Journal
This fall, we are thrilled to be presenting an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Colombian-born artist Fanny Sanín. Coordinated in conjunction with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time LA/LA, this is …
Ed Kienholz initially conceived The Non War Memorial (1970) as a Concept Tableau, that never fully materialized. Provoked by the senseless casualties of the Vietnam War, Kienholz envisioned a “war memorial”that would consist …
Dark Tower by Ben Jackel (2017) A dark tower stands in New York City on 5th Avenue, between 57th and 56th streets. Constructed in 1983, this sleek black glass-surfaced skyscraper has been there …
Nearly 100 works by Frederick Hammersley are on view in our current exhibition “Frederick Hammersley: Paintings and Works on Paper.” Featuring paintings, works on paper, computer drawings, prints and photographs, produced between 1937-1990, the …
In the ‘60s, Ed Kienholz created a series titled “Concept Tableaux.” The work consisted of ten placards with corresponding “contracts” devised and signed by the artist detailing concepts for life-size tableaux that Kienholz …
In 2012, Matt Wedel moved with his family to Albany, Ohio, where he built his own studio and oversized kiln. Living and working in southeastern Ohio has provided the artist with the flexibility …
This week marks the 100 year anniversary of Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain,” a urinal that Duchamp famously upturned and inscribed with the signature “R.Mutt” and submitted for an exhibition with the Society of Independent Artists, …
Always questioning political and social norms, Ed and Nancy Kienholz took on the American judicial system with their 1987 work The Caddy Court. As a scathing indictment of the Supreme Court, the piece is …
FROM THE ARCHIVES: JIMMIE DURHAM’S TOUGH, IRONICALLY FUNNY WORK ArtNews “Jimmie Durham at L.A. Louver”By Suzanne MuchnicDecember 1993 At [this] exhibition, called “Various Gates and Escape Routes,” visitors walked through Forbidden Things, a …
As a tribute to beloved L.A. artist Charles Garabedian (who passed away in February 2016) and his life’s work, our current exhibition “Charles Garabedian and his Contemporaries” presents paintings, works on paper and sculptures …
“I don’t want these women to disappear, because before there is the opportunity to live on you have to get documented,” says Rebecca Campbell, a Los Angeles-based artist and Cal State Fullerton assistant …
Now that ROLL CALL: 11 Artists from L.A. is in its final week, we’re taking the opportunity to share portraits of the exhibiting artists by Los Angeles-based photographer Jim McHugh. McHugh is renowned …
“If six to one odds is unfair in my tableau, than 170 million to 20million is sure as hell unfair odds in my country.” - Edward Kienholz American assemblage and installation artist Edward …
MY LA INTERVIEW SERIES with BIG SLEEPS/DAVID CAVAZOS Where did you grow up in LA? Iwas born and raised in Los Angeles in the Pico Union District/Downtown. What is your favorite thing about …
“Kienholz does not tend to sublimate the lowness and tragedy of life, the conditions of solitude and triviality, but rather uses them as tools that can highlight the low, popular universe, a place …
MY LA INTERVIEW SERIES with PATRICK MARTINEZ Where did you grow up in LA? 90’s Pasadena, SGV What is your favorite thing about Los Angeles? The sublime beauty of the city. Traffic in …
MY LA INTERVIEW SERIES with FABIAN DEBORA Where did you grow up in LA? Boyle Heights. What is your favorite thing about Los Angeles? Los Angeles for me, I appreciate the diversity, the …
Where did you grow up in LA? Boyle Heights, East LA What is your favorite thing about Los Angeles? The weather. Because I work outside, I think the weather suits my process very …
Where did you grow up in LA? I grew up in Boyle Heights, although as a kid – I traveled all over the city. I also moved around a lot so I lived …
Where did you grow up in LA? I’m a Hawaii transplant. I moved to LA when I turned 18. What is your favorite thing about Los Angeles? Lately it’s been cruising in the …
I want the paint to work as flesh does. If you don’t overdirect your models and you focus on their physical presence, interesting things often happen. You find that you capture something about …
Our group show currently on display at L.A. Louver until November 5, weaves an elaborate tapestry highlighting the gallery’s extensive, over forty-year history. Starting in the late 1970s, among some of the first …
“Drawing is not a mysterious activity. Drawing is making an image which expresses commitment and involvement…rejecting ideas which are possible to preconceive…destroying images that lie, discarding images that are dead.” Leon Kossoff, in …
Ever since the age of twelve, I have drawn and painted London…the strange ever-changing light, the endless streets and the shuddering feel of the sprawling city linger in my mind like a faintly …
I think we thought our responses to people and circumstances and life were more important than nursing some systematic idea of what painting was all about. —Michael Andrews and Victor Willing, “Morality and the …
English painter and photographer David Hockney depicts the resplendent beauty of California’s first national park in his print series The Yosemite Suite, currently on view at L.A. Louver. Hockney, a longtime technology enthusiast, …
Heather Gwen Martin tackles her biggest “canvas” yet. Commissioned by the Murals of La Jolla, Martin has been chosen to paint a mural that measures three stories high and continues around the corner of …
Due to an overwhelming response to our current exhibitions, we are pleased to announce that David Hockney “The Yosemite Suite” and Heather Gwen Martin will be extended through October 1, 2016. Summer hours will …
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has released a new video series on their website that feature different artists discussing works from their permanent collection. Alison Saar was invited to participate …
David Hockney “The Yosemite Suite,” a series of landscape of the famed national park, were all made on the artist’s iPad and in situ. The iPad afforded the artist a sense of freedom to …
Heather Gwen Martin’s vividly colored abstract paintings stem from a controlled fluidity, dictated by a transference of energy directly onto the canvas. Martin begins by making a series of preparatory sketches with pencil …
During visits to California’s Yosemite Valley in 2010 and 2011, David Hockney sought to capture its resplendent landscape. Working in situ, the artist rendered the scenery using a drawing application on his iPad. …
Exciting to see new developments underway at the Tate Modern! The museum recently unveiled its latest expansion project, a new ten-storey building that offers visitors 60% extra space to explore. L.A. Louver’s Peter …