Journal

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27 Dec 2012
In the second part of our interview with Grant Stevens (conducted by Gallery Director Elizabeth East), we learn more about the influences behind his upcoming exhibition at L.A. Louver, and the artists that …
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21 Dec 2012
There is just one person whose art has been seen in highbrow museums around the country and is an inductee of the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame in Lubbock, Tex. He is Terry Allen. Allen’s work …
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21 Dec 2012
EDWARD KIENHOLZ’S powerful and epic Ozymandius Parade invades The Pace Gallery in New York. Kienholz, the master of installation and full scale environment artworks, used this 1985 satirical assemblage as a meditation on the corruption of politics. Created …
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18 Dec 2012
If the world comes to an end this Friday on 12/21/12 in accordance with Mayan prophecy, why not indulge in a warm bath and cake? In the event of a highly unlikely global …
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15 Dec 2012
We are so excited for our very first international Rogue Wave Project with Australian artist Grant Stevens. Opening on January 17, 2013, “SUPERMASSIVE” will include a new series of work comprised of video …
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14 Dec 2012
listeningstill: yallbesweet: dianna molzan This piece by Dianna Molzan was a part of Rogue Wave ‘09. Learn more about Rogue Wave Projects on the Rogue Wave mini-site; including our upcoming RW exhibition with Grant …
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4 Dec 2012
Los Angeles-based culture website, L.A. I’m Yours, recently featured a profile on one of our 2005 Rogue Wave Artists, Sean Higgins. Here’s an excerpt: Sean Higgins has an alien focus. He is know for …
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3 Dec 2012
Just announced in the Los Angeles Times, Alison Saar has been chosen as a USA Fellow, along with 50 other recipients, comprised of visual artists, writers, architects, composers, choreographers and film makers.  Each individual selected has been …
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30 Nov 2012
Here’s a preview into what we’ll be showing next at L.A. Louver: 1969 computer drawings by Frederick Hammersley. Concurrent to this exhibition, we will be presenting new video and other works by Australian …
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28 Nov 2012
Alison Saar, renown sculptor, print maker and graphic artist, will join us at the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, NY,  to speak on her Maquette for “Swing Low”  (see below). She will …
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28 Nov 2012
“The Black Leather Chair” from Ed Kienholz: Concept Tableaux, 1963 - 1967 The life-size tableau, the form of art making that Kienholz chose to explore, was time-consuming, costly, and exhausting to produce. So by …
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27 Nov 2012
Gwynn Murrill on Avenue of the Stars installation photos are now up on our Facebook page -  See Gwynn Murrill’s artist profile on our website.
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27 Nov 2012
Joel Shapiro has been selected for the Gabarron International Award for Visual Arts 2012 according to the jury comprised of Mr. Marcos Ricardo Barnatán Hodari, Writer, art critic from El Mundo; Mr. Jesús Fonseca Escartín, Director …
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26 Nov 2012
artnet: Here is a wonderful, uncommon photograph of Pop Artist David Hockney driving with his beloved dog Stanley in the late 1980s. Stanley was a mainstay of Hockney’s Malibu home, and the inspiration …
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26 Nov 2012
On Thursday, December 6th, 2012, from 9AM to 1PM, the Studio of Enrique Martínez Celaya in Wynwood will present a preview of several key elements for next year’s summer museum-wide installation at the monumental contemporary art …
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23 Nov 2012
Check out today’s Los Angeles Times for Leah Ollman’s review of The Hunt’s Will, the current exhibition of new work by Enrique Martínez Celaya.
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22 Nov 2012
Installation photography of Enrique Martínez Celaya’s current exhibition “The Hunt’s Will” are now up on our website and Facebook page. See “The Hunt’s Will" 17 November 2012 - 5 January 2013.
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21 Nov 2012
Though we will be closed on Thursday in observation of the holiday, the gallery will be open on Friday and Saturday. We hope to see you! IMAGE: Matt Wedel, “family at table,” 2008, …
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20 Nov 2012
JUST IN: A new drawing by David Hockney of the recently desecrated totem stump he made famous in his East Yorkshire landscape paintings such as “Winter Timber,” 2009, which is currently on view at the Museum …
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17 Nov 2012
TONIGHT: Opening reception for Enrique Martínez Celaya, “The Hunt’s Will” at L.A. Louver, from 5-8 pm. Complimentary valet parking is provided. Come on down!!
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17 Nov 2012
Tomorrow (Saturday, November 17) is the absolute last day to view Alison Saar’s solo exhibition “STILL…,” on view at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College. A closing reception with poetry reading by author …
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16 Nov 2012
An exciting time in Century City this week as Gwynn Murrill unveiled her new public installation of works on Avenue of the Stars. Download the walking map and visit yourself! (Photos by Samuel …
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15 Nov 2012
“I have no allegiance to anything I make, from the point of view [that] it all matters a great deal to me, but no specific stage matters that much to me. So at …
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12 Nov 2012
Honoring our heroes this Veteran’s Day with this painting by World War II veteran and artist Charles Garabedian.  IMAGE: Charles Garabedian, “Starless Night,” 2009, acrylic on paper, 47 ¾ x 61 in. (121.3 …
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12 Nov 2012
“Perhaps more colorful and more narrative than previous projects, these figurative works are unsettling in that once they are carefully considered they appear not to be about telling stories or about art, but …
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9 Nov 2012
Just how does Deborah Butterfield make those horses? To clear the air, here is a concise visual presentation outlining her meticulous process as documented on her ranch in Bozeman, Montana. This is the …
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9 Nov 2012
An exciting week with Gwynn Murrill as she unfolded her new pieces for installation on Avenue of the Stars in Century City.  Gwynn Murrill on Avenue of The Stars will run15 November 2012 - …
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7 Nov 2012
In honor of Election Day 2012, here’s an early work by Ed Kienholz, “America My Hometown,” 1963. Hope everyone made it to the polls!!
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5 Nov 2012
Kienholz: Ozymandias Parade opens this Wednesday, November 7th at the Pace Gallery, New York. The participatory component of this tableaux requested we the public to vote yes or no as to whether or …
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2 Nov 2012
Enjoy the end of the work week with this new print by Alison Saar: “50 proof,” 2011. Saar used this same imagery to create a fully-realized sculpture also titled “50 proof,” which is …
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1 Nov 2012
With Ed and Nancy Reddin Kienholz’s seminal work “Ozymandias Parade” at Pace Gallery, NY (November 2 - December 22, 2012)*, we are reminded of our first ever L.A. Louver Kienholz solo exhibition in …
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30 Oct 2012
“The works bring together images belonging to the imagination of a child — ships, tigers, unicorns, dogs, birds — and images with epic overtones — bullfighters, roses, decapitation, sea, ice, landscape. The friction …
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29 Oct 2012
As Hurricane Sandy powers it’s way to the East Coast, it’s not going to rain on this parade - at least we hope. Nancy Reddin Kienholz continues to install “Ozymandias Parade” at the …