forming-storming-norming-performing, was an exhibition curated by Bettina Hubby from participants of her conceptual performative project, CoTour 2008.  The exhibition took place at Circus Gallery in Los Angeles and was intended to further promote the talents that so generously took part in CoTour (see CoTour section for more info)

Just as Hubby’s CoTour was an effort to salute her loved life-slice of Los Angeles, forming-storming-norming-performing was an effort to further expand upon the notion of community, exemplified by the tour. The pieces by each artist in the show varied widely, also like the tour. Select examples include, Karen Lofgren’s sculpture is a life sized curvy mannequin covered, but for her most private regions, with thick blonde hair (think Amazonian porn Barbie).  Skip Arnold’s photographs and short film as self examination, alternately as drinker and smoker: a grave self-portrait. The film by David Jones is a poetic visual verse of the gay male gaze. Erin Trefry’s painting is aggressive in its voluptuousness, though a seemingly simple portrait of tomatoes. Evan Holloway’s symphonic composition plays purposefully backwards on headphones, and a few of the garments Bettina made for the tour were on view, etc.

Artists: Skip Arnold, Gordon Bowen, Dave Cull, Destiny Floyd, Evan Holloway, Bettina Hubby, Tyler Hubby, David Jones, Karen Lofgren, Kelly Marie Martin, Jennifer Rochlin, Tif Sigfrids, Erin Trefry.