TRYST Alternative Art Fair 2024
23–25 August 2024
21515 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA
What is TRYST:
TRYST is a new international art fair for artist-run-spaces and collectives as well as an international conference addressing the needs and future of global exchange for artist-run spaces, collectives, and organizations. A Torrance Art Museum (TAM) project, TRYST addresses the need for opportunities that foster artistic exchange between grass-roots artist organizations worldwide. This art fair will introduce international artists to Los Angeles, a leading center for contemporary art. Connecting artists to the art-savvy Los Angeles audience, the LA arts scene, and to one another allows unlimited networking opportunities in which artists can engage with other participants and develop further international exchanges. Talks and performances will be included in the program, as well as social events for participants. This will be the second edition of TRYST.
Schedule:
Friday 23: VIP opening 4-6pm
Saturday 24: Open 12-6pm; Performance Art + Experimental Sound
After Party 7-10pm at the Bendix Building, suite 800 (all are welcome)
Sunday 25: Open 12-6pm; Panel discussions (times + topics TBD)
Participating artists:
Mia Capodilupo, Aragna Ker, Toban Nichols, Michael Pollard, Annie Reiniger-Holleb, Laura Ricci, Mitch Temple, Judy Zhu
order catalog here!
Curated by Michael Pollard and Toban Nichols
Michael Robert Pollard was born in Queens NY in 1970, raised in NYC, Tucson, Arizona and the San Francisco Bay Area. Pollard attended the San Francisco Art Institute and graduated in 1997 with a BFA in Painting and Drawing. Pollard has resided in Chicago, IL in 2004. A good art and baseball town. Chicago Magazine (March 2019) calls Pollard’s delirious imagery inspired by comic books, Americana, and rock music a welcome deviation from the self-seriousness and pretentiousness of many contemporary exhibitions.
Toban Nichols, is a visual artist & filmmaker whose work has been seen in film festivals & galleries in LA & around the world. He was also featured in Pop Rally at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. After earning a Bachelors degree in painting, he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute where he received an MFA in New Genres. He has been granted a residency with the Experimental Television Center in NY, & awarded the Juror's Pick at the ArtHouse Film Festival. In the past eight years Nichols launched a line of textiles, created a photo app for mobile devices worldwide and published his first photo book titled 'MY TWIN'.