitions:

In the past, man thought himself immortal, but he was not. Or rather he secretly doubted that he was not. Otherwise, he would not have needed to believe it. Today, we no longer believe we are immortal, yet it is precisely now that we are becoming so, becoming quietly immortal without knowing it, without wishing it, without believing it, by the mere fact of the confusion of the limits of life and death. No longer immortal in terms of the soul, which has disappeared, nor even in terms of the body, which is disappearing, but in terms of the formula, immortal in terms of the code.

That is, we are beings for whom there will soon no longer be death, nor representation of death, nor even – and this is the worst – illusion of death.

-Jean Baudrillard, Illusion of the End, 1994

If you are in the Culver City art district of the Los Angeles area the opening reception is Friday, February 22, 2008, from 6 to 9 pm. Both exhibitions end on March 22, 2008.

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