Last night was the opening of the Emma Reeves and Aaron Rose curated Being True: 22 years of American youth. A collective group showing of photographs by the likes of Cheryl Dunn, Jason Nocito, Tim Barber, Terry Richardson and many others. Presented by NIKE at the 144 Lab on La Brea in Los Angeles. As the title of the show stated, the photography collectively gave a glimpse into the past 22 years of youth in America and street culture.
Upon our arrival a gentle giant of a door man blocked our entrance in with "the list" which of course we weren't on. after telling him we received an email from Daily Candy telling pretty much everyone in LA about the event he just let us in. Cool. The gallery was pretty small but chock full of LA hipsters all working hard to be more stylish that the person standing next to them. I think we even saw a lace headband accompanied by a Flashdance off the shoulder number.
The photography ran the gambit from a young black girl sipping water from an open fire hydrant to the OG B-Boys of NYC. Not incredibly original but some nice selections for sure. And after all it was a nice excuse to go out and see some art. After a few glasses of champagne we made our exit through the crowds out front. Andy and I agreed that with a little work and research one could most likely find free drinks every night of the week in the city of the Angeles.
