Blown’ Up: A Lafanda Show by Aaron Hurvitz
May 5, 2023 - June 11, 2023
The Midway presents, Blown’ Up: A Lafanda Show by Aaron Hurvitz opening May 5, 2023.
Lafanda is a 3ft tall “balloonicorn” who is
intended to push the boundaries of those around her. She’s a free spirit whose large, awkward, and rather bizarre aesthetic forces audiences to take pause and wonder: “What the…?”
In today’s insular and isolated world, artist, Aaron Hurvitz, believes it is important for people to stop, play and engage with strangers. With the intention to be light-hearted, photos are assembled into a story that both documents excursions abroad and pieces together bits of Lafanda’s history.
Lafanda and Aaron began their mission to disrupt in Amarillo, Texas 2013. As equal parts ice breaker, security blanket, and joy bringer, the two have have traveled to the streets of: Texas, Florida, Oregon, Maryland, Virginia, California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Indiana, Alaska, Spain, Italy, Amsterdam, France, Morocco, Turkey, Israeli, Greece, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Dubai, Ireland.
Whether it’s at a Royal Wedding in India, a private dinner party in Italy, or a wedding in Connecticut, people always seem to smile. This is why Lafanda is known as the “ambassador of joy.”
–Written by Aaron Hurvitz
Aaron Hurvitz is a self-taught street and travel photographer from Chicago who has been based in New York for over 20 years. By day he’s considered to be one of the top location scouts in the East Coast, working with some of Hollywood’s top directors including Steven Spielberg (West Side Story), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman & Killer Flowers of the Flower Moon), and Todd Philips (Joker & Joker: Folie à Deux).
Blown’ Up: A Lafanda Show opens Friday, May 5, 2023 with an opening reception 6:30-8:30pm.
The exhibition will be on view at The Midway Gallery May 5, 2023- June 11, 2023*.
*The Midway Gallery will be closed for a private event May 17-18th.
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Blown-Up: A Lafonda Show
By Aaron A Hurvitz
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