Highlights
FEATURED EXHIBITION
The M.C. Escher Experience
Featuring the world's largest collection of M.C. Escher's work.
Presented by Walker Fine Art
For over 40 years, Walker Fine Art has assembled the largest collection of Escher works in the world, and will showcase the “rarest of the rare” at the 25th Annual LA Art Show. The M.C. Escher Experience runs the span of the artist's entire career, and will include rarely seen lithographs, wood cuts, engravings, and mezzotints, as well as the artist’s iconic custom furniture. Many of these will be shown in California for the first time ever. In addition to seeing the artist’s work up close, LA Art Show attendees will have the opportunity to become Escher. A special photo-booth will recreate his iconic sphere self portrait with you in the reflection.
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TRANSCENDIENTS: Heroes at Borders
Created by artist Taiji Terasaki, in collaboration with Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
TRANSCENDIENTS is a unique collaboration between artist Taiji Terasaki and JANM that honors the “heroes at borders,” individuals that advocate and fight for those who face discrimination, prejudice and inequity at borders both physical and conceptual.
This participatory exhibition spotlights important figures working to overcome and transcend borders that reinforce discrimination, inequity, and intolerance. Whether it be those fighting to rectify human rights injustices and to counter anti-immigrant sentiments and actions, members of the LGBTQ+ community seeking equal rights, women pressing for equal pay, or religious adherents who want to worship in safety, these heroes use their personal experiences to build bridges of understanding that connect us at the core of our collective humanity.
NEW PROGRAMMING
The European Pavilion
The European Pavilion is a brand new programming section comprised of contemporary European galleries, with an emphasis on exhibitors and artists from Spain, Italy, and the UK. The pavilion will be a celebration of the profound influence that European art has had on the world, with participating galleries curating exhibits that highlight the various movements and stylistic developments that have defined much of Western art. Within this new section will be a special exhibit showcasing Catalan artists from 1900 to present, offering a glimpse into the modern art history of the region. This first year will shine a spotlight on the Catalan Modernism Movement, which was an avenue for Catalonia to set itself apart from the rest of Spain and establish a form of independence. The Movement is stylistically characterized by motifs, shapes, colors and concepts inspired by nature, with the artists adapting physical shapes from nature and using natural light, colors and symbolism throughout their work.
FEATURED EXHIBITION
ICONOCLASTS
New Photo-Realistic Portrait Sculptures by Kazu Hiro
At art fairs across the world, you've seen the eerily realistic sculptures of the heads of Abraham Lincoln, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and other pop-culture luminaires created by Oscar-award winning makeup artist and sculptor Kazu Hiro. Now, for the 25th annual LA Art Show, Kazu will present a retrospective of his work, and unveil several new pieces that have never been seen before. The artist will be in attendance at select times throughout the fair.
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MOLAA Pride
By artists Leo Chiachio and Daniel Giannone
Presented by Museum of Latin American Art
In order to commemorate local and international LGBTQ+ communities around the world, The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) is presenting an installation about diversity and pride in collaboration with world-known Argentinian artists Leo Chiachio and Daniel Giannone. The 112 ft. long textile installation was created by the artists in collaboration with more than 3,000 members of the Long Beach and Los Angeles communities during the artists’ MOLAA residency between March and May of 2019. Visitors and community members were invited to contribute their own messages about the meaning of diversity and acceptance to the banner, before it was carried by over 100 volunteers at the Long Beach Pride Parade in July 2019. The Museum highlights underrepresented voices in Latin America, the US and around the world. This installation represents the commitment of MOLAA towards the values of diversity and inclusion for all.
FEATURED EXHIBITION
THE SUE WONG SIGNATURE
A Showcase by Iconic Chinese & Hollywood Fashion Designer Sue Wong
This year, legendary Chinese fashion designer Sue Wong will be honored in the new FASHION programming section of the fair, displaying nearly one dozen of her iconic gowns. Wong's dresses are astonishing, employing the revered age-old couture techniques implemented by the finest fashion houses in Europe, and evoking the allure and glamour of various eras such as Weimar Berlin, 1930s Shanghai, Precode Hollywood and Manhattan’s gilded Jazz Age. Her gowns have been worn to Hollywood awards ceremonies by stars such as Anne Hathaway, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Biel, Minnie Driver, Reba McEntire, Tyra Banks and more. Serendipitously, this year, the LA Art Show will be taking place the same weekend as the Oscars.
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Performance
Diversity Walks And Talks
By artist Miss Artworld
Attendees are invited to strut their stuff down a runway and showcase what makes them unique. A variety of participants will be pre-selected and interviewed about what diversity means to them, and the interviews will play at the runway. At select times throughout the fair, spectators will also be recruited live to walk the runway. A photographer will document all individuals and their photos will be instantly displayed on a nearby wall. Like LA’s fashion and celebrity culture, this performance is all about high energy, fast pace and confidence!
The 25th annual LA Art Show will feature over 100 galleries from more than 18 countries. The confirmed exhibitors include:
CORE
Artlink International
Building Bridges Art Exchange
CM2 Space
Cospace
East Art Center
Fabrik Projects
In The Gallery
Jane Kahan Gallery
K Contemporary
Kylin Gallery
Mizuma Art Gallery
Patrick Painter Gallery
Salt Fine Art
SM Fine Art Gallery
Tanya Baxter Contemporary
Thomas French Fine Art
Timothy Yarger Fine Art
Walker Fine Art
YOD Gallery
Zeal House
EUROPEAN PAVILION
3 Punts Galeria
Anquins Galeria
Arionte Arte Contemporanea
Art Mozaika
Arte Globale
Dk Arte Galleries
Fine Art Consultancy
Galería de Arte María Aguilar
Galerie Wolfsen
Galleria Bea Villamarin
Galleria Stefano Forni
ImageNation Paris
L' Arcada Galeria d'Art
Neue Kunst Gallery
Pigment Gallery
MODERN + CONTEMPORARY
5Art Gallery
Abend Gallery
Acacia Gallery
Arcadia Contemporary
Art All Ways
Art Gangnam Gallery & Company
Art Unified
Artifact
Artspace Warehouse
Arushi Arts
BG Gallery
BIAA (Beloved in Art Association)
Blinkgroup Gallery
Bruce Lurie Gallery
Caelis Galeria
Carla Elena Art Collection S.A. de CV
Century Guild Museum of Art
Chic Evolution in Art
Coagula Curatorial
Conde Contemporary
Connect Contemporary
Copro Gallery
Cross Mackenzie Gallery
Daphne Alazraki Fine Art
Elaine Kim Gallery
Emma Hack Gallery
Gallery 1261
Gallery Artwall
Gallery Harang
Gallery Karo
Gallery Kitai
General Investment Group
Himmeljord Art
House of Fine Art HOFA Gallery
J & J Art
Jaymay Gallery
John Natsoulas Gallery
K + Y Gallery
Kahn gallery
KR Martindale Gallery
Lustre Contemporary
Mandarin Fine Art Gallery
Mark Blackburn
Melissa Morgan Fine Art
MRG Fine Art
Panter & Hall, London
Rebecca Hossack Gallery
Rebecca Molayem Gallery
Rehs Contemporary
Rele Gallery
S. E. A.
Seaside Gallery
Simard Bilodeau Contemporary
The Gallery Steiner
Tian Qing Gallery
Trading Boundaries Fine Art
Trinity House paintings
Ukiyo-e Project
Untitled Editions
Wallspace LA
Walter Wickiser Gallery
Watanuki Ltd / Toki-no-Wasuremono
Wyoming Working Group
Young Art Gallery
ROOTS
Galerie Fledermaus
Hayden & Fandetta Rare Books
Linwoods Art
M. S. Rau Antiques
NB Gallery
Rehs Galleries
The Artworks Gallery
WORKS ON PAPERDTR Studio
Gallery 1202
The Verne Collection
PROJECT SPACE
Aspen Art Gallery
Bancs Gallery
Bert Green Fine Art
Bev's Fine Art
East-West Culture & Arts Foundation
Fabrik Projects
Galerie Bruno Massa
DESIGN LA ART
Charon Kransen Arts
Gallery All
Provident Jewelry
