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1 Jan 2017
Now that ROLL CALL: 11 Artists from L.A. is in its final week, we’re taking the opportunity to share portraits of the exhibiting artists by Los Angeles-based photographer Jim McHugh. McHugh is renowned for …
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12 Dec 2015
Beijing, China (CNN) – As China becomes increasingly important in the world of fashion, one photographer is leading the scene — 35-year-old Beijing native Chen Man. Firmly established as the country’s go-to fashion photographer, …
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9 Sep 2015
Thanks C California Style Magazine for an awesome feature on the David Hockney show “On first glance, the pieces, which he calls ‘photographic drawings,’ are simply images of groups of people gathered in interior …
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8 Aug 2015
“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 …
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7 Jul 2015
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. …
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7 Jul 2015
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: …
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7 Jul 2015
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 …
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7 Jul 2015
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 …
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7 Jul 2015
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. …
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7 Jul 2015
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 …
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7 Jul 2015
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 …
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6 Jun 2015
At 77 years of age, David Hockney continues his relentless endeavor to develop new methods of image making. Most recently, the artist has devised what he calls “photographic drawings,” which are constructed from hundreds …
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6 Jun 2015
L.A. Louver’s 2014 exhibition of photographs and drawings by Chen Man was covered on the Chinese publication Gallery Magazine. Recognized as one of China’s preeminent contemporary photographers, Chen Man bridges traditional and contemporary themes …
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6 Jun 2015
“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 …
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5 May 2015
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 …
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4 Apr 2015
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 …
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4 Apr 2015
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 …
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3 Mar 2015
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 …
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2 Feb 2015
Painting from life, particularly landscape painting, has been central to Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin’s practice since the 1980s. In her current exhibition A Common Thread, she has turned to digital photography as an added resource …
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2 Feb 2015
We’re taking a look back at some of the best Instagram moments from our recent Chen Man exhibition “East-West.” Whether balancing between calligraphic paintings or imitating the photographs, we are thoroughly impressed with all …
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1 Jan 2015
Our Chen Man exhibition is now in its final week, and ends this Saturday, January 31. Now’s your last chance to see this Chen Man’s exciting body of work that bridges modern photography and …
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1 Jan 2015
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 here …
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1 Jan 2015
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 …
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12 Dec 2014
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 …
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12 Dec 2014
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 …
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11 Nov 2014
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 …
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11 Nov 2014
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 …
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10 Oct 2014
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, …
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10 Oct 2014
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 …
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10 Oct 2014
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 …
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7 Jul 2014
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 …
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3 Mar 2014
Chen Man opened an exhibition of her photography at RedLine, a center for contemporary art in the Denver, Colorado. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States, and will be on …
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2 Feb 2014
“‘Europeans watch Farewell My Concubine and come to China with all these romantic expectations,’ she says, ‘but when they arrive they’re met with skateboarders, break dancers, fashion photographers and a hip hop scene. I want to …