Join us for this special art exhibition! This event is completely free.

We hope you'll join us on Saturday, October 19th, 2024 6-10 pm at Upside Down

About the Event:

Opening Reception featuring an artist panel

• A curated art exhibition

• Community art project

• Live music

• Open coffee bar

• Complimentary snacks

About the Art:

Upside Down Gallery is commissioning Los Angeles-based artists to reflect on the deep darkness that existed before the beginning of time. The concept of “Formless and Void” (תהו ובהו) comes from the first page of the Torah, and it refers to the state of primordial chaos before creation. The vision is to depict the deep darkness of the chaos permeating our world as a way of memorializing the atrocities of October 7 and the tragedies that followed. War and destruction are acts of “de-creation”. Why does God permit these acts of de-creation, allowing the world to slide back into chaos?

Within the reality of this darkness is the suggestion that even in that primordial state of chaos, the universe was pregnant with potential for new life and creation. Out of that space of nothingness came everything. The suggestion is that out of death, new life may come.

Visit www.upsidedown.com/formless-and-void for more information about the exhibition.

Parking:

The best option for parking is the Broxton Ave garage (1036 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024)

$5 flat rate after 5pm