Dark Nights of the Soul at Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles

On the first Saturday evening of June 2009, a crowd typically seen outside movie theaters gathered impatiently at the doors of Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles, which had become 'the place to be.' The exhibition 'Dark Nights of the Soul' ran from May 30 to July 11, 2009. Its title explicitly references the treatise by Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross, 'La noche oscura del alma,' which describes a phase of spiritual life where the soul experiences torment, solitude, and desolation. An accompanying album featuring voices of Frank Black, Suzanne Vega, Iggy Pop, and Lynch himself is available online.