The Ruskin Group Theatre Gallery presents “Magic ,” an exhibit of Robert McGinley’s landscape photography and the premiere of his video “Swoon.” Profits from the sale of the artwork will go to the land conservation organization The Trust for Public Land. The exhibit will run from March 31 to June 30.
McGinley, an artist, filmmaker and poet who divides his time between Santa Monica and a horse farm in Barrington, Illinois, began photographing and filming the bucolic acreage after the death of his father, William J. McGinley, in 2001.
McGinley took photos of the 400 acres of majestic open space at dawn and dusk, what is commonly referred to as “the magic hour.”
Also to be included in the exhibit is the premiere of McGinley’s video “Swoon” - a moving landscape of the farm shot from the back of a galloping horse into the sun. The short film is inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Greek myth of Pegasus.
An opening reception will be held from 5 p.m. — 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. Regular exhibit hours will be 5 p.m. — 9 p.m. daily at the Ruskin Group Theatre, which is located at 3000 Airport Dr. at the Santa Monica Airport. Ample free parking is available. For further information, call (310) 397-3244 or visit www.ruskingrouptheatre.com.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 30, 2007. Read the original PDF.