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“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 Paton, …
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 about …
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 of …
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 1, …
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 Chen …
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 ink …
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 York. …
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 Jackel's 3rd …
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 form …
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 24 …
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 the …
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. With …
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, these …
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 in …
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 artifacts, …
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 84 …
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 the …
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 the …
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 tires …
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, open …
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, she …
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 and …
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 explores …
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 artist, …
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 is …
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. The …
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 call …
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, these …
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 neighborhood, …
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 as …
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 profound …
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 part …
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 the …