Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles, in conjunction with Monte Vista Projects (MVP) is pleased to present Natural 20, a collaboration between artist-run spaces in Los Angeles and Austin.

An icosahedron is a polyhedron with 20 faces. ICOSA, the artist run group, is named after the icosahedron object. Formed in 2015 converting an old auto-body shop into a gallery space to show their work independent of traditional avenues. This exhibition marks an effort to work with other groups sharing the same self-determining and organizing philosophy. There is a rich national history of artist-run spaces dating back to the 1960’s. These third spaces, left of the mainstream, have provided a path in which artists can exhibit their work free from conventional constraints and determining voices. This exchange between ICOSA, TSALA, and MVP continues this tradition of artists creating their own alternatives while establishing ties between the Austin and Los Angeles art communities, thus broadening the scope of what is typically a localized effort.

Our co-curators, Monte Vista Projects (MVP), is an artist-run space. Started in 2007, MVP has collaborated with artists and practitioners in and around the greater Los Angeles arts community. MVP has served as a space to share ideas and cultivate exhibitions articulated in experiments and play.

Both TSALA and MVP built out our spaces one year ago this month in the Bendix Building, and to celebrate we have decided to co-host ICOSA in both galleries simultaneously.

This exhibition includes fifteen Austin-based artists from ICOSA

Adrian Aguilera, Alyssa Taylor Wendt, Andrea de Leon, Betelhem Makonnen, Brooke Gassiot, Bug Davidson, David Bae, Elaine I-Ling Shen, Erin Cunningham, Jenn WIlson, Jonas Criscoe, Kate Csillagi, Matt Rebholz, Terra Goolsby, Teruko Nimura

For more information about ICOSA and their artists, please visit their website at: http://icosacollec