{"id":96558,"date":"2017-11-01T04:35:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T08:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=96558"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:08:27","slug":"homemade-ice-cream-acid-and-l-a-louise-parker-meets-artist-jason-yates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/homemade-ice-cream-acid-and-l-a-louise-parker-meets-artist-jason-yates\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Ice Cream, acid and L.A., Louise Parker meets artist Jason Yates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"centerimg\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712060001_Final-1.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712060001_Final-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712060001_Final-1.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712060001_Final-1-522x640.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><small>Rachel Comey coat, Maryam Nassir Zadeh pants, Tessa Matthias leather corset, Fabiana Pigna shirt, Clyde hat.<\/small><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shooting <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/louise-parker\">Louise Parker<\/a> in the middle of artist Jason Yates&#8217; Boyle Heights studio gave us the opportunity to pivot from our so-called &#8216;usual&#8217; turf. The always lovely Louise was the perfect idea: a recent L.A. implant, a model and a great photographer in her own right. See <a href=\"http:\/\/louisebparker.com\/cv\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2017\/01\/louise-parker-a-fashionable-family-vacation-in-marfa-texas.html\">here<\/a> and ok\u2013we get it, Louise\u2013you&#8217;re talented. Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based Yates had arranged some works of his\u2013inanimate (barely), nostalgic and part of his exhibit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/show\/wasserman-projects-homemade-ice-cream-jason-yates\">Homemade Ice Cream<\/a>\u2013so Louise could stand in front of them, as one does, and role play a life as a gallery assistant. The artist and &#8216;miner of ontological garbage&#8217; has  been in L.A. some twenty years cultivating his work, and cultivating the art scene itself, but you won&#8217;t be able to see his Homemade Ice Cream there; it&#8217;s at the Wasserman Projects gallery\u2013in Detroit. His largest solo installation to-date also marks a 25 years since his last exhibit in his hometown. Louise spoke to Yates for Models.com. <\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nPhotographer \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/eddie-chacon\">Eddie Chacon<\/a> for Models.com<br \/>\nModel\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/louise-parker\">Louise Parker<\/a><br \/>\nStylist \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sissy-sainte-marie\">Sissy Sainte-Marie<\/a><br \/>\nMake up\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/gloria-noto\">Gloria Noto<\/a><br \/>\nHair \u2013 Dylan Chavles<br \/>\nPhoto assistant \u2013 Isaac von Hallberg<br \/>\nStylist&#8217;s assistant \u2013 Robert Ziemer<br \/>\nSpecial Thanks \u2013 Jason Yates<br \/>\n<\/small><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\u201csepar\u201d><\/div>\n<p><div class=\"rl-gallery-container\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"0\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712030006_Final.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712030006_Final-522x640.jpg\" width=\"522\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712040004_Final.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712040004_Final-522x640.jpg\" width=\"522\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><br \/>\n<center><small>RIGHT Rachel Comey top and skirt, Vere Verto x Sissy Sainte-Marie belt bag, Maryam Nassir Zaheh boots, Rachel Comey earrings. LEFT Rachel Comey coat and shoes, Eckhaus Latta pants, ARC earrings. Credits.<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe your work?<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m usually trying to locate the beauty in dysfunction. I cherish the same pathologies people go to therapy to get rid of. I guess I\u2019m a miner of ontological garbage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you always worked with mixed media?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes. I\u2019ve never been a purist. I mix media. I mix styles. I mix emotions. I thrive on anxiety. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Who inspires you and who are your favorite artists?<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the time I was young the work of Chicago artist Pedro Bell has excited me. He is a grand escapist with a visual and written language of great complexity. Most people would know him from the covers he did for Funkadelic, amongst others. He altered the greater consciousness and is a true source of inspiration that most people have never heard of. He remains relatively obscure and I fear most of his accomplishments were not preserved or archived. <\/p>\n<div class=\"centerimg\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712010005_Final.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712010005_Final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1234\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712010005_Final.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712010005_Final-529x640.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><small>Rachel Comey jacket, Tessa Matthias Pants, Fabiana Pigna Shirt, Rachel Comey shoes, Hartfield earrings, Mondo Mondo ring.<\/small><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Gotta ask, what was it like working for and being a student of Mike Kelley&#8217;s? <\/strong><br \/>\nIt was expensive. It was also very rewarding. If I\u2019m to being very honest\u2013it was also stifling. Being much younger, his brilliance and tenacity was a lot to process and there were times that I was overwhelmed by this. I think of the famous quote by Brancusi on his time assisting Rodin, \u201cNothing grows well in the shade of a big tree\u201d. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Being much younger, his brilliance and tenacity was a lot to process and there were times that I was overwhelmed by this. I think of the famous quote by Brancusi on his time assisting Rodin, \u201cNothing grows well in the shade of a big tree\u201d. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What are your thoughts on the fashion industry? Have you collaborated with fashion before?<\/strong><br \/>\nThat\u2019s a big question. Mostly, the \u201cindustry&#8221; is everything that\u2019s wrong with humanity. That said, there is so much poetry and beauty located there, too. At best, it&#8217;s art. At worst&#8230;the worst. I absolutely love pouring over magazines like Pin-Up, Supplement, AnOther Magazine, and Purple&#8230;I really enjoy magazines. Tactility is very important to me. I did a project with Christophe Lemaire a few years back. It wasn\u2019t a great experience. He and his people lacked integrity and failed to honor their commitments. It was a great lesson for me and I actually am very grateful. It reinforced how I wanted my relationships to be and to beware anytime someone wants to \u201ccollaborate\u201d. It&#8217;s usually parasitic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your studio space&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nMy studio is an old dance hall in Boyle Heights. It was built in the late teens. I&#8217;ve been here for about a year and I share it with painter Jed Ochmanek. <\/p>\n<div class=\"centerimg\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712040008_Final.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712040008_Final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712040008_Final.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712040008_Final-522x640.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><small>Rachel Comey leather jacket, Shaina Mote dress, Ahlem frames, Hartfield earrings.<\/small><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><div class=\"rl-gallery-container\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-2\" data-gallery_id=\"0\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-2\" data-gallery_no=\"2\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712020009_Final.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712020009_Final-522x640.jpg\" width=\"522\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712030002_Final.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712030002_Final-522x640.jpg\" width=\"522\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><br \/>\n<center><small>RIGHT Rachel Comey leather top and belt, Shaina Mote pants, Maryam Nassir Zaheh boots. LEFT Rachel Comey jacket, Beaufille dress, Maryam Nassir Zadeh boots, Rachel Comey boots.<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>You said school wasn&#8217;t for you, what are other life experiences that informed you and your artistic practice?<\/strong><br \/>\nGoing to \u201cgood\u201d schools can give you a lot of access. There are things to be learned there. But the environment is typically pretty sterile and contrived. Art is really about conversations and relationships. While you can get this in school, it\u2019s absolutely possible&#8230;but, hanging out and developing relationships outside of schools and institutions was fundamental to my development. My friendships and rivalries are far more rewarding. I am a city kid. I\u2019m from Detroit and have lived in both NYC and Los Angeles. New York in the late 80\u2019s and early 90\u2019s was a great education. Getting mugged and stabbed on 14th Street after leaving Peggy Sue\u2019s or dropping acid at Oppenheimer\u2019s cabin in New Mexico, or being chased by a pack of rabid wild dogs in Goa\u2013for instance\u2013was just as enriching as four years in an institution of higher learning. Curiosity, willingness, and inviting the unanticipated are my favorite tools for mind expansion. Adventure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You said you&#8217;ve been in LA almost 20 years, how have you seen the art scene change during this time? <\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s changed dramatically. There was a time when you could see everything in a couple days. Now it just isn\u2019t possible. LA has always been competitive, but not like New York. Now I would say that\u2019s not true. People come here thinking they can carve out a \u201ccareer\u201d. This town will chew you up and spit you out. I mean, it\u2019s always had the ability to do that, but now it\u2019s really hungry. It\u2019s getting very expensive here. I moved here for a variety of reasons, one of them being that it was inexpensive and you could take risks in both lifestyle and artistic practice. Now you have to have your proverbial shit together and that simply isn\u2019t as much fun. We need a good earthquake. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>New York in the late 80\u2019s and early 90\u2019s was a great education. Getting mugged and stabbed on 14th Street after leaving Peggy Sue\u2019s or dropping acid at Oppenheimer\u2019s cabin in New Mexico, or being chased by a pack of rabid wild dogs in Goa\u2013for instance\u2013was just as enriching as four years in an institution of higher learning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"centerimg\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712070009_Final.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712070009_Final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1251\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712070009_Final.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712070009_Final-522x640.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><small>Eckhaus Latta top and pants, Rachel Comey shoes, ARC earrings, Mondo Mondo ring.<\/small><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What are you working on right now? <\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m working on a show in Detroit at Wasserman Projects that opened September 22nd. It\u2019s one of the more ambitious shows I\u2019ve done and it will function as a sort mutant survey and party that will go on for 3 months. I\u2019ve invited various artists to participate. Penny Arcade, Bruce Hainley, Allee Willis, Third Man Records, and many artists of various disciplines from Detroit will be either presenting, cooking, performing, or \u201ccollaborating\u201d with me. The show honors oral traditions and will be very social. The show is called Homemade Ice Cream. I\u2019m also working on a project with Charlie Fox for a show at Rodeo Gallery in London that is supposed to open next spring. I\u2019m having fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice can you give to young aspiring artists?<\/strong><br \/>\nDon\u2019t listen to me. I can\u2019t be trusted. Also, it\u2019s not an \u201cart career\u201d and you should be suspicious of anyone who calls it one. <\/p>\n<div class=\"centerimg\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712020008_Final.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712020008_Final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712020008_Final.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2017\/10\/000712020008_Final-522x640.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><small>Louise and Jason Yates.<\/small><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--pp-thumb-start--><!--PictPress found no dir \/2017\/11\/96558--><!--pp-thumb-end--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Comey coat, Maryam Nassir Zadeh pants, Tessa Matthias leather corset, Fabiana Pigna shirt, Clyde hat. Shooting Louise Parker in the middle of artist Jason Yates&#8217; Boyle Heights studio gave us the opportunity to pivot from our so-called &#8216;usual&#8217; turf. The always lovely Louise was the perfect idea: a recent L.A. implant, a model and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":99754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10414,16,2],"tags":[11043,11045,8896,11044],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96558"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145376,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96558\/revisions\/145376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}