An expert and precisely selective journey through the sunshine noir of greater Los Angeles, Jeff Burton's first American publication documents a well-worn but little-known trail from the Hollywood sign to the San Fernando Valley: that of the porn industry in which he works. Burton's images, veritable picnics of fragmented flesh, feature figures assembled in oblique repose, lounging around poolsides, or drifting through the rococo Valley vernacular of rooms for hire. In amongst the fountains and foliage of L.A. are the pussies, pets, and hairless cushions of human flesh that stud Burton's suburban sets. Photographed in voluptuous and lingering detail, Burton's bizarre but serene compositions proffer an exquisitely refracted take on action in dreamland. A book to be savored for repeated viewing pleasure.

born in 1963 in anaheim, california, jeff burton lives and

works in los angeles.

he holds a degree in fine arts from the california institute

of the arts.

his work has previously appeared in a number of solo

and group shows both in the us and abroad.

among them

1985 'jeff burton: paintings,' tarrant county junior college, fort worth, TX;

1988 'maintaining painting,' california institute for the arts, valencia, CA;

1993 'david hargrove and jeff burton', clay doyle gallery, los angeles;

1995 casey kaplan, new york;

1996 casey kaplan, new york;

1996 'stream of consciousness: 8 los angeles artists,'

university art museum, santa barbara, CA;

1998 taka ishii gallery, tokyo.

'photography: an expanded view, recent acquisitions',

solomon r. guggenheim museum, bilbao, spain, 1999;

'the americans-new art', barbican gallery, london, 2001;

'the wedding show', casey kaplan 10-6, new york, 2001;

sadie coles hq, london, 2000 and 2001,

emmanuel perrotin, paris, 2001;

his recent collective show

'beau monde: toward a redeemed cosmopolitanism' SITE,

santa fe, 2001 - 2002;

and his recent solo show at casey kaplan 10-6, new york, 2001.

books

'jeff burton: untitled', distributed art pub, 1999

'jeff burton: dreamland', powerhouse books, 2001