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Navajo Blankets from the Collection of Tony Berlant
L.A. Louver presents a selection of blankets by Navajo (Diné) weavers from the collection of artist Tony Berlant. Dating from approximately 1870 to 1885, these textiles were woven primarily from handspun wool, colored using a mix of natural and synthetic dyes. These blankets are from what is considered the "Transition period" in Navajo weaving, when increased associations between the Navajo and Euro-American settlers through trading posts and the railroad facilitated access to a wider variety of dyes, commercial yarns, and other textile influences. These textiles were likely made by women, although both men and women in the Navajo community now practice the art form.
Alison Saar: Prints
Printmaking is an essential complement to sculpture within Alison Saar’s artistic practice. “Printmaking allows me to step back from the real physical work of sculpting,” says Saar. “I think of making prints as an intermezzo, a time to go back and reflect, and maybe rework ideas. Carving woodblocks can be tiring, but it’s nothing like [sculpting with] chainsaws. Making prints has become a resting period, like a ... cleansing of the mind.”
California Color
L.A. Louver is pleased to present the pop-up exhibition California Color: Peter Alexander, Karl Benjamin, John McCracken. The artists in this exhibition are linked by their interest in form and color, and by their deep ties to the landscape and culture of Southern California. Nonetheless, each artist retains a unique approach to their medium and subject matter. Paintings on view by Karl Benjamin speak to his lifelong exploration of color relationships and geometric vocabularies. Alexander’s resin and polyurethane sculptures are suffused with soft hues, at times recalling sensations akin to light filtering through ocean water or the glass of a foggy window. McCracken’s freestanding sculpture and wall hangings combine precision and sensuality, resulting in futuristic objects with an arresting presence.
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