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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 in …
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 career. …
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 comprehensive …
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 painter, …
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 years …
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, 1963-1965 …
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 restaurant’s …
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 city), …
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 Henry …
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 Arts …
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 Museum …
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 his …
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 as …
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 County, …
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 Critic, …
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 is …
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 finished …
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 range …
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 of …
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 m) …
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 29. …
“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 doesn’t …
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 Proletarian …
Our David Hockney exhibition of large-scale iPad drawings was recently spotlighted in the Los Angeles Times. If you’ve always assumed that handmade works, like paintings and drawings, provide satisfactions that cannot be had from …
For his first US gallery show, the artist will present a range of works, both representational and abstract, made between 1998 - 2014. The most recent works belong to his ongoing Blind series, where the …
This fall L.A. Louver will present an exhibition of early organic and rarely seen cut-up paintings by Frederick Hammersley. In the early to mid ‘60s Hammersley moved away from a hard-edge geometric style of …
“In winter in Woldgate the branches of trees seem to be stretching upwards, searching for nourishing light… When the snow came in late December 2010 (twenty-ten) I began to draw it on my iPad …
Taking nearly two years to complete, Swiss Hydrant is the latest and most intricate sculpture to emerge from his ongoing hydrant series. To learn more about Jackel’s fascination with hydrants, and the significance of rendering these objects …
We’re already prepping for our upcoming exhibition with Chen Man. Widely recognized as China’s preeminent fashion photographer, Chen Man is rapidly becoming a leading cultural voice of her generation. Although her exhibition doesn’t open …
Enjoy an evening with Alison Saar at Art Omi Tuesday, July 22, 6 PM / Free and open to the public / Q&A to follow / Meet at the Omi Visitors Center, 1405 County …
The British public has voted, and they’ve chosen David Hockney’s 1977 painting “My Parents” to be displayed on billboards and outdoor sites across the UK. Under the direction of Sir Antony Gormley and Grayson …
Enrique Martínez Celaya has been spending his summer vacation at Dartmouth, one of the nation’s most prestigious collegiate institutions. Chosen as the summer term Montgomery Fellow, Martínez Celaya is in residence at the college for …