Superchief Gallery LA — Attraction in Los Angeles

Tom Hanks Presents: Porkchop Surprise An Orb Within an Orb — And a Universe of Strangeness Beyond

In Porkchop Surprise, Tom Hanks delivers a cryptic and wondrous sculptural universe—anchored by a mesmerizing orb nestled inside another orb. But geometry is just the surface. What lives inside this layered sphere is an entire mythology shaped by lopsided logic and sweet, greasy dreams.

At the swirling heart is Gruesome Gulch, a metaphysical ghost-town populated by such legends as the eternally cheerful Little Freddy, the boot-stomping Big Ol’ Billy, the unpredictable Freaky Bucky (known regionally as Freak Buck or Bucky Freaky), and the mythic Weary Woodsman, who once tried to split the inner orb with an axe made of moonlight — and failed.

Guarding the outer layers of the piece is The Checkered Demon, now confirmed to be a mutant dog, part canine, part checkerboard, and wholly unsettling. His tail is said to point toward the truth, but it’s been spinning for years.

Nearby, students from the Himalayan Quasar Magnet School are offering meditative readings of the orb’s energy field, and running a grassroots Coin-For-A-Taco initiative to fund their zero-gravity ceramics lab. The tacos are real. The coins are optional. The implications are cosmic.

Porkchop Surprise isn’t just art — it’s a mystery snack for the mind. Come confused. Leave confused. Come back...

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This gallery has gone by many different names over the years, but the space has not changed much. Cozy and homey in feel, there is typically a edgy set of frequenters hitting the bar for beers, while randoms continue on to view the art. Look for lots of good opening receptions from the likes of VICE to draw a crowd to the already cramped space... But hey, this is what New York...