Kayla Ephros

Zen Yenta

June 15 - July 8, 2017

 

in lieu is pleased to announce Zen Yenta, an exhibition of new work by Los Angeles artist Kayla Ephros.

“if a stanza is a room then

I’ll be the freelance temple

designer for all the children

with custom religions written

out on sheets of notebook paper“

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“ I hope dying is like

when your life gets

better in a dream as opposed to

when your life gets worse in a dream

or even worse when your life gets

boring in a dream”

Zen Yenta is a series of different rooms. Zen Yenta is all of your best friends finding time to unwind. Zen Yenta is the curtain billowing in the breeze.

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Hemmed Paintings (Every Night Fucks Every Day Up), 2017. Acrylic on canvas. 53 x 48 inches.
Every Day Patches the Night Up, 2017. Printed silk. 67 x 105 inches.
Every Day Patches the Night Up, 2017. Printed silk. 67 x 105 inches.
If Life Was A Thing, 2017. Wood, LED lights. 40 x 64 x 49 inches.
If Life Was A Thing, 2017. Wood, LED lights. 40 x 64 x 49 inches.
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California goth lice, 2017. Fabric, stuffing, ink, voice box. 20 x 10 x 4 inches.
romeo and juliet, 2016. Fabric, stuffing, ink. 18 x 7 x 4 inches.
the zen yenta blond, 2017. Fabric, stuffing, ink, voice box. 12 x 9 x 2 inches.
bleach with safety-pinned baby, 2016. Fabric, stuffing, ink. 17 x 8 x 6 inches.
hourglass cheeks, 2017. Fabric, stuffing, ink. 14 x 10 x 5 inches.
in charge tag, poppins hat, 2017. Fabric, stuffing, ink. 15 x 10 x 3 inches.
fruit head, dove inside, 2017. Fabric, stuffing, ink, voice box. 19 x 10 x 4 inches.
Thea's Painting, 2017. Acrylic on paper. 19 x 25 inches.