Aïda Ruilova discusses project "Meet the Eye"

Jan 01, 2009

In conjunction with the exhibition Hammer Projects: Aïda Ruilova (2009).

New York-based artist Aïda Ruilova conceives and produces her most ambitious work to date during her eleven-month Hammer residency, from August 2008 to June 2009. After multiple short trips to Los Angeles- during which she visits historic locations and architecturally significant buildings and meets with actors and artists who appealed to her interests in noir and L.A. iconography- Ruilova shoot Meet the Eye (2009), starring actor Karen Black and artist Raymond Pettibon.