The year is just underway, but we can say without a doubt one of the year’s highlights goes down this Saturday in Southern California. The godfather of the so-called “low brow” movement brings his monumental solo exhibition back home to California after turning heads in the Big Apple this past winter. “Conceptual Realism In The Service Of The Hypothetical”, featuring new paintings and sculptures from Robert Williams, opens this Saturday at the Cal State Northridge Art Gallery and is an event not to be missed if you live in the LA area. Robert will also be doing a special artist led tour next Monday as well as a special book-signing coming up in March, so be sure to check out all the details after the jump and get out there and support the arts.
Yoskay Yamamoto
LOS ANGELES (Home to the movement):
Sat, Feb. 20th 6-9PM
CSUN Art Galleries
18111 Nordhoff Street in Northridge
‘Conceptual Realism In The Service Of The Hypothetical’ featuring new paintings and sculptures from Robert Williams
(On view through April 3rd)
http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries/
Sat, Feb. 20th 7-10PM
LeBasse Projects
6023 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.558.0200
‘Deva Loka’ featuring new works from Yoshitaka Amano + ‘Tell Me A Story’ featuring a special installation from Yoskay Yamamoto in the project room
(On view through March 13th)
www.lebasseprojects.com
Sat, Feb. 20th 7-10PM
New Image Art
7908 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood / 323.654.2192
‘2THEWALL’ – a celebration of the 12th Anniversary of 2K By Gingham featuring original art by 40 of its artist collaborators including the likes of Albert Reyes, Andy Meuller, Barry McGee, Clare Rojas, Christopher Bettig, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Kelly D. Williams, Kime Buzzelli, Matt Furie, Mel Kadel, and many more
(On view throughout March)
www.newimageartgallery.com
Sat, Feb. 20th 7-10PM
SCION Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave in Culver City / 310.815.8840
‘It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy’ group show curated by Sixpack France
(On view through March 13th)
www.scion.com/space
Mon, Feb. 22nd 10AM
CSUN Art Galleries
18111 Nordhoff Street in Northridge
Personal tour with the artist – ‘Conceptual Realism In The Service Of The Hypothetical’ featuring new paintings and sculptures from Robert Williams
(On view through April 3rd)
http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries/
NEW YORK CITY:
Opened on Fri, Feb. 19th
Flag Art Foundation
545 West 25th Street, 9th Floor in New York
‘Size DOES Matter’ featuring works from Maurizio Cattelan, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Koons, Richard Pettibon, Thomas Ruff, Kehinde Wiley, Ron Mueck, Lisa Yuskavage, and more curated by Shaquille O’Neal.
(On view through May 27th)
http://www.flagartfoundation.org/
Shepard Fairey. Photo via The Journey is the Reward
GREATER U.S.A.:
Opened on Fri, Feb. 19th
Contemporary Art Center (CAC)
Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art @ 44 East Sixth Street in Cincinnati, OH
‘Supply & Demand’ retrospective from Shepard Fairey (third leg of his show following stops at ICA Boston and the Warhol Museum) + be sure to catch Marilyn Minter’s ‘Chewing Color’ while you are there
(On view through Aug. 22nd)
http://contemporaryartscenter.org/
Opened on Fri, Feb. 19th
David B. Smith Gallery
1543 A Wazee St. in Denver, CO
‘Group Show Pt. 2’ featuring works from Josh Agle, Jud Bergeron, Kris Lewis, MARS-1, Niall McClelland, Amy Sol, Cole Sternberg & Jason Thielke
(On view through March 20th)
http://www.davidbsmithgallery.com/
Sat, Feb. 20th 6-8PM
Marty Walker Gallery
2135 Farrington Street in Dallas, TX
‘I Fell 37 Miles to Earth 100 Years Age’ featuring new works from Wayne White
(On view through Mach 20th)
http://www.martywalkergallery.com/index.htm
Opened on Fri, Feb. 19th
Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
1953 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago, IL
‘Red Star, Black Eye’ featuring new works from Josh ‘Shag’ Agle including the release of his Shriner figure
www.rotofugi.com
Andreas Chrzanowski AKA Case
UNITED KINGDOM:
Opened on Thurs, Feb. 18th
Signal Gallery
96a Curtain Road, Hoxton, London, EC2A 3AA
‘Never Odd Or Even’ featuring new works from Andreas von Chrzanowski (aka Case)
(On view through March 6th)
http://www.signalgallery.com/
Sat, Feb. 20th 4PM
London Miles Gallery
Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road in London
The London Premiere of ‘New Brow, The Rise Of Underground Art’
(Add’l screenings also on Sat, Feb. 27th at 2PM and 5:30PM)
www.londonmiles.com
EUROPE:
Opened on Wed, Feb. 17th
Galeria Javier Lopez
José Marañón, 4, E-28010 Madrid, Spain
New works from KAWS
(On view through April 7th)
www.galeriajavierlopez.com
Sat, Feb. 20th 6-8PM
Lebenson Gallery
56 Rue Chapon 75003 Paris, France
‘Pure Evil Paris’ featuring new works and prints from Pure Evil
www.pureevil.eu
As always, please be sure to check out www.sourharvest.com for a more in-depth look at additional events taking place in the Los Angeles new contemporary art scene.
