Gallery sits in the heart of a Russian neighborhood (blessed with a plethora of delis) on the 2nd floor of the old hotel building. It almost looks like a school classroom, with nostalgic memories looming around every hallway. However, the artists who come through this gallery, often well known names, can never be overlooked. Rich Jacobs, Ed Templeton, Cheryl Dunn, Chris Johanson, Dalek, and Chris Yormick are the only tip of the glacier…

The smaller room serves as a main space, the heart of every showing. Artists who are assigned to this room pretty much obtain freedom to turn the room into anything. For this show, Brown, Stevens, Borboa and Jacobs are the occupants. The second room, which contain artists with supporting concepts, is airy with sunlight blessing the gallery’s existence. The placement of every artist has been well discussed between Jacobs and Goldberg so there’s a cohesive flow to the exhibit. “Every artist has their own wall space assigned, however presentation as a whole has to make sense.” Jacobs went back and forth from one room to another during preparation, exchanging words with artists, stepping back to see the coming along of the installation in big picture. Jacobs’ wall remains incomplete till the very end.

Jacobs has been in L.A. to set up the show fairly long this time, from the day he caught his friend Chris Johanson’s UCLA Hammer Museum show opening. (Johanson’s show has premiered to public on May 1, 2001 but the Hammer threw a big reception conjunctional with the show, “Snap Shot” on the night of June 2nd.) “I’m glad I had a time to prepare for this Move show,” said Jacobs on a break to Whole Foods(“motherland of blessed food,” quoted Thomas Campbell) across the intersection, and continued “I’m really happy how this show turned out. I think it’s one of the best ones.” His words were a definite bliss since all the flyers from the missed “move” shows were sending me far out on a guilt trip. But this time, I made it.

Thomas Campbell. Film maker, painter, photographer, record label owner, long boarder, skate boarder…are probably not enough to accurately describe Campbell. But I can tell you he came in with two titles under his belt for this show; painter and photographer. Campbell brought in endless selection of works which made me wonder where they’re coming from. The mystery was solved when I saw his adored white van in the parking lot behind the building. “It’s really great!” as he claims, “holds everything, surf board, skateboard, paints, canvases, framed photographs, CDs, videos, camera equipment…” Pretty much all the things are precious in Campbell world. Selections were carefully finalized into 9 bodies of paintings (some contained 9-10 pieces in one title, varied in sizes) and 3 frames of color photographs. His bright color palette suggests the sun, water, and the fine fine lines he draws fastens the presentation.

Evan Hecox. Based in San Francisco, Hecox is a well admired illustrator and graphic designer. His graphic work might be familiar from CHOCOLATE Skateboards deck design. Fine and detailed interpretation of the street is often the theme of his art. Hecox hardly takes action on the street himself, but explores the potential of the message and significance emerging from urban street scapes to its full extent. “Street is the place where my inspiration comes from.” His blue-toned pieces stands very strong on the white wall.

Simone Shubuck. Shucbuck’s intricate drawings are underlined throughout her organic instalation, reminiscent of American folk art. “I have access to a lot of these materials,” says Shubuck, whose wall was enchanted by thin sliced tomato lingeries (red & yellow), bamboo glasses, prosciutto pants (that was kept in her friend’s refrigerator until the opening night), stitched dried-shrimp socks & bags and many more. “I use this ‘shrimp bag’ in real life but the odor is often my friends complaints. ” The tree skin strap seems too fragile to apply in actual life but in Shubuck’s, it shows no sign of oddity. “Also my initials are ‘SS’,” she comments on her ‘SS’ shaped shrimp stitch on her bag. Her work naturally draws the audience towards the wall and assign them to look things in detail. Currently based in New York, Shubuck also actively participates in the art scene in San Francisco, where she spent a couple years while in school.

Jordin Isip. If you live in New York, you must have come across his work, at least once. Editorials include New York Times and TIME Magazine as well west coast publications. Here Isip presents three styles, mixed media collage paintings, line art on a US Postal Service postcards, and three faces that insist on having their presence intensely on the floor. Layers and layers of and papers, his art is raw yet well rendered and move exhibits. With strong graphic design background, her illustrations are seen in many editorials as well.