{"article":{"id":100817,"heading":"Downtown Art Event","author":"a","created":"2004-01-20 17:33:17","modified":"2013-11-11 00:28:27","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:28:27","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It has been over 25 years since the first artists and urban pioneers began to live and work in what is how known as the downtown loft district. <br><br> This Saturday night&rsquo;s opening of a new experimental art space, Dangerous Curve, <br>  <br> is proof that the downtown art scene is alive and thriving. <br><br> The Sculpture of LA artist Steven Simon was on display. Simon who often creates sculpture from found objects, recently discovered a large suitcase of expired HIV+ cocktail drugs while dumpster diving for material.  <br><br> Inspired by the color and the symbolic connotations of using these pills for sculpture. Simon has created objects which serve as both metaphor and symbolic icons. <br><br> There are handbags and necklaces made with the brightly colored capsules of anti-viril drugs Acyclovir Cytovene and Zithromax.  <br><br> There is also the image of a US flag assembled from drug capsules and wire mesh. <br><br> For more on Steven Simon and Dangerous Curve see the links: <br><br> www.solarsculpture.com <br><br> www.dangerouscurve.org<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"This Saturday night\u2019s opening of a new experimental art space, Dangerous Curve,\r\nis proof that the downtown art scene is alive and thriving.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/01\/1-outside.jpg","filesize":"14.2 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