Rosa Loy and Neo Rauch appear to move in a not dissimilar cosmos of imagery and painterly intentions. The difficulty of a coherent interpretation is characteristic of both artistic work. The joining of various content, oddly realistic elements on the part of a fragmented at the same time, but also narratively structured by image inventory is perhaps paradoxically designate as highly calculated Surrealism.
Read MoreThe Riverside Art Museum welcomes the return of the annual pop surrealist exhibition organized by Bob Self of Baby Tattoo Books, an alternative, underground publishing company based out of Los Angeles.
Read MoreGiorgio Morandi and Robert Ryman, "Object/Space" at Kohn Gallery. In an age of shiny objects, this exhibition is quite the opposite, showing the restrained and quiet works of a pair of artists who explored the subtleties of light, shadow and muted tones. The show features Ryman's white paintings and Morandi's tight still-life arrangements.
Read MoreTroika will be exhibiting Testing Time in Bread and Jam, a series of exhibitions taking place in a gutted and soon to be refurbished house in 52 Whitbread Road, Brockley, London.
Read MoreAnd the widespread interest in abstract painting continues apace: The eccentrically intimate still lives of Giorgio Morandi are being shown with the incomparable white paintings of Robert Ryman in Object/Space at Kohn Gallery opening September 19.
Read MoreTinte tenui e nature morte che si avvicinano all’arte astratta. Le tele di Giorgio Morandi, a cinquant’anni dalla morte dell’artista continuano ad affascinare il pubblico e ad esercitare influenze sugli artisti contemporanei. Lo dimostra la mostra “Object / Space – Giorgio Morandi e Robert Ryman” realizzata dalla Galleria d’Arte Maggiore G.A.M.
Read MoreA cinquant’anni dalla sua scomparsa, l’attività creativa di Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), continua ad esercitare la propria influenza sugli artisti contemporanei. Ad offrirne un esempio concreto è la mostra “Object / Space - Giorgio Morandi e Robert Ryman” realizzata dalla Galleria d’Arte Maggiore G.A.M. di Bologna in collaborazione con la Kohn Gallery di Los Angeles che, dal 19 settembre al 31 ottobre, metterà a confronto l’opera dei due artisti negli spazi espositivi al 1227 di Highland Avenue.
Read MoreThe show, including Troika's new sculpture Polar Spectrum, explores the theme of perception, what it is influenced by, its relationship with the concept of truth and the differences between subjective experiences.
Read MoreA newly released recording renders audible Berman's aptitude for collapsing different artistic worlds.
Kohn Gallery has championed West Coast avant-garde artists from its space in Los Angeles for the past thirty years - beginning long before the postwar California art scene was recognized by the art world at large.
Read MoreMany of the most influential post-war American art movements are closely tied to the West Coast, despite being written out of the art historical record until very recently. Pop, Light and Space, action painting, assemblage, Minimalism, Conceptualism, and Hard Edge, to name a few, all had roots in California.
Read MoreThe various practices of Californian artists made their mark in art history and influenced many young artists of today. That is why Kohn gallery in Los Angeles has organized group exhibition of works by some of the best California born or based artist. The West Coast Avant-Garde: 1950 – Present will display works by 12 artists that were carefully selected by Kohn gallery representatives.
Read MoreToday’s show: “The West Coast Avant-Garde: 1950-Present” is currently on view at Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. The group exhibition is a survey of art made in California starting in the mid-1950’s spanning until the present featuring works by Richard Diebenkorn, Ed Ruscha, and Larry Bell to name a few.
Read MoreTEDxMet: The In-Between
September 26, 2015
THREE SCREEN RAY (2006, three-channel installation, b&w/sound, 5:23)
Talk: Curator, Department of Photographs, Douglas Eklund
Berlin Atonal
August 22, 2015, 6pm
CROSSROADS (1976, 35mm, b&w/sound, 37min)
Walker Art Center
Hippy Modernism: The Struggle For Utopia
BREAKAWAY (1966, 16mm, b&w/sound, 5min)
Dance and Vocals by Toni Basil
Kunstmuseum Bonn, TELE-GEN
KUNST UND FERNSEHEN, 01.10.2015 - 17.01.2016
REPORT (1963-67, 16mm, b&w, sound, 13min)
It has been said that a single incident can change a life. For Larry Bell, that moment was, on its surface, quite ordinary. During a break from his studies at Chouinard, the fledgling artist found work at a framing shop in the San Fernando Valley.
Read MorePresenting, an exciting group show spanning generations of California-based artists whose varied practices gave rise to a style that resonates in both art history and younger artists today. Many of the most influential post-war American art movements are closely tied to the West Coast, despite being written out of the art historical record until very recently.
Read MoreArtCrush 2015
July 29 - July 31, 2015
ArtCrush is Aspen’s premier summer event benefiting the Aspen Art Museum. This year’s event features the 2015 Aspen Award for Art presentation to renowned contemporary artist Lorna Simpson, a remarkable wine tasting, seated dinner, and both a live and silent auction of major works of contemporary art.
The True Form
Franklin Parrasch Gallery is pleased to announce The True Form, an exhibition of works by Peter Alexander (1939), Larry Bell (1939), Jake Berthot (1939-2015), Ron Cooper (1943), Helen Pashgian (1934), Edda Renouf (1943), G. William Webb (1987), and Christopher Wilmarth (1943-1987). The True Form, so titled after a 2007 Ken Price work, comprises a selection of painting and sculpture; this grouping of works illustrates, across media and a variety of conceptual intents, each artist’s drive to establish a pure articulation of their works’ most essential components.
The True Form will be on view at Franklin Parrasch Gallery, 53 East 64 Street, New York, NY 10065, from July 14-August 14, 2015. Gallery hours are 10a-6p, Monday through Friday. The gallery will be closed Monday July 13. For further information, please contact the gallery during business hours at 212-246-5360, or at info@franklinparrasch.com.
When Ed Moses had his first show of drawings at LACMA in 1976, it was on the heels of a show at Andre Emmerich Gallery in New York that earned him the sobriquet “player” from legendary critic Clement Greenberg.
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