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City Limits
April 3 - April 11, 2015Info
300 Jefferson St Oakland, CA 94612 Google Map »Reception
April 3, 2015 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Tom Loughlin. "Hoodoo Spirits." Glass, plexiglass, metal, ionized inert gas, synthetic rubber, laminated paper, string. Installed 2014-2015 in the window of the Thing Quarterly Office, O'Farrell St, San Francisco.)
Tom Loughlin's Five Neon Signs reflect the artist's interest in social systems, particularly those at work in the Bay Area of today. The works juxtapose digital currencies, real estate markets, and cloud storage with the vernacular iconography of strip clubs, payday lenders, and pawn shops. Combining esoteric linguistic references with more familiar advertising tropes, the signs function as subtle, psychic disruptions and ruminations on what have been widespread changes to the region. This solo exhibition marks the first time that all five signs will be exhibited together, and the opening reception will include a new performance by the artist. Over the last year, the signs have been exhibited in window displays at Adobe Books, The Thing Quarterly office, Spare Change Artist Space and Root Division in San Francisco, as well as Google's offices in Mountain View, California.