Psycho Salon

Psycho Salon is an exhibition of late artist, filmmaker, and writer, John Boskovich’s work at O-Town House in Los Angeles. The show is an interpretation of a room from the Boskostudio, his studio and residence in Los Angeles, a place where—in his own words—“drama flourished abundantly.” The Psycho Salon (in both the Boskostudio and in the exhibition at O-Town House) includes a variety of work made between 1987 and 1999. Many of Boskovich’s works are, in some way (or in all the ways), self-portraits in that they reflect upon various aspects and visions of the self. Language, image, pop-culture, death, love, religion, and the AIDS crisis were all rhetorical devises in his work and matters of surveillance and social paranoia were recurring themes. Boskovich grew up in the San Fernando Valley, studied at USC and earned a MFA at CalArts in 1985. 


"Bondage Menorah", 1997
Bondage Menorah

Metal, Black Formica Base with Jean Genet Text, U.S. Issue Camouflage Mini-Maglites
41 1/2 x 30 x 16 1/2 inches

1997 Courtesy of O-Town House and the John Boskovich Estate

"Installation image of Psycho Salon", 2019
Installation image of Psycho Salon

Photo by Riccardo Ba

2019Courtesy of O-Town House and the John Boskovich Estate

"National City Ten-Year Re-Issue", 1997
National City Ten-Year Re-Issue

Gelatin silver prints, polaroids
17 1/2 x 40 1/4 inches

1997Courtesy of O-Town House and the John Boskovich Estate

"Rude Awakening Series: Best Friends (On Knowing When To Take A Cue)", 1997
Rude Awakening Series: Best Friends (On Knowing When To Take A Cue)

"10:02 p.m., 2:04 a.m."
Steve Antin, Tere Tereba
Polaroid photos, silkscreen
10 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches

1997Courtesy of O-Town House and the John Boskovich Estate