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“I make art to find out who I am – and so far I’ve been disappointed in what I’ve discovered. I’d hoped to find Giotto or Omar Khayyam in there somewhere. I can …
From initial drawing to final painting, Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin’s painstaking attention to detail is evident in each stage of her work. Utilizing her adroit technical skills as a painter, Rubin meticulously depicts places …
Featured on Anderton’s design and architecture blog “DnA,” Chen Man discusses her formative years, including her childhood and familial history, and shares insight into what inspired some of her most celebrated photographs. Click …
In preparation for his upcoming solo exhibition at L.A. Louver, Ben Jackel has created a new series of helmets. Oversized and formed from black stoneware (the artist’s choice of clay), Jackel took inspiration …
Lawrence Carroll is the subject of a comprehensive retrospective at MAMbo (Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna), featuring nearly 60 works, spanning over 30 years of his artistic career. Titled Ghost House, the installations are “built on …
Terry Allen’s recent exhibition at Ohio State University was chosen as “Best of 2014.” Here’s why: “Possible Impossible: Terry Allen Study Drawings for Public Works,” Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at OSU Urban Arts Space …
It is the final weekend to catch Alison Saar’s solo exhibition “hot house” at the Watts Towers Arts Center. Don’t miss this last chance to see Saar’s powerfully poetic sculptures and works on …
“There’s a hand-wrought intensity to paintings like this, an unabashed desire to impress, and it flows, I think, from Fujita’s beginning as an artist in spaces well outside the art world.” - Justin …
Chen Man was recently interviewed by i-D Magazine to discuss a range of topics from where she sources her inspiration, what beauty means in China today, to what her Chinese zodiac sign says …
See work by Charles Garabedian in a group show at the Fresno Art Museum commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Titled Tradition, Legacy, Culture, 1915-2015, the exhibition features regionally renowned artists …
A master draftsman and technically deft, Hockney infuses a sense of vibrancy and liveliness into his subjects, in this case a dreary winter landscape. Using only an iPAD, Hockney created the work featured above on January …
Read a recent review of Chen Man in the Los Angeles Times. Written by David Pagel and titled “Chen Man’s ‘East-West’ at L.A. Louver stirs passions,” the article examines the bold sophistication of …
Modern China Through the Lens and Brushstroke of Chen Man As a part of its visionary “Rogue Wave” program, presenting the work of emerging contemporary artists, L.A. Louver has brought the fantastical photographs and elegant …
Blake Gopnik: The Daily Pic These are the “Blind Portraits" of Chinese artist Sui Jianguo, which the Public Art Fund has mounted in its usual spot at the south-east corner of Central Park, in New …
Ben Jackel is preparing for his forthcoming exhibition at L.A. Louver. Here he is carving a propellor from a single block of wood. Featuring new works in wood and clay, this will be …
Matt Wedel’s newest sculpture is now on view in our Skyroom. Measuring nearly 5 x 7 ft, and completely constructed from clay, the sculpture follows the artist’s fascination with the “Flower tree,” a …
Read about our Chen Man exhibition on the LAist, an arts and culture website based in Los Angeles. Click here to read the full feature. Chen Man: East-West will be on view through …
The installation is complete and we’re ready to open our doors to the public – hope to see you there. Festivities commence at 7pm! Click here to see more images of works in …
In conjunction with our Chen Man exhibition opening on December 10, 2014, we’ll be revealing a brand new work by Matt Wedel in our Skyroom. Here’s a little sneak peek of what’s in store. …
In Heather Gwen Martin’s paintings, the interplay between shape and color veers between the obvious (brilliant contrasting tones and resolute forms) and the attenuated (subtle shifts in hues and ephemeral calligraphic lines). However disparate, …
Chen Man is primarily known for her sensational photographic works, and there has been little exposure of her traditional Chinese paintings. Minimal and poetic, these paintings derive from the artist’s earliest art training …
Tony Berlant is widely recognized for his collages that feature a mix of found and artist-fabricated metal tin on panel. However, few know about his prolific collection and academic scholarship of American Southwestern …
Gajin Fujita’s newest painting Southland Standoff (2014), which is perhaps one of his most impressive works to date, was recently acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The …
Anecdotes from the Archive: 26 September 1978 Just two years into the LA Louver timeline, a snapshot of Founding Director Peter Goulds and Frederick Hammersley at the latter’s historic solo exhibition of 1978.
Don’t miss Alison Saar’s solo exhibition Hot house, which is on view at the Noah Purifoy Gallery, located in the Watts Towers Arts Center, Los Angeles. See Saar’s work in close proximity to …
Treating the initial untouched photographic image as a blank canvas, Chen Man employs digital tools in a painterly fashion to build a narrative concept. This process of layering strokes, textures and imagery provides …
Eleven years ago, Michael C. McMillen’s Red Trailer Motel opened at L.A. Louver. A dimly lit gallery succumbed to the murky tone of this immersive installation of rusted trailer components accented with pastel doors, car …
In case you missed our Sui Jianguo exhibition last month, you can still catch a glimpse of his work at the gallery. His bronze sculpture, Holly (2014) is currently on view in our 2nd floor, …
In the early 2000s, Chen Man rose to prominence as a fashion photographer, distinguished by her sensational and stylized use of post production techniques and hands-on manipulation. At only 23 years of age, …
Don’t miss the last chance to see one of Ed and Nancy Kienholz’s most important tableaux: The Ozymandias Parade. It is currently on view in this year’s Gwangju Bienniale, which is now its final days …
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University has mounted an unprecedented exhibition of contemporary Chinese artists. Featuring works by 25 artists and filmmakers, Future Returns: Contemporary Art from China …
Rebecca Campbell goes back to her home state of Utah in a solo exhibition on view at CUAC (Central Utah Art Center). Titled BOOM, the exhibition features over two dozen works by the …
With the 2014 Yokohama Triennale coming to a close, we’re examining works by the famed artist couple/duo Ed and Nancy Kienholz, whose works were exhibited in this year’s program. Among those on view …