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Tony Berlant “Close to Home” was selected as a must see exhibition in the Los Angeles Times. Long-time L.A. artist Berlant will be showing his latest collages, which include a wide range materials. …
OPENING TONIGHT – Heather Gwen Martin’s first solo exhibition with L.A. Louver. Come see her dynamic abstract paintings, on view in our second floor gallery. “The paintings are quite reduced but I wouldn’t …
Take a stroll through Central Park to see these powerfully commanding bronze sculptures by Chinese artist, Sui Jianguo – now on view through February 20, 2015. As part of his “Blind Portraits” series, …
An exhibition of new works by Tony Berlant opens this Thursday, October 30 at L.A. Louver. Titled “Close to Home,” the collaged panels utilize the artist’s own photography of his longtime Santa Monica …
The legendary fashion brand Guess recruited China’s preeminent fashion photographer Chen Man to produce their latest holiday campaign. These battling beauties will be gracing the pages of high-fashion and lifestyle magazines, as well …
Read a recent interview with Sui Jianguo in White Hot Magazine – covering topics from the influence of Germany’s Black Forest and German philosophers, coming of age during Mao’s Cultural Revolution, and Sui’s …
We are so excited to present a new exhibition of abstract paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Heather Gwen Martin. This will be Martin’s first solo show with L.A. Louver, and is presented as …
Peter Shelton’s survey “littleBIG” at Mount St. Mary’s College was recently reviewed by KCRW’s Hunter Drohojowska-Philp in her radio segment Art Talk. Click here listen to or read the complete review. This is …
Bridging traditional and contemporary themes, her bold compositions are often commentary on Chinese culture, but are also highly personal expressions. This winter, we’re thrilled to be showing photographs and paintings by Chen Man …
Seventeen sculptures and 12 drawings by Peter Shelton are now on view at the José Drudis-Biada Art Gallery, Mount Saint Mary’s College. Titled “littlebig,” works included span over 25 years of the artist’s …
A fully illustrated catalogue on Sui Jianguo was produced in conjunction with our current exhibition of his work, on view at L.A. Louver through October 18, 2014. Featured in the catalogue is a …
Frederick Hammersley featured on Artsy Editorial! Here’s a short excerpt: A new exhibition at the L.A. Louver remembers the work of Frederick Hammersley, an artist whose influential work has gone largely unrecognized. A longtime West Coast …
CENTRAL PARK SHOWCASE FOR CHINESE SCULPTOR The Doris C. Freedman Plaza, at the entrance to Central Park on Fifth Avenue at 60th Street, is becoming something of a United Nations for artists. Over the …
Both of our current exhibitions, Sui Jianguo and Frederick Hammersley, were featured in the Los Angeles Times’ Weekend Gallery Report. Click here to read on. Sui Jianguo and Frederick Hammersley: Organics and Cut-ups, …
An intimate exhibition of works by Los Angeles-based artist Michael C. McMillen is currently on view in one of Venice’s longest standing establishments, Hal’s Bar and Grill on Abbot Kinney. Located in the …
The city of Columbus is preparing to unveil a new commissioned public sculpture project by visual artist and musician Terry Allen. Located along the banks of the Scioto River (which intersects through the …
Ed and Nancy Kienholz’s seminal tableau “The Ozymandias Parade” takes center stage at this year’s Gwangju Biennale in Korea – marking the 13th installation of this powerfully provocative work. Having first debuted at the …
Sui Jianguo is not only a prolific artist, but an accomplished teacher as well. From 1997-2009, Sui Jianguo served as the Head of the Sculpture Department at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine …
The review is especially poignant given Hammersley’s close connection to the city of Santa Barbara, having first shown this particular body of work (currently on view at L.A. Louver) at the Santa Barbara …
Read a recent Artnet interview with Jason Martin. Here, he discusses what inspires his work and what we might expect from him next. To see more images of his textural monochromatic paintings, visit …
A new monumental sculpture by Sui Jianguo was recently unveiled in Vathorst, The Netherlands. Titled “A Mountain in The Netherlands,” the sculpture was commissioned by the Development Bureau Vathorst and Foundation Vario Mundo …
In a forthcoming Huffington Post article, Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin discusses the continued relevance of representational art. Rubin paints her surroundings, particularly landscapes around her home located in Boonville, a rural town in Mendocino …
Check out photos from our Sui Jianguo and Frederick Hammersley opening event, now on our Facebook page. IMAGE: (left to right) Sui Jianguo, Li Aidong and Richard Deacon
Join us this Thursday, September 18 at 7pm for a special conversation evening with Kathleen Shields (Executive Director and President, Frederick Hammersley Foundation), Alan Phenix (Scientist, Getty Conservation Institute) and Hunter Drohojowska-Philp (Art …
Read a review of our Sui Jianguo exhibition in the Los Angeles Times! Searing and concise, the sculptures satisfy that desire – arguably burdensome for both practitioner and audience – for work that …
Frederick Hammersley “Organics and Cut-ups, 1963-1965” opens at L.A. Louver this Friday, 12 September, 6-8 pm. Central to the exhibition are Hammersley’s “cut-up” paintings. To create these works, the artist would cut a …
Alison Saar’s solo exhibition “Hothouse” at the Watts Towers Arts Center has been extended through the remainder of the year and will be on view until January 2015. Included are a selection of …
Only five more days until Sui Jianguo’s first U.S. gallery exhibition debuts at L.A. Louver. Opening this Friday, September 12 (6-8 pm), the exhibition will feature new and recent works that illustrate the …
We’re about one week away from the opening of Frederick Hammersley’s solo exhibition of paintings from the ‘60s. Focusing on early organic and rarely seen “cut-up” paintings, this is the first time many …
We’re gearing up for Sui Jianguo’s upcoming exhibition, his first U.S. gallery solo show to date. Included is this colossal bronze sculpture, Schwarzwald, measuring nearly 8 ft. (3 m) tall and 17 ft. (6 …
Summer is almost over and our David Hockney exhibition will soon come to an end. Don’t miss the last chance to see his large-scale iPad works at L.A. Louver, on view through August …
“I made this thing… It was organic, but I painted it with a palette knife, and then I did three other paintings, the same kind of organic things. But I said, ‘A palette knife …
Here’s a little preview of works by Sui Jianguo, which will be included in his forthcoming exhibition at L.A. Louver this September. Born in 1956, Sui came of age during Mao Zedong’s Great …