5 February, 2008—Track 16 Gallery is pleased to announce FIVE concurrent exhibitions: JeffEry: BLINKY THE FRIENDLY HEN 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION; JAMES GOODWIN: NOSTALGIC SUBTERFUGE; LAURIE HASSOLD: SUPERNATURE; MARJAN HORMOZI: VICE SQUAD; DAVE SHULMAN: EXHIBIT DAVE; and SCOTTY VERA: EAT THIS. The exhibitions will be on view from March 8 through April 5, 2008 with opening receptions on Saturday, March 8 from 6 to 9 P.M. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.

Marjan Hormozi works with satirical themes within a historical precedent: filtering them through contemporary actors and staging them in theater-like settings suggesting Southern California locations. The social concerns addressed in her work are not portrayed as dogmatic, pedagogical, nor do they offer tidy solutions. To Hormozi, the creative driving force is the narrative that presents itself to be re-interpreted. Her work could be considered a modern take on a Shakespearean tragedy; the compositions are lyrical and robust with complex characters in elaborate costumes interacting in an unconventional environment.

Without the hand of a highly skilled draftsperson, these epic interpretations of societal and personal concerns, could be clumsy or ill conceived, however, Hormozi directs the stage with a deft touch and keen insight.