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16 May 2012
David Hockney points out detail of one of his paintings to L.A. Louver Gallery Director, Kimberly Davis at yesterday’s opening. The exhibition brings together nearly 150 of his works at the Guggenheim. (Photo: …
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15 May 2012
Alison Saar is included in “Seen & Scene: The Imagined Landscape,” a group exhibition at the Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, May 11 - July 29. The exhibition focuses on works by …
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14 May 2012
Did you hear? Leon Kossoff’s drawing, ‘Head of Chaim’ (same subject as painting above) broke record sales last Thursday at Sotheby’s Modern and Post-War British Art Auction! The work on paper’s estimate was 15,000-25,000 …
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14 May 2012
Hockney spoke at a press conference today at Guggenheim Blibao.  His exhibit - David Hockney: A Bigger Picture opens tomorrow! “This show presents a group of recent works by the noted British artist that were inspired by …
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12 May 2012
Deborah Butterfield participated in an Artist Dialogue at the Speed Art Museum today. She was joined by the Louisville-based artists Chris Radtke and Gaela Erwin, and Speed Curator of Contemporary Art Suzanne Weaver. …
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12 May 2012
The Huffington Post has named artist, Steve Roden’s blog post on Hammersley as one of the best of April 2012: Roden writes: “when i discovered hammersley’s organics they felt not only like the …
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11 May 2012
A recent review of Fred Williams: Infinite Horizons at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia has just been published in the Melbourne Review. It heralds the return of William’s works to his …
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11 May 2012
Belvedere Wien Gold Austellung Unteres Belvedere, Orangerie, Prunkstallungen Belvedere Wien Gold Austellung Unteres Belvedere, Orangerie, Prunkstallungen Belvedere unteres Prunkstallungen Orangerie Gold 2012 “GOLD” is an exhibition devoted to gold as a precious metal …
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11 May 2012
Look out for an interview with Gallery Director/Owner Peter Goulds in the next issue of OMAG (Otis College of Art & Design Magazine). Peter was an Otis trustee from ‘88 - '09, and …
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11 May 2012
We want to congratulate Sandra for receiving the Guggenheim Fellowship award at last night’s ceremony! To see more of Sandra’s work, here’s a link to her previous exhibition at L.A. Louver, which was reviewed by …
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10 May 2012
The discussion on drones has become increasingly politicized. “One could agree that never before has there been a weapon that allows us to distinguish more effectively between al-Qaeda terrorists and civilans.” - John Brennan (Assistant …
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9 May 2012
“Green is an ambassador–no, a diplomat. He can talk to anyone and he doesn’t push himself. The red is the weight-lifter and the blue is the thoughtful one." -Frederick Hammersley, 2003
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6 May 2012
Artist Ben Jackel sits next to his piece “nEUROn” made of mahogany with a graphite finish in his studio in Culver City(Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times / April 19, 2012) Holly Myers profiles Ben Jackel, in his …
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5 May 2012
(via Gajin Fujita exhibit at Pacific Asia Museum shows - latimes.com) Check out the L.A. Times profile on Gajin Fujita at the Pacific Asia Museum!
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4 May 2012
That’s Edward Kienholz’s “The Little Eagle Rock Incident”, as shown in Morley Safer’s infamous 1993 art story from 60 Minutes. Edward Kienholz,“The Little Eagle Rock Incident”, 1958, paint and resin on plywood with mounted …
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3 May 2012
Here’s a sneak peek of a fresh Gajin Fujita work that just came in… Full image coming soon, in the meantime, go see Gajin’s work at the Pacific Asia Museum 20 April - 7 October …
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2 May 2012
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz “The Pool Hall”, 1993, installed at Schirn Kusthalle 2011 Kienholz: The Signs of the Times is still going strong at Museum Tinguely - closing on 13 May 2012 …
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1 May 2012
Check out Matt’s piece “Figure, 2011”, currently on view in our sky room!
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1 May 2012
Kurt Mueller reviews our Frederick Hammersley exhibition for Artforum in its “Critics’ Pick” section online: Biographies and obituaries of Frederick Hammersley(1919–2009) invariably cite the artist’s inclusion in LACMA’s 1959 traveling exhibition “Four Abstract Classicists” as cementing …
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1 May 2012
Great turnout last week for the Hammersley discussion panel with Kathleen Howe, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp and Steve Roden. Also a great Q&A session with insightful research from Alan Phenix. Check out Steve Roden’s recap of the evening …
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30 Apr 2012
Gajin Fujita will be included in an exhibition at MASS MoCA entitled Curiosity: Featuring ten internationally-acclaimed artists, the works in Curiosity represent a wide range of materials and explore themes that many children are curious …
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27 Apr 2012
Enrique Martinez CelayaUntitled (Two Boys in Snow). 2011Oil and wax on canvas78 x 60 in. See Enrique’s profile at LALOUVER.COM
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26 Apr 2012
We love this project “The Unofficial Art Trail in the Yorkshire Wolds”, a photo survey of David Hockney’s landscape painting locations throughout Yorkshire. See more on Hockney’s landscape work at A Bigger Picture
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26 Apr 2012
Hammersley: Panel discussion
at LA Louver in Los Angeles Please join us for a lively discussion about the work of Frederick Hammersley in the context of the artist’s current exhibition.

 Our panel includes:
 Hunter …
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25 Apr 2012
New Installation Joel Shapiro 2 February - 18 March 2012 Commission, Rice University Art Gallery (Joel Shapiro. Untitled, 2012. Commission, Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Texas. Photo: Nash Baker © nashbaker.com) Temporary Art …
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24 Apr 2012
Speed Art Museum announces upcoming exhibition featuring Deborah Butterfield entitled “Inside|Out” - (photo via Speed Art Museum announces an exhibition featuring two new acquisitions by Deborah Butterfield) We are looking forward to a new …
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24 Apr 2012
Charles Garabedian sat down with us yesterday for an interview about making work in Los Angeles in the 1960s. Short film coming soon…in the meantime, check out Charles Garabedian: Works From 1966 - …
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23 Apr 2012
(via ‘Light from the South’ an exhibition by Sean Scully, inspired by Alhambra and Morocco - Blog - Islamic Arts Magazine) See more on Sean Scully one his profile page
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23 Apr 2012
(via ‘Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting,’ Family Festival at Pacific Asia Museum – Rafu Shimpo) “Gajin Fujita: Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting” is on view through Oct. 7 in Pacific Asia Museum’s Focus Gallery - …
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23 Apr 2012
Get ready for Ben Jackel: Zero Percent Contained opening 24 May - 30 June 2012
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20 Apr 2012
Peter Shelton has launched his new website, spanning 30+ years of work! See his exhibition history at LALOUVER.COM/THEN.
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19 Apr 2012
We Agree! Check out Christopher Knight’s review in the LA Times of the forthcoming title by Christopher Simon Sykes -  thepacegallery: We can not WAIT to read the first volume of this two-part series, …
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18 Apr 2012
Peter Clothier hosted his “One Hour / One Painting” last night at the gallery. He chose the hunch painting by Frederick Hammersley entitled “Growing game, #1 1958” as the evening’s subject. Don’t miss …