The 17th Annual LA Art Show:  Modern & Contemporary will feature a selection of limited edition framed and shadow box prints and Scion Car sculpture by celebrated artist Mark Mothersbaugh.  Founder of iconic 80s new-wave band DEVO, Mothersbaugh began his career as an artist more than 30 years ago and has received critical acclaim as an illustrator, mixed-media artist and sculptor.   His work will be featured throughout the 5-day show at Booth D210.

Mothersbaugh’s ‘Scion Car Sulpture’ will feature a car and trailer installation.  The sculpture, which collective measures more than 25’ in length will have one Scion car linked to a ‘trailer’ that is two Scions halves fused together. Visitors can go inside the interactive sculpture and listen to music.  The LA Art Show: Modern & Contemporary will offer a ‘first look’ at the sculpture installation before it is showcased at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles.

The selection of Mothersbaugh’s limited edition prints will be on view and available for purchase at the show. The prints, from Mothersbaugh’s ‘Beautiful Mutants’ series, were produced over a twelve-year period and are selected from Mothersbaugh’s personal favorites of more than 3000 different tests.  ‘Beautiful Mutants’, which features altered photographs are produced in archival inks and paper, and have been described by art critics as, “an insightful and abrupt detour along the DNA superhighway”.  Mothersbaugh states that the images are, "pulled from man's past...then ‘corrected’ into sickeningly beautiful beings. It is a study of humans via symmetry using photos both recent & vintage."

The LA Art Show: Modern & Contemporary takes place on January 19-22, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall A, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015.  Los Angeles Art Show programming is included with show admission. For additional information about the LA Art Show: Modern & Contemporary, to register for a lecture or purchase online tickets, please visit www.laartshow.com.

The 2012 Opening Night Premiere Party will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Tickets are $125 and $500.  To purchase tickets, please visit www. laartshow2012.eventbrite.com. General admission for the LA Art Show: Modern  & Contemporary is $20.  Ticket price will also allow admittance into the Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Historic & Traditional and IFPDA Print Fair.  Opening Night Premiere Party: Wednesday, January 18, 2012. General Show Dates: Thursday-Sunday, January 19-22, 2012.