display (v.)
c. 1300, “unfold, spread out, unfurl” (a banner, etc.), from Old French desploiir (Modern French déployer) “unfold, unfasten, spread out” (of knots, sealed letters, etc.), from Latin displicare “to scatter,” in Medieval Latin “to unfold,” from dis- “un-, apart” (see dis-) + plicare “to fold” (from PIE root *plek- “to plait”).

Properly of sails or flags (and unconnected to play); meaning “reveal, exhibit, expose to view” is late 14c.; sense of “reveal unintentionally, allow to be seen” is from c. 1600.

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Display presents eleven artists with varied and overlapping approaches to the significance of display, both within their works’ subjects and their particular modes of presentation.

The exhibition takes as a starting point the photograph Theo (2024) by exhibiting artist Pamela Ramos. The photograph shows a young boy in his giraffe pyjamas looking at the wildlife diorama in the “Habitats of Africa” exhibit at the Natural History Museum of LA County. A diorama, literally translating to through that which is seen (dia + orama), is a display device often used by natural history and ethnographic museums to simulate a historic, cultural or natural environment in three-dimensional space. Dioramas are synonymous with the rise of the museum and strategic museological display mechanisms. In Theo, the diorama’s mimetic functions are doubled back as the subject himself, in his own animal costume, mimics what he is looking at. These more formal aspects are offset by the intimacy, playfulness and spontaneity of the captured image, contrasting with the museum’s carefully constructed environment.

Artist Biographies



Installation view. Display, 2024.


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Pamela Ramos, Theo, 2024. Inkjet print. Edition 1/3 + 1 AP, 5.8 x 4 in. (14.7 x 10.2 cm).


Abbas Zahedi, loading loading LA, 2024. Artist’s familial runner, secured luggage strap and hand written label [which reads: NAME: soliloquies of / STREET: a sour sadness / CITY: to the cherry that broke / PHONE: with a valiant kiss], 35.5 x 12 x 10 in. (90 x 31 x 25 cm).


Detail. Abbas Zahedi, loading loading LA, 2024. Artist’s familial runner, secured luggage strap and hand written label [which reads: NAME: soliloquies of / STREET: a sour sadness / CITY: to the cherry that broke / PHONE: with a valiant kiss], 35.5 x 12 x 10 in. (90 x 31 x 25 cm).


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Arthur Marie, Untitled, 2023. Pencil on paper. 9.8 x 7.5 in. (25 x 19 cm).


Arthur Marie, Untitled, 2023. Pencil on paper. 9.8 x 7.5 in. (25 x 19 cm).


Detail. Arthur Marie, Untitled, 2023. Pencil on paper. 9.8 x 7.5 in. (25 x 19 cm).


Arthur Marie, Untitled, 2023. Pencil on paper. 9.8 x 7.5 in. (25 x 19 cm).


Arthur Marie, Untitled, 2023. Pencil on paper. 9.8 x 7.5 in. (25 x 19 cm).


Detail. Arthur Marie, Untitled, 2023. Pencil on paper. 9.8 x 7.5 in. (25 x 19 cm).


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Ghislaine Leung, Jobs, 2024. Score: A list of jobs held by the artist. Edition 3/3 + 2 AP.


Detail. Ghislaine Leung, Jobs, 2024. Score: A list of jobs held by the artist. Edition 3/3 + 2 AP.


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Pamela Ramos. Boys Bundle, 2024. Plastic bags, rope, inkjet prints, dimensions variable.


Pamela Ramos. Boys Bundle, 2024. Plastic bags, rope, inkjet prints, dimensions variable.


Detail. Pamela Ramos. Boys Bundle, 2024. Plastic bags, rope, inkjet prints, dimensions variable.


Detail. Pamela Ramos. Boys Bundle, 2024. Plastic bags, rope, inkjet prints, dimensions variable.


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Joseph Jones, Rainbow Cat, 2024. Oil and acrylic on linen, 11.5 x 8 in. (29 x 21 cm).


Joseph Jones, Lily, 2024. Oil and acrylic on linen, 8 x 5.5 in. (21 x 14 cm).


Louis Blue Newby, Loading Zone, 2024. Pencil, silkscreen, paint, Crisco, mineral oil, newsprint, lumex, inkjet prints, gloss paint, corkboard, aluminum, 59 x 40.3 x 1.5 in (150 x 102.2 x 3.8 cm).


Detail. Louis Blue Newby, Loading Zone, 2024. Pencil, silkscreen, paint, Crisco, mineral oil, newsprint, lumex, inkjet prints, gloss paint, corkboard, aluminum, 59 x 40.3 x 1.5 in (150 x 102.2 x 3.8 cm).


Detail. Louis Blue Newby, Loading Zone, 2024. Pencil, silkscreen, paint, Crisco, mineral oil, newsprint, lumex, inkjet prints, gloss paint, corkboard, aluminum, 59 x 40.3 x 1.5 in (150 x 102.2 x 3.8 cm).


Nevine Mahmoud, Ear Play, 2024. Aluminum, plastic, 8 x 6.5 x 4 in. (20.3 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm).


Nevine Mahmoud, Ear Play, 2024. Aluminum, plastic, 8 x 6.5 x 4 in. (20.3 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm).


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Ali Eyal, My mom surprised me to show me a 2000 calendar, but what did I show my mom?, 2024. Pastel on BHU-09 Bhutan Rural Tsharsho, 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 56 cm).


Detail. Ali Eyal, My mom surprised me to show me a 2000 calendar, but what did I show my mom?, 2024. Pastel on BHU-09 Bhutan Rural Tsharsho, 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 56 cm).


Ali Eyal, Look What I Remember, 2024. Oil on canvas, 33 x 42 in. (83.8 x 106.7 cm).


Detail. Ali Eyal, Look What I Remember, 2024. Oil on canvas, 33 x 42 in. (83.8 x 106.7 cm).


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Yuri Pattison, decay (americium day-date), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, Americium-241 source (smoke alarm ion chamber), GMF Day Date 228238 40mm all gold tungsten weighted VR3255, modified Radiation D-v1.1(CAJOE) Geiger Counter kit, Nicker Chrome Deep 025, Nicker Vermilion 005, cast acrylic sheet, modified flameless LED candle, cables, power supply, time, 13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 in. (343 x 343 x 343 mm).


Yuri Pattison, decay (americium day-date), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, Americium-241 source (smoke alarm ion chamber), GMF Day Date 228238 40mm all gold tungsten weighted VR3255, modified Radiation D-v1.1(CAJOE) Geiger Counter kit, Nicker Chrome Deep 025, Nicker Vermilion 005, cast acrylic sheet, modified flameless LED candle, cables, power supply, time, 13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 in. (343 x 343 x 343 mm).


Yuri Pattison, decay (americium day-date), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, Americium-241 source (smoke alarm ion chamber), GMF Day Date 228238 40mm all gold tungsten weighted VR3255, modified Radiation D-v1.1(CAJOE) Geiger Counter kit, Nicker Chrome Deep 025, Nicker Vermilion 005, cast acrylic sheet, modified flameless LED candle, cables, power supply, time, 13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 in. (343 x 343 x 343 mm).


Detail. Yuri Pattison, decay (americium day-date), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, Americium-241 source (smoke alarm ion chamber), GMF Day Date 228238 40mm all gold tungsten weighted VR3255, modified Radiation D-v1.1(CAJOE) Geiger Counter kit, Nicker Chrome Deep 025, Nicker Vermilion 005, cast acrylic sheet, modified flameless LED candle, cables, power supply, time, 13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 in. (343 x 343 x 343 mm).


Detail. Yuri Pattison, decay (americium day-date), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, Americium-241 source (smoke alarm ion chamber), GMF Day Date 228238 40mm all gold tungsten weighted VR3255, modified Radiation D-v1.1(CAJOE) Geiger Counter kit, Nicker Chrome Deep 025, Nicker Vermilion 005, cast acrylic sheet, modified flameless LED candle, cables, power supply, time, 13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 in. (343 x 343 x 343 mm).


Yuri Pattison, candle clock (8 hours), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, 8 hour candle, shredded currency, Casio A158WA copy, time, 10.5 x 13.5 x 10.5 in. (267 x 343 x 267 mm).


Yuri Pattison, candle clock (8 hours), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, 8 hour candle, shredded currency, Casio A158WA copy, time, 10.5 x 13.5 x 10.5 in. (267 x 343 x 267 mm).


Detail. Yuri Pattison, candle clock (8 hours), 2024. 80/20 Ready Tube aluminum extrusion, 8 hour candle, shredded currency, Casio A158WA copy, time, 10.5 x 13.5 x 10.5 in. (267 x 343 x 267 mm).


Erin Calla Watson, Spiderus is forced to witness frightful massacre of Brooke Shields princesses - Spiderus children not shown in this composition. Fan Fiction Edward Cullens who are robed are made to suffer from the worst torture imaginable under fierce tropical heat., 2024. Acrylic on direct to substrate print on aluminum, 22 x 31 in. (56 x 78.7 cm).


Erin Calla Watson, Spiderus is forced to witness frightful massacre of Brooke Shields princesses - Spiderus children not shown in this composition. Fan Fiction Edward Cullens who are robed are made to suffer from the worst torture imaginable under fierce tropical heat., 2024. Acrylic on direct to substrate print on aluminum, 22 x 31 in. (56 x 78.7 cm).


Detail. Erin Calla Watson, Spiderus is forced to witness frightful massacre of Brooke Shields princesses - Spiderus children not shown in this composition. Fan Fiction Edward Cullens who are robed are made to suffer from the worst torture imaginable under fierce tropical heat., 2024. Acrylic on direct to substrate print on aluminum, 22 x 31 in. (56 x 78.7 cm).


Detail. Erin Calla Watson, Spiderus is forced to witness frightful massacre of Brooke Shields princesses - Spiderus children not shown in this composition. Fan Fiction Edward Cullens who are robed are made to suffer from the worst torture imaginable under fierce tropical heat., 2024. Acrylic on direct to substrate print on aluminum, 22 x 31 in. (56 x 78.7 cm).


Installation view. Display, 2024.


Coleman Collins, The production of space I, 2024. Mylar transparency, light box, aluminum stand, 42 x 29 x 21 in. (106.7 x 73.7 x 53.3 cm).


Coleman Collins, The production of space II, 2024. Mylar transparency, light box, aluminum stand, 42 x 29 x 21 in. (106.7 x 73.7 x 53.3 cm).

Photos: Evan Walsh