New Puppy Gallery in collaboration with drkrm/gallery present “Framed Stories” an exhibition of photographs featuring works by both local and international artists includingGinger Liu (Los Angeles) and artists from around the world.

Other artists on show are Stéphane Houari (Paris), Donald Schwartz (Los Angeles), Rafael Serrano (Los Angeles), Håkan Sjöström (Stockholm), Lauren Jack (San Francisco) + Jessica Yurasek (Los Angeles), Erik Boker (Los Angeles), Evi T’Bolt (Los Angeles), Hector Santizo (Los Angeles), Cerraeh Dutchess Laykin (Los Angeles)

“Framed Stories” opens with a special preview on May 1st . An opening reception follows on Saturday, May 8th. The show runs through May 30th.

New Puppy LA was founded in late 2007 to function as a creative space to reach out, share, explore and teach. To work with and promote community support to explore and develop creative healthy outlets for youth and families.

New Puppy LA is located at 2808 Elm St. in Cypress Park
Los Angeles CA 90065 Close to the 5, the 2, and the 110 freeways.

New Puppy Gallery
2808 Elm St.
Los Angeles CA 90065
323-439-3355

New Puppy Gallery & drkrm/gallery presents
FRAMED STORIES
Photographs
May 1st –May 30th, 2010
Preview May 1st 8-10 pm
Opening Reception Saturday May 8th 7-midnight

“”You’re Practically A Man”

The scars are from Abdominal Myomectomy, Uterine Fibroid Embolization (unseen) and Partial Hysterectomy, and represent the efforts I went through to try and keep my womb. I lost that fight to a fibroid the size of a six-month pregnancy. The fibroid weighed down on my bladder and I was lucky to get one hour of unbroken sleep at a time. I couldn’t go out anywhere because I constantly needed the bathroom. And once a month, during my period, I would bleed non-stop for two days and lose so much blood that I was too weak to stand. Hysterectomy was the final option.

The title of the essay refers to a woman’s comment made to me after I told her about my operations and represents the consequential view from some people that women are not whole unless they have children.

Ginger Liu is a graduate of London’s University of Westminster with a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Media Practice (Photography, Film, Multi-Media). Her work has been published in the UK and USA, and has appeared on MTV. She is a Hollywood based photographer, writer and publicist.