Drew Heitzler: Paradies Amerika

Drew Heitzler’s solo exhibition takes its title from Egon Kisch’s 1929 novel. Never translated into English, Paradies Amerika is a travel book of sorts, which casts a particularly critical eye on the state of California. That being said, Heitzler’s show doesn’t have much to do with the book (truth be told he doesn’t read German). This exhibition more closely resembles an origin story (in comic book terminology, an account revealing how a superhero or supervilln gained his or her superpower). The story is set in the Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood in West Los Angeles.