Scott Hove has a new two-part show with KP Projects in Los Angeles, implementing both locations of the gallery. The first, debuting Sept. 1, is a “an immersive Pentagon Cake Infinity Chamber” at the gallery’s Chinatown pop-up. The other is a multimedia art showcase at the La Brea location, with complete with an altar-like bed with sant fuchsia sheets and artificial flowers styled in Hove’s typical blend of horror and deliciousness. “Last Ticket to the Beauty Train” is the title of the shows. Hove appears in “Turn the Page: The First 10 Years of Hi-Fructose,” current running at the Crocker Art Museum.
I interview Hove for Hi-Fructose Vol. 39, where he shared some insight on how he developed his aesthetic: “The light and the dark co-exist, and that idea exists in all of my work,” he said. “We see these tools, whether guns or knives, presented as something like a cake, and we feel that initial pause in seeing that. I’m fascinated by that. It’s fun to manipulate that psychological tension.”
The Chinatown edition of “Last Ticket to the Beauty Train” starts Sept. 1 and lasts through Sept. 30. The La Brea show kicks off Sept. 9 and runs through Sept. 30.
South Korean, New York-based artist Ran Hwang uses buttons from the fashion industry to create large-scale, often immersive installations. The artist describes her process of hammering thousands of pins into a wall akin to a monk meditating. Both practices rely on repetition and result in something mystical.
It seems that everything Tempe, Arizona-based artist 
Diana Al-Hadid’s ghostly sculptures, which take influence from historical architecture, mythology, and beyond, are currently inhabiting both a gallery at Frist Art Museum and outdoor gardens at Cheekwood in concurrent exhibitions in Nashville. “Subliminations” collects varying types of work from the artist, with both figurative sculpture and wall reliefs. Above and below interior photos are by John Schweikert.
Toronto-based artist