Peter Shire
Nadia Lee Cohen & Friends
Nadia Lee Cohen
Ashton Sanders
Ron Athey
Polly Borland
Jeffrey Deitch
Jeffrey Deitch & Oliver Kupper
Bill Powers and Brett Robinson
Michael Smoler and Lisa Johns
Bianca Lexis and Zoya
Sissy and Eddie Chacon
Alligator Jesus
Louise Bonnet and Adam Silverman
Alex Golden and Shahla Friberg
Rain Phoenix and Michael Cavadias
BJ Panda Bear
Ben Lee Ritchie Handler, Nicolette Mishkan and Polly Borland
Agathe Pinard and Kaitlin Magowan
Ashton Sanders and Summer Bowie
Zehra Ahmed and Morgan Elder
Isabelle Albuquerque & Jon Ray
James Goldstein
Pierre Auroux and Barnaby Kupper
John Angus Stewart and Amy Taylor
Jena Malone and Lem Jay Ignacio
Torbjørn Rødland
Sam & Amber Salad
Mickey Lee & a Friend
Avalon Lurks and a Friend
Raymond Lee
Pietro Alexander
David Quadrini & Matias Asterlind
Lita Albuquerque
John Carrol Kirby
Hunter Shaw & Blakesley King
Ian Svenonious
Alima Lee
Sissòn
Camila Doring & Harper Simon
Ariana Papademetropoulos
Shelley Holcomb, Katherina Olschbaur, Paige Emery
Yasmin Istanbouli
Cole Alexander
Rafa Esparza
BJ Panda Bear & Steven Taylor
Casey Spooner
Autre Magazine and Jeffrey Deitch host their annual Frieze Week kickoff to celebrate one of the busiest cultural weeks in Los Angeles. Guests sipped on Grey Goose vodka coladas and enjoyed a slideshow by artist Nadia Lee Cohen high on the rooftop of western themed bar Desert 5 Spot within the Tommie Hotel in Hollywood. photographs by Oliver Kupper
Peter Shire, noted local sculptor and ceramicist known for his zany post-modern teapots and his connection to the 1980s Memphis Milano design movement is showing is new solo-exhibiton called “Drawings, Impossible Teapots, Furniture & Sculpture.” The exhibition is on view through May 12 at Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 1201 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles.
These stanzas of Wanda Coleman’s reach across time to help locate the work of Los Angeles-based artists Mario Ayala and Greg Ito. Following in the tradition of the city’s unofficial poet laureate, Ayala and Ito explore the ecology of symbols distinct to their birthplace, elevating and reconfiguring the ubiquitous visual language and objects central to the experience and mythology of Los Angeles. Sun Sprawl is on view through April 28th at Club Pro 1525 South Main Street, 3rd Floor Los Angeles. photographs by Lani Trock
Venus Gallery in Los Angeles presents Piston Head II, an exhibition which explores the relationship and parallels between art and the automobile, featuring new works in which the car is considered as both a cultural icon and sculptural form. The exhibition includes works by César, Katherine Bernhardt, Will Boone, Keith Haring, Matthew Day Jackson, Olivier Mosset, Richard Prince, Sterling Ruby, Peter Shire, Lawrence Weiner, and Jonas Wood. Additionally, VENUS is delighted that Garage Italia Customs, the creative hub founded by Lapo Elkann and dedicated to tailor-made customizations, will personalize a selection of vehicles exclusively for the exhibition. As the quintessential machine of modern life, the car has both shaped human experience and inspired countless artists over the years. With the power to convey status and identity, the automobile reflects the desires and dreams of its owners. The artists included in the exhibition have approached the car as both object and subject in numerous ways—from Olivier Mosset’s bikes recontextualized in the gallery space to Sterling Ruby’s caged-in bus to a quintessential Richard Prince muscle car. In a collision between the automobile and contemporary art, the exhibition explores the tensions between aesthetics and utility. Piston Head II will open July 30 and run until September 30, at Venus LA, 601 South Anderson Street, Los Angeles, CA
