“Grounded” – Divola, Crosher at ESMoA
Photographers and friends (l-r) Jim McHugh, John Divola, David Strick, and Dennis Keeley. PhotoFlight Path “Grounded,” with photographers John Divola and Zoe Crosher at ESMoA In the old days, if you backed Dad’s car into a fire hydrant or flunked an easy math quiz, your parents might have “grounded” you for a few days. Or, if there was heavy fog and icy weather, flights were “grounded” until further notice. But “grounded” has another meaning at ESMoA, and it’s our job to figure out what it is. I’m referring to the title of the El Segundo museum/art lab’s newest exhibition, featuring two bodies of work, one by Zoe Crosher and the other by John Divola. Both L.A.-based photographers have earned a name for themselves, and the show, up through Sept. 22, is curated by Colin Westerbeck, who not incidentally is himself renowned and respected. “LAX Radisson” 2001, by Zoe CrosherPerfectly different “Grounded” features a wall-length portfolio of photographs depicting airplanes about to land at LAX, taken from inside hotel rooms along Century Boulevard. These are the works of Zoe Crosher, and they’re somewhat reminiscent in theme of Ed Ruscha’s “Every Building on the Sunset Strip” or…
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