THE OUTER PLANETS: Michael Carter & Adam Rabinowitz - CLOSING DAY

THE OUTER PLANETS: Michael Carter & Adam Rabinowitz

EXHIBITION DATES
May 3 - June 14, 2025

Beginning with the discovery of Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1846, and then the discovery of Pluto in 1930, the revelations of the outer planets marked a time of unprecedented change in our understanding of the cosmos and our relationship to it. What transformations occurred in our consciousness as a result of these discoveries? How are these changes reflected in new understandings of what it means to be human? What other unknowns are now hinted at, awaiting future disclosure to a newly cosmic humanity? In The Outer Planets, Carter and Rabinowitz present the results of their meditations on these subjects in a multimedia exhibition spanning the entire Philosophical Research Society campus. In the Hansell Gallery, Carter unveils materials related to this research through the lens of science, astrological devices, and a culminating vision for a cosmic humanity. In parallel, Rabinowitz considers the deeper unknowns now raised by these discoveries. By means of self-illuminated artworks and architectural intervention, he draws our attention towards ever more fantastic possibilities in the darkest reaches of an infinite cosmos. Together, they point us towards the cosmos within and without to reflect on our evolving relationship to an ever vaster and more mysterious reality. The way is opened to us through The Outer Planets.

Michael Carter is an artist and educator working in installation, objects, and performance. He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University. Carter’s work addresses metaphysical theories of art and the cultural roots of science, philosophy, and religion in modernity to the contemporary. His artworks and performances investigate and integrate the traditions of modern spirituality with a criticality born of scientific practices. Carter’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally including Nicodim Gallery, Rusha & Co., JOAN, The Floating Gallery, Leband Gallery at Loyola Marymount University, Machine Project, and the Hansell Gallery. He has given talks and lectures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Ojai Valley Theosophical Lodge, and the Philosophical Research Society. Carter is a lecturer at the Geffen Academy at UCLA.

Adam Rabinowitz is an artist working in the fields of painting, sculpture and installation. Rabinowitz was born in Hadera, Israel, and lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He took his BFA at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem (1998). His work has been the subject of numerous solo and two-person exhibitions, including: The Outer Planets, Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles (2025), Baby Comet, The Finley, Los Angeles (2024), Knust Kunz Gallery, Munich (2022); Annie Gentils Gallery, Antwerp (2022); Hello Earth, BozoMag, Los Angeles (2019); Sea of Holes, Aspis, Jaffa (2018); Mothership, ACE Gallery, Los Angeles (2017), Forde, Geneva (2009); Tardemon, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2006). Among his many group exhibitions are: Automomous Art Biennale at Gymnasia “Hertzliya”, Tel Aviv (2025); Helmut, 3426 Art Space, Tel Aviv (2025); Fetish, BOZOMAG, Los Angeles (2025); Holywood Dream Bubble: Ed Ruscha’s Influence in Los Angeles and Beyond, The Hole, Los Angeles (2024), Into The Unknown, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2024), Ghost Ship, Massey Klein Gallery, New York (2024) Yesterday Now Tomorrow, Chauffer, Sydney (2023); A Loop, Triangle & Trapezoid, BozoMag, Pasadena (2022); Hoshen, MoBY: Museums of Bat Yam (2022); Netherworld, Sotheby’s Gallery, Tel Aviv (2022); A New Age: The Spiritual in Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2019); Inside the Distance, Sabine Knust Gallery, Munich (2017). His work is featured in prominent public and private collections such as: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Haifa Museum of Art; Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art; Ein-Harod Museum of Art; Ha’aretz Art Collection, Tel Aviv; Shpilman Institute of Photography, Tel Aviv.

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