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Tom Wudl invited us into his Downtown Los Angeles studio for a preview of the works in his upcoming exhibition at L.A. Louver. Opening in October 2015, the drawings and paintings are a continued …
“We’re so used to looking at pictures where the viewpoint is fixed and the artist, like the cameraman, stood still. We begin to think that everything looks that way, don’t we? But it’s actually …
At 91 years of age, Charles Garabedian continues to maintain an active studio practice and paints almost every day. We are thrilled to be showing his latest paintings and drawrings at L.A. Louver this …
David Hockney’s first showed at L.A. Louver in 1978, with a series of drawings a prints including llustrations for Grimm’s Fairy-Tales, the Hollywood Series and a group of variations on Picasso’s blue period guitarist. …
Strewn about are flowers of beautiful mines of jewelsResting in the sky through the power of ancient vows.Over an ocean of various adornments, stable and strong.Clouds of light spread, filling the ten directions. In …
There has been a flurry of press since our David Hockney exhibition opened last Wednesday, July 15. If you didn’t catch them all, here is a press roundup for your reading pleasure: L.A. Weekly: …
Get a look at David Hockney on the news! ABC7 correspondent Adrienne Alpert visited L.A. Louver to chat with Hockney about his latest body of work, and his vested interest in depicting perspective. Click …
A candid moment from this morning’s media preview event with David Hockney as he speaks to ABC7′s Adrienne Alpert. “This exhibition is about vanishing points– extending it. Chinese art, Japanese art, Persian art, Indian …
David Hockney: Painting and Photography opens at L.A. Louver this Wednesday, July 15, 6-8 pm. All of the 36 works on view were created over the past two years in the artist’s Los Angeles studio. …
David Hockney painting his famous poolDavid Hockney Nathan Swimming Los Angeles March 11th 1982, 1982 composite polaroid 18 x 30 in. (45.7 x 76.2 cm)David Hockney The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire …
Gajin Fujita begins each of his paintings with a preparatory drawing, or drawings, through which he determines scale, composition and palette. He then actively uses the drawing to make the painting: cutting away its …
The shows at Annely Juda/L.A. Louver are based around what Hockney describes as ‘the void’ between the convention of perspective, the image surface and the viewer, and though his depiction of this perceptual disjunction …
About 30 years ago to the day, L.A. Louver held an exhibition of work by venerated Los Angeles artist, Ed Moses. This was the artist’s first solo show with L.A. Louver, beginning his 15 …
Gajin Fujita portrays the Japanese mythological figure Shoki in his painting Demon Slayer (pictured top). A vanquisher of demons and ghosts, Shoki actually derives from 7th century Chinese folklore, widely known as Zhong Kui. …
Gajin Fujita: Warriors, Ghosts and Ancient Gods of the Pacific is now in its final week and ends next Thursday, July 2, 2015. Don’t miss the last chance to see the show before it all …
Update to our upcoming artist conversation event! In addition to Gajin Fujita and writer/filmmaker Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, David Brafman (Rare Books Curator, Getty Research Institute) will also participate in the lively discussion. The conversation …
LOS ANGELES TIMES REVIEW “Brands, symbols and emblems in Gajin Fujita’s paintings at L.A. Louver” by David Pagel Ten years ago, billboards across Southern California proclaimed that the baseball team then known as the …
Don’t miss the chance to see Ben Jackel, Frederick Hammersley, Enrique Martínez Celaya and Sui Jianguo in the exhibition Showing Off: Recent Acquisitions at the Denver Art Museum. The group show highlights gifted and purchased …
Incorporating symbols of his urban Los Angeles upbringing into scenes drawn from traditional Japanese art, painter Gajin Fujita’s cross-cultural mashups achieve an identity uniquely their own. With a LACMA spotlight already under his belt, …
“To make his photographic works, Hockney took hundreds of individual digital photographs of the various parts of his subjects, and then stitched these images together into a single scene. Like his paintings, these composite …
David Hockney: Painting and Photography has just opened at Annely Juda Fine Art in London (on view through June 27, 2015). Organized in collaboration with L.A. Louver, the exhibition will travel here this summer (July …
Get a glimpse into the transformation of The Sigh, one of the paintings on view in Enrique Martínez Celaya’s current exhibition Lone Star. The artist often paints out and re-paints large areas of his …
One of Gajin Fujita’s most ambitious works to date has been acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and now resides in their permanent collection. Titled Southland Standoff, the painting …
With the weekend upon us, we’re looking back at all the great press for Enrique Martínez Celaya: Lone Star. We’re completely blown away by the fantastic mentions – here is a quick round-up for …
Celebrate Earth Day with these photographic works by Chinese photographer and visual artist, Chen Man. These diptychs are part of her Five Elements series that portrays environmental stewardship through images of both everyday women and …
Learn about the inspiration and methodology behind the works in Enrique Martínez Celaya’s current exhibition Lone Star. The artist will speak on his most recent body of work with Jonathan T. D. Niel (Director …
The Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum (CAFAM) in Beijing was treated to a special lecture event by David Hockney. In front of a packed audience, and in conversation with Art Theory Professor Shao …
In honor of Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday, who was born on this day in 1853, here are 2 works by David Hockney directly inspired by the famed Dutch painter. In 1988, commissioned by La …
An exhibition of paintings by R.B. Kitaj is now on view at the Jewish Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Bringing together paintings from collections around the world and a series of screen prints of book …
Our exhibitions for Ben Jackel and Sandra Rubin Mendelsohn are now in their final week, and end this Saturday, March 28, 2015. New videos on both artists can now be viewed online. Watch Ben …
Charles Garabedian will be participating in a Getty Museum panel discussion “Does Artistic Greatness Only Come with Age?” on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. In conjunction with the Getty Museum exhibition J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set …
For Throwback Thursday, we’re taking a look back at this earlier painting by Gajin Fujita titled Clash of the Titans. Produced in 2002-06, the work will be included in his upcoming solo exhibition at …
Pick up copy of the Los Angeles Times for a recent feature on David Hockney. The article touches on the artist’s return to Los Angeles, his revived interest in portraiture, and what he’s described …