Founded in Venice, California in 1975 by Peter Goulds, L.A. Louver is committed to contemporary art through a distinguished exhibition program. The gallery’s roster features a wide range of notable, LA-based and international artists including David Hockney, Alison Saar, Gajin Fujita, Edward and Nancy Kienholz, and Heather Gwen Martin.
Since 2001, the art scene of Southern California has been celebrated through the gallery’s Rogue Wave program. The solo and group exhibitions, curated by director Peter Goulds and chief preparator Christopher Pate, are designed to put the spotlight on emerging and mid-career artists who live and work in Los Angeles. The gallery has also organized solo Rogue Wave Projects with international artists Matt Wedel, Grant Stevens and Chen Man…
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Translating to a box or case, “La Caja” appears across Bermudez’s oeuvre as a representation of the complimentary existence of exterior and interior, positive and negative. The Cajas are depictions of universal truths and forces, deeply grounded by their materiality despite their contemplation of abstract themes.
Don’t miss this work and more at lalouver through May 11.
Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA. Photographs by Robert Wedemeyer.
Deborah Butterfield, "Sunlight Creek," 2023-2024,
bronze, unique work, 98 x 89 x 40 in. 🐎
Yes, we meant to say bronze! Butterfield`s iconic sculptures are created through the laborious lost wax casting process.
See Deborah Butterfield`s mesmerizing new sculpture in the L.A. Louver Skyroom through 11 May 2024.
Learn more about the art of Deborah Butterfield and our concurrent exhibitions on our website at lalouver.com.
“I come to my work, impelled to give tangible presence to the episodes in my life of peculiar intensity – the ones that announce their transcendence, and touch the common core of human experience.” - Luis Bermudez (1953-2021)
`Luis Bermudez: Sobre la Vida` is on view at L.A. Louver through 11 May 2024. Find this post in our linkin.bio to explore the exhibition online.
L.A. Louver is free and open to the public Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm or by appointment. Complimentary parking is available across the street from the gallery. For more information visit lalouver.com or call 310.822.4955.
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Installation of `Luis Bermudez: Sobre la Vida` at L.A. Louver, 2024. Photography by Matt Emonson.
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Bermudez’s “Jumper” (1995-1997) demonstrates the reliquary quality of the artist’s sculptures, as objects of spiritual contemplation that encourage a performance of circumambulation.
The brightly colored vessel is inspired by a Japanese tea cup. It represents human existence, and becomes a stand in for the human figure, navigating the natural and architectural landscape.
Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA. Photographs by Robert Wedemeyer.
Don’t miss this work and more on view at
lalouver through May 11.
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Discover artworks by L.A. Louver artists Rebecca Campbell, Heather Gwen Martin, Alison Saar, Matt Wedel, Don Suggs, and more on Artsy. Find this post in our linkin.bio to explore available artworks.
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1. Rebecca Campbell, "Pears," 2020, oil and gold leaf on panel, 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in., signed and dated verso.
2. Heather Gwen Martin, "Shield," 2021, gouache on paper, 3 3/4 x 4 in., framed: 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 1 in., titled, dated, and initialed in pencil verso.
3. Alison Saar, "Pallor Tricks," 2004, etching, collograph, sheet: 29 1/2 x 28 in., image: 20 x 16 in., framed: 35 3/4 x 31 1/2 in., edition of 20, signed and dated in pencil, lower right; titled in pencil, lower center; numbered in pencil, lower left.
4. Matt Wedel, "Flower Tree," 2009, gouache and pen on paper, 14 x 11 in., framed: 17 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.
5. Don Suggs, "Bouquet Pend," 2016, archival digital print on Museo Max paper, 22 x 16 3/4 in., framed: 23 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 1 3/4 in., edition of 7, signed and dated in pencil, lower right; numbered in pencil, lower left.
“The End Of Today”
Acrylic on canvas.
20”x 16”.
Executed in 2020.
DM for any question on this piece.
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`Richard Diebenkorn: Works on Paper` is on view at L.A. Louver through 11 May 2024 ♠️
The spade and club are significant motifs which captivated Diebenkorn’s attention and appear in full force in the mixed media works from the 1980s. Prior artworks, like those of the 1950s, anticipate this fascination through bulbous curves and other sensuous forms.
It was primarily, however, from 1980 to 1982 that the artist devoted himself to these symbols, first encountered on playing cards as a child, as if to process a lingering subconscious fixation. The personal significance of these shapes to the artist is unknown and secondary to their iconic value, dubbed ‘heraldic imagery’ by contemporary critics.
These works stand out not only for their mysterious symbolic allusions, but also through a clear figure-ground relationship that suggests an association with the human figure.
Learn more about `Richard Diebenkorn: Works on Paper` by finding this post in our linkin.bio. 🔗
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Richard Diebenkorn, "Untitled (CR 4497)," 1981, gouache on paper, 13 x 12 in., framed: 21 1/8 x 20 in.
Now on view at lalouver through May 11: “La Cabeza (Alter Ego VII)” 2011-2012.
Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA. Photographs by Robert Wedemeyer.
"`Mine Camp" was part of the Kienholzes` attempt to have their entire compound designated as an art installation, echoes of earlier conceptual works like `The World,` in which everything was or could be understood in terms of it being art."
Read Carrie Scozzaro`s full article, "WSU exhibit highlights Edward and Nancy Kienholz, internationally revered artists with longstanding ties to North Idaho," by finding this post in our linkin.bio.
`Beyond Hope: Kienholz and the Inland Northwest,` curated by Johanna Gosse (johanna_gosse) is on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University in Pullman, WA through 29 June 2024. Learn more about this exhibition and the art of Ed and Nancy Kienholz on our website at lalouver.com.
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Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz’s “Mine Camp,” 1991.
Head out to Venice to see Luis Bermudez: Sobre la Vida on view at lalouver through May 11!
This survey exhibition of work made between 1986 and 2014 demonstrates the artist’s lifelong preoccupation with the interconnected nature of place, identity, and materiality, and the relationship between the physical and the spiritual.
`Luis Bermudez: Sobre la Vida` is on view through 11 May 2024 at L.A. Louver.
We are delighted to share a special look into the exhibition produced by documentary filmmaker Hans Fjellestad.
This video preview is a precursor to Fjellestad`s forthcoming film on Luis Bermudez (1953-2021), which focuses on the artist`s life and work as well as Bermudez`s inclusion in `Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living` at the Hammer Museum and `Sobre la Vida` at L.A. Louver.
Learn more about `Luis Bermudez: Sobre la Vida` by finding this post in our linkin.bio.
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Video by Hans Fjellestad, 2024.
