Llyn Foulkes had two shows open tonight at Bergamot Station – at Craig Krull and Patricia Faure Galleries.
I found a quote by Michel Foucalt that sums up neatly the space that Foulkes occupies in the between dwelling on the past and accepting its loss:
All of this beauty of old times is an effect of – and not a reason for – nostalgia. I know very well that it is our own invention. But it’s quite good to have this kind of nostalgia, just as it’s good to have a good relationship with your own childhood if you have children. It’s a good thing to have nostalgia toward some periods on the condition that it’s a way to have a thoughtful and positive relation to your own present. But if nostalgia is a reason to be aggressive and uncomprehending toward the present, it has to be excluded.”