Group Exhibition 'Being and Longing: Enough Is Never Enough' at Gene's Dispensary, Los Angeles
The group exhibition 'Being and Longing: Enough Is Never Enough' is on view at Gene's Dispensary in Los Angeles. Curated by an unnamed curator, the show features five artists: Beatrix Fowler, Kim Gordon, Mauricio Guillén, Chris Kraus, and Jonas Mekas. The exhibition explores themes of earnestness, intellectualism, and nonconformity in contemporary life, as described in the curator's statement. Beatrix Fowler, born in 1978 in Berkeley, California, is a free-jazz percussionist known for her project BARR, and her visual work has been shown at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the New Museum; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Kim Gordon, born in 1953, co-founded Sonic Youth and has received two Grammy nominations in 2025; her work has been exhibited at the Busan Biennale, the Hammer Museum, and Gagosian. Mauricio Guillén, born in 1971 in Mexico City, has worked with fashion magazines and his work is in collections such as the Albertina Museum and the Museo Jumex. Chris Kraus, born in 1955, is a writer and co-editor of Semiotext(e) since 1990, and curated 'Chance: Three Days in the Desert' in 1996. Jonas Mekas, born in 1922 and died in 2019, was a filmmaker who co-founded the Film-Makers' Cooperative and established Anthology Film Archives. The exhibition is presented at Gene's Dispensary, a venue in Los Angeles.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Being and Longing: Enough Is Never Enough' at Gene's Dispensary, Los Angeles
- Features five artists: Beatrix Fowler, Kim Gordon, Mauricio Guillén, Chris Kraus, Jonas Mekas
- Curator's statement emphasizes nonconformity and idealism
- Beatrix Fowler born 1978 in Berkeley, California; known for BARR project
- Kim Gordon born 1953; co-founded Sonic Youth; two Grammy nominations in 2025
- Mauricio Guillén born 1971 in Mexico City; worked with fashion magazines
- Chris Kraus born 1955; co-editor of Semiotext(e) since 1990
- Jonas Mekas born 1922 in Lithuania; died 2019; co-founded Film-Makers' Cooperative
Entities
Artists
- Beatrix Fowler
- Kim Gordon
- Mauricio Guillén
- Chris Kraus
- Jonas Mekas
- Andy Warhol
- Stan Brakhage
Institutions
- Gene's Dispensary
- Museum of Modern Art
- New Museum
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- The Kitchen
- Aspen Art Museum
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- Contemporary Arts Center
- David Kordansky Gallery
- Galerie Thaddeus Ropac
- Higher Pictures
- PPOW Gallery
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Sonic Youth
- Busan Biennale
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan
- Irish Museum of Contemporary Art
- Andy Warhol Museum
- Manifesta 11
- Hammer Museum
- MoMA PS1
- White Columns
- Reena Spaulings Fine Art
- 303
- Gagosian
- Amant
- O-Town House
- Parsons School of Design
- New School
- Royal College of Art
- Purple Prose
- Dazed & Confused
- i-D
- Albertina Museum
- Museo Jumex
- Museum für Moderne Kunst
- Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Semiotext(e)
- Film Culture
- Village Voice
- Film-Makers' Cooperative
- Anthology Film Archives
- Centre Pompidou
- Serpentine Gallery
- State Hermitage Museum
- University Museum of Contemporary Art
- Kunsthalle Wien
- Museum Ludwig
- Museo Tamayo
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Documenta 11
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Vilnius
Locations
- Los Angeles
- California
- Berkeley
- New York City
- New York
- San Francisco
- Aspen
- Colorado
- Den Haag
- Netherlands
- Cincinnati
- Ohio
- Paris
- France
- Busan
- South Korea
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania
- Zürich
- Switzerland
- Queens
- Brooklyn
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Vienna
- Austria
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Wellington
- New Zealand
- The Bronx
- Primm
- Nevada
- Semeniškiai
- Lithuania
- London
- England
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia
- Cologne
- Washington D.C.
- Kassel
- Vilnius