The mecca, California

The Eastern Star Gallery and The Lodge are pleased to present The mecca, California, an installation exploring the relationship between enlightenment, spirituality, and humanism in Southern California.

For years, dreamers have traveled west to Southern California in search of its magic. California promises direction, empowerment, and great spiritual illumination: those who journey here embrace the beauty of the now and the opportunity to find, or lose, themselves. California’s free spirited essence creates the sense that anything is possible and that limitless hope drives us to pursue new horizons. The sun is at the forefront of life in California, shining brilliantly and reawakening the collective Californian spirit. Waves of change have propelled California’s history forward through vast and visionary ideas. Although Los Angeles is always moving through the environments of beach, freeway and desert, it was a sleepy town in the 1960s and 70s. California comes alive through the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, and artists have been moved in varying modes and degrees by all four over time.

The mecca, California includes the work of Chad Attie, Alexandra Grant, Tim Hawkinson, Bettina Hubby, Soo Kim, Alice Könitz, Friedrich Kunath, Johnston Marklee, Fawn Rogers, Ed Ruscha, Allison Schulnik, Samantha Thomas, and Eric Yahnker, prominent Los Angeles based artists whose work reflects the expansive imagination unique to the illuminative allure of California.

The Eastern Star Gallery is a unique art exhibition space located on the campus of The Archer School for Girls, an independent middle and high school in Brentwood, Los Angeles. On Saturday, March 17th 2018, The Lodge will host a public gallery opening and reception for the artists at 6:00 p.m. The exhibition is open to the public Thursday through Saturday, 12 AM - 6 PM and by appointment anytime. The Lodge is located at 1024 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029.