Los Angeles Art Galleries

Bizarre and Delightful

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Photography, Cy Twombly, Media Arts, Ucla, Charles Ray, Mfa, Sculpture, James Franco, Moca, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles Art Exhibitions, La Art Galleries, Los Angeles Art Galleries, Arts News
Edward Goldman

Summertime used to mean that the galleries and museums would take it easy, presenting lackluster group shows and few, if any, challenging solo exhibitions. Not any more. Economy be damned, the Los Angeles art scene is now sizzling year round.

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Jonas Wood's Unstable Interiors

Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: David Kordansky Gallery, Video, Abstract Painting, David Hockney, Slidepollajax, Pablo Picasso, Los Angeles Art Galleries, Jonas Wood David Kordansky, Painting, Jonas Wood, Henri Matisse, Roberta Smith, Arts News

Jonas Wood's works, in theory, are fairly straightforward. They are representational paintings of the spaces he inhabits, from his artist studio to hi...

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'Fetish Feel,' Jim Keville at L2kontemporary, Los Angeles

James Scarborough | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Jim Keville, L2kontemporary, Fetish, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Art Galleries, Jim Keville Fetish Feel, Fetish Feel Jim Keville, Los Angeles Art, Arts News
James Scarborough

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Judy Chicago's Unseen Early Works

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Nye + Brown Judy Chicago, Abstract Art, Judy Chicago, Deflowered Judy Chicago, Los Angeles Art Galleries, Feminist Art, Performance Art, Women Artists, Pyrotechnic, Nye + Brown, Minimalism, Arts News

This collection of minimalist little joys may be the last thing you'd expect from the woman famous for her large-scale feminist installations, Judy Ch...

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David Jien at Richard Heller Gallery

Tracey Harnish | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Bergamot Station, David Jien, Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles Art Galleries, David Jien Gallery Showing, Los Angeles Art Exhibtions, David Jien Exhibition, LA Art Exhibitions, Arts News
Tracey Harnish

2011-09-29-imagepull.jpgDavid Jien's drawings/paintings are depictions of life in another world. It's a world of war, religion, science and sex.

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Dig for Fire: Art Inspired by the Pixies

Tanja M. Laden | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Pixies, Cave, The Pixies, Los Angeles Art Galleries, Pixies Art Show, Pixies Art, Los Angeles Art Show, Pixies Art Exhibit, Arts News
Tanja M. Laden

"Dig for Fire: Art Inspired by the Pixies" honors their role in rock history, as well as their cultural legacy, featuring more than 30 artists' visual tributes to the Pixies' music.

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Haiku Reviews: Abstraction, Walter Pater and QR Codes

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Art Show Review, Peter Frank, John Seed, Haiku, Reviews, Art Reviews, Slidepollajax, Art Shows, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Art Galleries, Haiku Reviews, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditio...

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PHOTOS: "Back Of My Face": The Internal Stuggles Of Modern Women

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Art Show, Kristin Calabrese Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Show, Kristin Calabrese, Slideshow, Los Angeles Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

Don't call the latest exhibition at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects a "group show." The works of Kristen Calabrese, Monique Van Genderen and M...

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PHOTOS: Carole Bayer Sager's Abstract Paintings On View At LA Art House

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar, Songwriter, La Art House, Abstract Painting, Los Angeles Art, Carol Bayer Sager, Exhibitions, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Songwriting, Painting, Art Exhibitions, Slidefullscreen, Arts News

WHO: Singer/Composer Carole Bayer Sager turns her talents to the canvas in a surprisingly rich debut of Abstract Oil Paintings WHAT: Generations - N...

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WEST COAST ART: L.A.'s Art Boom From Broad To Resnick

wsj.com | LAUREN A. E. SCHUKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Deitch, Resnick Pavilion, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, James Franco Art, LA Art Boom, Lynda Resnick, Los Angeles Art, Eli and Edythe Broad, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Broad Stage, James Franco, La-Art, Arts News

On a crisp evening on Wilshire Boulevard, pop star Christina Aguilera is leading the parade down the red carpet. Tom Hanks and his wife follow, along ...

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HUFFPOST ARTS' HAIKU REVEWS: Critic Peter Frank Debuts With Quick Takes Of LA Art Shows

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Peter Frank, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Shepard Fairey, Los-Angeles-Culture, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews are a new weekly feature where invited critics will be able to give their impression of exhibitions or performances in sh...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Alexandra Grants's Bodies On View At Honor Fraser, Los Angeles

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Painters, Haiku, Alexandra Grant, Honor Fraser, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Painting, Slidefullscreen, Art Galleries, Los-Angeles-Culture, Michael Joyce, Poetry, Arts News

WHO: Alexandra Grant WHAT: 'Bodies' WHEN: September 18 - October 23, 2010; Opening Reception September 23, 2010 WHERE: Honor Fraser 2622 La Cienega...

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Pimp My Art: Ten Questions for Jason Alper

Rupert Russell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Art Galleries, Oil Painters, Guy Hepner Gallery, Jason Asper, Los Angeles Art, Los Angeles Artists, Arts News
Rupert Russell

What Joe Francis has done for spring break, Jason Alper is doing for the art world.

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Downtown Is the New Downtown: L.A.'s Latest Greatest Art Scene

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edgar Varela Fine Art, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles Downtown Art Walk, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Contemporary Art, Bert Green Fine Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Downtown Los Angeles, El Nopal Press, Pharmaka, Art Galleries, Morono Kiang Gallery, Arts News
Lisa Adams

Even with the economic downturn, the culture of downtown L.A. is growing organically, without corporate sponsorship, and so are it's galleries.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Not All Is As It Seems, Photographs And Dry Humor At Fahey/Klein Gallery

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Slideshow, Black and White Photography, Dry Humor, Photography-Exhibit, Brad Moore, Geof Kern, Fahey Klein Gallery, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, The-Unexpected, Los Angeles, Arts News

WHO: Geof Kern and Brad Moore At Fahey/Klein Gallery WHAT: Geof Kern and Brad Moore: Photography WHERE: Fahey/Klein Gallery 148 North La Brea Blvd. ...

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Unique LA, Grilled Cheese, Book Fest: Your Weekend-To-Do-List

Posted 05.25.2011

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Blague d'Art: Write of Spring

Peter Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dada, Loren Munk, Neo-Expressionism, Pop Art, Abstract-Expressionists, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Los Angeles News
Peter Frank

Now that Painting Is Back, the loft party's over. Are today's painters ready to take over the universe the way the neo-expressionists did?

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Strawberry Fields & Yellow Brick Roads: Your Weekend-To-Do-List

Posted 05.25.2011

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For the rest of the best in Los Angeles art & culture, check out Flavorpill LA. ...

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Mark Chamberlain: Tribute to an Artist

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Reviews, Contemporary Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Los Angeles News
Peter Clothier

Chamberlain's curious eye impels him to "dig" with his camera into the reality that surrounds him, whether natural or cultural.

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Larry Gagosian Hosts Dinner For The ANDREAS GURSKY Opening at Gagosian Gallery (Photos)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Martin, Andreas-Gursky, Art World, Art Opening, Mr-Chow, Slidepollajax, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Art, Diane Von Furstenberg, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Larry Gagosian, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles News

This week, Adrien Brody, Diane von Furstenberg, and Steve Martin were among the VIP guests at Larry Gagosian's private dinner at Beverly Hill's hot-sp...

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Gwynn Murrill: Animals

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contemporary Art, LA Louver Gallery, Los Angeles Art Galleries, Art Galleries, Sculpture, Los Angeles News
Peter Clothier

Murrill's animal sculptures are much closer to monochrome abstraction, in the painting world, than they are to realism. The surfaces of her bronze works are meticulous, smooth and seductive.

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