Desire Encapsulated: Make Room's Inaugural Group Show @ Their New Location In Los Angeles

Sula Bermúdez-Silverman
Ladies in the Ring, 2021
Glass, isomalt sugar, himalayan salt, LED light
Dimensions variable. Each sculpture approximately 15 x 5 x 10 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Bambou Gili
Green Fairy Jr., 2021
Oil on linen
16 x 20 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Chris Oh
Spring, 2021
Acrylic on geode
6 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Claire Colette
Blue Flower [never-ending flame], 2021
Acrylic, ash, salt, rose water, resin incense (frankincense, myrrh, copal, benzoin, hyah), dried flowers, flower essences on canvas
46 x 56 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Lita Albuquerque
Millennium Poem, 1995
Pigment, enamel, silkscreen on glass
14 x 11 x 4 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Yanyan Huang
Little Time Pool, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 20 inches
Photo by Julian Calero. Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Hiba Schahbaz
Untitled, 2021
Gouache, tea, watercolor on wasli
12 x 10 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Ruby Leyi Yang
Things You Wrote me 1, 2021
Oil on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Lior Modan
The Thread of the Smoke, 2019
Velvet, nitrile, epoxy putty in cast rubber artist frame
18 x 22 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Make Room Los Angeles

Guimi You
Blue Studio, 2021
Oil on linen
42 x 48 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Andrew Sendor
@kh.oi : when there's parking in venice, 2021
Graphite on paper, matte white Plexi in white powder coated aluminum frame
14 x 11 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Miguel Angel Payano Jr.
Old Mirror Sunset, 2021
Wallpaper, wrapping paper, mirrored plastic, faux gold foil, faux peach, silicon, faux wood, plastic twigs, faux leaves, aluminum bottle caps, plastic pupils, aluminum wire, hardware, various glues, acrylic varnish, acrylic on panel
23 x 19 x 4 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Desire Encapsulated features a slate of more than fifteen artists working between painting, sculpture and installation to expand on the theme of desire—how it is perceived across different psychological spaces and artistic practices, and how it is "encapsulated" through different artistic practices across time, medium and space. The exhibition presents a group of artists' work that considers desire as part of the fundamental human experience, a shared experience and the driven power of humanity.

The artists participating include Andrew Sendor, Catalina Ouyang, Guimi You, Lior Modan, Bambou Gili, Miguel Angel Payano Jr., Joeun Kim Aatchim, Lita Albuquerque, Yuri Yuan, Sula Bermudez-Silverman, Yanyan Huang, Yifan Jiang, Yesiyu Zhao, Ruby Leyi Yang, Chris Oh, Hiba Schahbaz, and Claire Colette.

Joeun Kim Aatchim
The Piggy Back, 2019
mineral pigment on silk, custom walnut frame
11 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 2 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Yesiyu Zhao
Pedicure and Pistol Squad, 2021
acrylic, flashe and tempera on canvas
24 x 48 inches
Photo by Julian Calero
Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles

Desire Encapsulated is on view through July 31 @ Make Room Gallery 5119 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles