Symmetry: L.A. Artists Probe Principles of Balance and Structure

Symmetry LA Artists Probe Principles of Balance and Structure
In the world of space and time, symmetry derives its meaning from a center, a repetition of forms on mirroring sides of an axis.

The exhibition Symmetry features works by Los Angeles-based contemporary artists that use or relate to this concept.

Curated by Kimberli Meyer and Nizan Shaked, Symmetry presents work by nine artists: Edgar Arceneaux, Patrick Hill, Brandon Lattu, Sandeep Mukherjee, Amy Sarkisian, Eddo Stern and Jessica Hutchins, Stephanie Taylor and Sam Watters.

The exhibition opens at the MAK Center for Art & Architecture L.A. at the Schindler House on Wednesday, January 25 with a free public reception from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A curatorial walk-through will take place on Saturday, February 18 at 1 pm. The exhibition remains on view through May 7, 2006.

Although it describes a formal property, symmetry has been continuously associated with an ideological position.

In ancient Greece, symmetry was seen as key to creating balance, order and beauty.

Modernism, posited as the antithesis to the persistence of classicism, deemed symmetry redundant.

Attached to neither of these positions, the exhibition artworks underscore and often directly respond to the unique symmetry of the Schindler House.

Like the house, the works perform a spin on the idea of balance, the use of symmetry-or its careful undoing-app