Charrière uses film, sculpture and a new series of heliographic photographs to examine the “fossilized sunshine” on which the city of Los Angeles was literally built
Obsidian
115 × 105 × 150 cm
© Julian Charrière / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023. Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles
New York Chelsea
Charrière uses film, sculpture and a new series of heliographic photographs to examine the “fossilized sunshine” on which the city of Los Angeles was literally built
Los Angeles
Charrière’s first solo exhibition at the gallery in Los Angeles explores the histories of the city and the discovery of petroleum in the late 19th century, industrializing the region and transforming LA into the second largest city in the US
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