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Gajin Fujita poses in front of the mural he helped produce at the El Segundo Museum of Art (in association with the Getty Research Institute) for the group exhibition Scratch. Under the leadership …
“Why is everything now geared to longevity?” [David Hockney] asks. “If everything’s directed at longevity, you’re denying life.” He approves of a remark that the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson made at the age of …
This Day in Gallery History In May 2000, L.A. Louver held a small exhibition of new sculptures by John McCracken in our second floor gallery. Included were a selection of pristine wall pieces …
One of eight sculptures by Mark di Suvero presented by SFMOMA, on display for a year at Crissy Field. Fun fact: Magma made it’s first public appearance for Mark di Suvero at Crissy Field …
“It’s the longest visually carrying image, black and white, that shock of the two opposites coming together far outdistances anything you could do - Frederick Hammersley (quote extracted from Hammersley’s 2003 UCLA Oral …
Tricycle Magazine, the widely-read Buddhist publication, included an extensive feature on the artwork of Tom Wudl in their most recent issue. Focusing on the intricately meticulous imagery inspired by the Flower Ornament Scripture …
This 1993 painting by Jonathan Lasker titled The Pride of Being is currently on view in our second floor group show. Other artists include Wallace Berman, Richard Deacon, Frederick Hammersley, Ed and Nancy Kienholz, Sol …
Find an interview with Enrique Martínez Celaya and Saul Ostrow in the recent issue of Bomb Magazine. Here, Martínez Celaya discusses how exile, violence, philosophy and literature manifests in his paintings, sculptures and …
Rina Banerjee featured in the Los Angeles Times! David Pagel reviews Banerjee’s solo exhibition “Disgust,” currently on view at L.A. Louver. “Banerjee’s four sculptures steal the show. Each is made of hundreds if …
Ben Jackel’s latest masterpiece and his first bronze sculpture “Grandpa’s Knuckle Dusters, Bronze” is currently on view in our open air Skyroom. The work is a larger-than-life size representation of brass knuckles handed down …
Banerjee discusses her fascination with the word Disgust (the title for her current solo exhibition at L.A. Louver), and how it manifests in her new sculptures, paintings and drawings. The following is an excerpt that …
Matt Wedel on the cover of this month’s Art Ltd., with an in-depth profile of the artist by contributor Shana Nys Dambrot. Pick up a copy, or click here to read the complete …
Check out images from last night’s opening for Rina Banerjee “Disgust,” with a 2nd floor group show and the premiere of Ben Jackel’s new Skyroom installation “Grandpa’s Knuckle Dusters, Bronze,” now on our Facebook …
Make me a summary of the world! She was his guide and had traveled on camel, rhino, elephant and kangaroo, dedicated to dried plants, glass houses - for medical study, vegetable sexuality, self-pollination, …
Australian artist Grant Stevens’ immersive video installation “Supermassive” is coming to the City Gallery Wellington in New Zealand in June 2014. First shown at L.A. Louver in 2013 as part of our Rogue …
Alison Saar, 9 years old (center) with father Richard Saar and sisters Lezley, 12, and Tracye, 4, at the Watts Towers, Los Angeles, August 1965. “Growing up in L.A., we went to the …
This is just one of the works included in Rina Banerjee’s solo exhibition Disgust, premiering at L.A. Louver on May 8th (opening reception 6-8pm). Banerjee often ascribes long lyrical titles to her works, …
Along with our Rina Banerjee exhibition, we’ll be showing a group exhibition in our second floor gallery with works by Richard Deacon, Frederick Hammersley, Ed & Nancy Kienholz, Jonathan Lasker, Sol LeWitt, Sean Scully, …
Last chance to see Chen Man at RedLine, a contemporary art space in Denver. Chen Man pushes the boundaries of photography with evocative imagery that merges traditional Chinese themes with a western contemporary …
With the final days of the Richard Deacon retrospective at Tate Britain upon us, we’re taking a look back at all the great press from the show. Click here to view the press …
More shots of Rina Banerjee in the studio, prepping work for her forthcoming L.A. Louver show – opening in just a few weeks on May 8th! For her first exhibition at L.A. Louver …
In celebration of Earth Day, we thought it would be most fitting to share a photograph by Rogue Wave ‘13 artist, Matthew Brandt. This work belongs to a larger series documenting Rainbow Lake …
This is the final week for our current exhibitions: Kienholz: Berlin/Hope and Gajin Fujita: Drawings. Don’t miss the opportunity to see these rarely exhibited works. Both shows are on view through Saturday, April 26, 2014. …
blakegopnik: THE DAILY PIC: A lovely unstill-life by Owen Kydd, as installed in the International Center of Photography’s “What Is A Photograph” exhibition, in New York. (Click on my image to see a …
Alison Saar’s solo exhibition Hothouse opens at the Watts Towers Arts Center this Saturday, April 19, and will remain on view at the Noah Purifoy Art Gallery through August 10, 2014. Included are …
It was a special evening with engaging conversation, well attended by an informed and curious crowd. If you couldn’t make it last night, here a few pics from the event. Stay tuned for …
Read a recent interview with Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin in the Huffington Post. She discusses the progression of her work over her 35-year career as an artist – including what it’s like to work …
See new sculpture by Ben Jackel in the group show “Prep School” at the Torrance Art Museum. Including 28 artists, the exhibition also features work by Rogue Wave artist Farrah Karapetian. On view …
The White Easel series, by Ed and Nancy Kienholz, were some of the first works to manifest from their newly built studio in Hope, Idaho, where the couple relocated in 1973. Many were …
This is the last week for “Portraits, Abstractions, and the In-between: Gathering the Work of Frederick Hammersley,” on view at the Pomona College Museum of Art through April 13, 2014. The solo exhibition …
Rina Banerjee is busy at work in her New York studio preparing for her upcoming solo exhibition at L.A. Louver. Opening in May 2014, this will be her first West Coast solo show …
Measuring nearly 12 ft. tall, this towering sculpture by Peter Shelton "littlesister" is on view at the Palms Springs Art Museum. Titled California Dreamin’: Thirty Years of Collecting, the group exhibition features artworks from …
Gajin Fujita received early recognition and critical praise for the two person exhibition Contemporary 9: Gajin Fujita and Pablo Vargas Lugo, curated by Ilona Katzew at LACMA in 2005. Featuring a selection of Fujita’s paintings, …