Stephen Thomas Gallagher Premieres Hypnotic Video Work at Los Angeles Gallery During Frieze Week
Stephen Thomas Gallagher, creative director known for work with Gorillaz and Block9 studio, will debut his solo video piece 'Sunset: The Jubilation of the Baboons' at The Pit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 24. The screening marks his first U.S. gallery presentation and introduces a planned 12-part series titled 'The Hours.' The film combines aerial footage of the Port of Los Angeles with imagery of baboons, exploring themes inspired by ancient Egyptian funerary texts about transition and rebirth. Gallagher developed the project's structure using hypnagogic states between wakefulness and sleep.
Key facts
- Stephen Thomas Gallagher premieres 'Sunset: The Jubilation of the Baboons' at The Pit in Los Angeles on February 24
- This marks Gallagher's first solo gallery exhibition in the United States
- The video work is the prologue to a planned 12-part series called 'The Hours'
- Gallagher is creative director for Gorillaz and co-founder of Block9 studio
- The film explores themes inspired by the ancient Egyptian Amduat text using contemporary shipping imagery
Entities
Artists
- Stephen Thomas Gallagher
Institutions
- The Pit
- Block9
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Port of Los Angeles
- Coventry
- Donegal