The Julia Stoschek Foundation has launched its first major U.S. exhibition at the historic Variety Arts Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Curated by Udo Kittelmann, the show features over 40 time-based works ranging from early cinematic pioneers like Georges Méliès and Alice Guy-Blaché to contemporary icons such as Arthur Jafa and Doug Aitken. The exhibition utilizes the labyrinthine spaces of the 1924 Italianate theater to create a dialogue between the history of Hollywood and the evolution of media art.
This exhibition marks a significant international expansion for the Julia Stoschek Foundation, one of the world's most comprehensive private collections of time-based art. By choosing Los Angeles—the global epicenter of cinema—the foundation highlights the intersection between commercial film history and experimental video art. The project also revitalizes a historic local landmark, offering the public free access to seminal works by artists like Dara Birnbaum, Chris Burden, and Ana Mendieta in a site-specific context.