Charles Derenne

May 31 – June 4, 2021

Charles Derenne is an L.A.-based artist, film maker, and musician. Derenne places himself in a constant state of artistic and geographic exploration, reflecting on personal and collective experiences, the detritus of city landscapes and his personal archive of curated traces and fragments. His work manifests through film, photographs, videos, paintings, performances, installations, and musical compositions. He rebuilds dreams that may have danced across our subconscious, but have yet to take form. 

Charles Derenne is a French Artist and Composer based in LA. His recent work include a photography book, in collaboration with David Lynch & Raymond Pettibon, a whole new paintings series for his next show with Patrick Painter and the preparation of Sunset 24, a Documentary about Art & L.A with his co-director & friend, Édouard de Luze.

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“Every morning I wake up between 4 and 6am. The first thing I do, is to read something, not related to any form of politics. I then go running and listen to a different album everyday. I found out that a lecture or listen on something positive will define my state of mind for the whole day. I want to start this week with some light subjects. As we go further into the week you’ll see the mood of the news will change and create a whole, that in my opinion, represent somehow a part of the gentle moron that I am. Have a good day. Charles Derenne”

New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020
Published by Oregon State University Newsroom
Written by Steve Lundeberg
Nov. 21, 2020

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How to fix a dinosaur that’s lost its mouth and nose
Published by BBC News
May 29, 2021

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“To start the second day, I recommend to listen The Paragons- Only a smile. I first learned about the Weekly World News about 1995. It was just so perfect. It seems like a dream job to work for them in the future. I started collecting the printed version and making my own t-shirt from it. One of this t-shirt almost put me in jail at JFK, but that’s an other story. The more you grow up, the more you realize that these news are as relevant as some other Newspapers. Someone said: ‘It takes 5 newspaper in the morning to get an ounce of truth.’ Have a good day. Charles Derenne”

Aliens Making Deposits In Our Sperm Banks!
Published by Weekly World News
Written by Allie Pruitt
May 26, 2021

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Bigfoot Accepts! Bat Boy Commits To His VP Pick
Published by Weekly World News
Written by By Frank Lake
July 2, 2020

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“When I was a kid few things were very popular and sort of conditioned a whole generation. Egyptology, Rocks, carving things with Swiss Army knives ( My man McGyver) and cars with such shows as Knight Rider and Magum PI. It didn’t take much to dig and find all sorts of rocks and stones. This passion kept on and where ever I travelled in life, I always tried to visit Natural History Museums & Mineralogy Museum. The world is a fascinating place and for a super-active kid this was the perfect place to focus. Have a good day. Charles Derenne “

Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner becomes overnight millionaire
Published by BBC News
June 24, 2020

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Naica’s crystal cave captivates chemists
Published by Chemical & Engineering News
Written by Emma Hiolski
Feb 8, 2019

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“When I was a kid, my mum couldn’t have any other children and was working as a secretary an hour from home, I had to entertain myself as I could. I was hanging around at the local video club, or with some homeless at the corner of my street while skating at the bus stop station. With friends we would cross the whole city, thinking the city was gigantic and ours on our skates doing graffiti. I remember those moments like if it was yesterday. And I will write a book about it, just at least to get all those memories on paper to not be forgotten. My imagination came on one part from my early lecture. I was reading everything I could about Jack the Ripper. The macabre world he created fascinated me and scared me at the same time. That’s how I developed somehow a fascination for serial killers and mental cases, and their aptitude to create art work. There is a very strange mix feeling of attraction and repulsion at the same time. Have you ever lived that ? Have a good day. Charles “

25 Paintings By Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy That Will Haunt Your Dreams
Published by All That’s Interesting
Written by Marco Margaritoff
Jan. 29, 2021 

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Jack the Ripper letters suggest newspaper hoax
Published by BBC News
Feb. 1, 2018

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“Movies like Art can influence your perception of things and develop something in you. For good or bad. I understand my grandmother, when she was saying that there was too much violence on tv and film. People like to identity themselves as the main character of a movie. She lived war and didn’t want to see horrors again. My grand father survived 5 years in Sandbostel Camp, Stalag X-B. He always played to me Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, Chaplin, Buster Keaton. It’s only natural to identify as a kid to the protagonist of a movie. I am not here to judge but to give my opinion. Many people in this world can’t separate fiction from reality. I hope there was more Harpo and Groucho in this world. Have a good day. Charles Derenne. “

Shine: rewatching classic Australian films
Published by The Guardian
Written by Luke Buckmaster
Dec. 26, 2013

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In the Dark: ‘Falling Down’ remains relevant 25 years later
Published by The Leader
Written by Kirk Boxleitner
May 20, 2018

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