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March 01, 2002 - Image 88

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The Detroit Jewish News, 2002-03-01

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from page 66

From Detroit, also
ed to the
shows rock acts but
group, and I
has altered land-
do things on
,,
marks and symbols,
my own.
including a White
Loren, who
Panther flag replac-
was raised in a
ing the American
Reform home
flag known to
and had his bar
adorn the former
mitzvah at
Hudson's down-
Temple
town department
Emanu-El,
store.
considers him-
Amazing Freaks of
self more spiri-
the Motor City pres-
tual than reli-
ents more subcul-
gious but has
ture personalities
brought Jewish
This Destroy All Monsters piece pictures the concepts into
and their symbols,
while Mall Culture Lion of Judah in an apocalyptic artwork.
his artistry.
shows the four
The Hebrew on the flag held by the lion
In collabora-
original members
tion with
translates to "Have No Fear:"
of the noise band
another per-
Destroy All Monsters (the current mem- formance artist, Josh Friedman, he
bers of the collective plus Detroit artist
recently created The Valentine Golem for
Niagara) in a Westland shopping area
Detroit's C-Pop Gallery. Based on a
near Kelley's childhood home.
Jewish legend, the piece involved burn-
"The name of the installation comes
ing sugar and marshmallows, reading a
from an obscure rock band called the
story about the legend and introducing
Friit," Loren explains. "We wanted to
a sound segment with makeshift instru-
show the influence band members had
ments.
as a wild group of performance artists."
Loren also has done a Destroy All
Strange Friit• Rock Apocrypha was
Monsters piece that pictured the Lion of
begun in the late 1990s with a commis-
Judah in an apocalyptic artwork. It was
sion for two murals and the video from
adapted for banners in the Netherlands
a museum in the Netherlands. The
with the words Have No Fear" translat-
Center of Contemporary Art in Seattle
ed into Hebrew and painted on the flag
paid for the final two banners.
held by the lion.
The image also appears on the group's
Making Art
25th anniversary CD, T-shirts made for
the Seattle exhibition and a limited-edi-
Loren's interest in art started when he
tion sticker and postcard sent for the
was a student at Berkley High School.
Whitney Biennial.
He began corresponding with a New
Loren says the phrase has talmudic
York underground filmmaker, Jack
origin
and recites his understanding of
Smith, and went on to spend the sum-
the passage: "Have no fear; the world is
mer after graduation with Smith.
a short bridge."
"Destroy All Monsters, formed in
"I'm very excited about the Whitney
Ann Arbor during the 1970s, worked
show because it's nice to know that what
on music, films, artworks, performance
we're doing is appreciated and validat-
art and other activities," explains Loren,
ed," Loren says. "Hopefully, this will
whose specialties are photography, film
lead us to other important work."O
and video.
"We all grew up listening to the
Detroit psychedelic culture of the
1960s, and I had a loft where we put on
performances."
The 2002 Biennial Exhibition
Loren, who -earned a bachelor of fine
runs March 7-May 26 at the
arts degree in 1979 from Wayne State
Whitney Museum of American Art,
University, kept up with his perform-
945 Madison Ave., New York.
ance art after opening the Book Beat in
Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-
1982 and uses segments of his space for
Thursdays, 1-9 p.m. Fridays and 11
exhibits by other artists.
a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. $10
As he operates the store with his wife,
admission/$8 seniors and students.
Colleen Kammer, he makes time to
(2 1 2) 570-3676.
release limited-edition recordings, peri-
To view "Strange Friit• Rock
odicals and books related to the influ-
Apocrypha," go to the Web site at
ences of the culture represented in the
http://www.dia.orglartiststake/proj
installation.
ects/destroy all monsters.html
"I don't pursue my artistry as a
career," Loren says. "I do [projects] relat-

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