Best Places For Abstract Art Exhibits In Los Angeles
For some, abstract art is the essence of their attraction to the genre, while others need more exposure in order to embrace this form of expression. Enter the prolific scene of this nature in the City of Angels. Following are five exhibits that show the beauty within a painting or a sculpture or other mediums that don't make for literal comparisons. It's up to you to decide what you see, so drop by any of these fine galleries to begin to ponder your own personal interpretations. Note: All of these galleries, aside from the Geffen at MOCA, are free to peruse.
Artspace Warehouse
7358 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 936-7020
www.artspacewarehouse.com
Emerging artists show and sell in this spacious place where previously undiscovered talent gets a chance to shine. Many of the affordable pieces in this gallery are abstract in nature, including colorful paintings by Bernard Zimmer and Maura Segal. Other wall art, like the work of Raul de la Torre who works with thread and acrylics, employs unusual materials as well as typical product, like various types of paint.
Ace Gallery Los Angeles
5514 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 935-3388
www.acegallery.net
Ben Jones' video paintings, created through applying acrylic on canvas and then enhanced by video projection, are on display through September at this popular space that debuted in 1961, as are Matt Hope's Erector Set style sculptures that utilize galvanized steel as well as audio and other electrical components. Installations like the latter are popular at this popular gallery that specializes in abstract art as well as pop pieces. Housed in one of the Miracle Miles' most miraculous Art Deco buildings, Ace is the place known as the Wilshire Tower, a truly triumphant arena for energy and mid-levels artists to show their work as they collectively show off their prowess.
Honor Fraser Gallery
2622 S La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 837-0191
www.honorfrasier.com
Color and shapes by Kenneth Nolan are hung in this edgy gallery space through Aug. 27, an excellent example of abstract art at its root since these paintings can be anything your eye assesses. Meanwhile, Santa Monica artist Victoria Fu's exhibition "Velvet Pool," also on view until Aug. 27, brings digital art into focus with Internet clips re-imagined to make this particular offering eye candy for the masses. The gallery space is as white as white can be, letting the work found in Honor Frasier speak for itself.
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LACE
6522 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 957-1777
www.lace.org
LACE, an acronym standing for Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, hosts Los Angeles-based Rafa Esparza through Sept. 13. He took "the architecture of the gallery into a space absent of corners, unified by curve, and made out of brown matter in which an idea, a movement, a conversation can take form." From Esparaza's adobe platform, other performance artists like Jen Boyd, Lawrence English, Richard Chartier and Jennifer Locke provide their forms of abstract art in an explosion of cool content.
The Geffen Contemporary At MOCA
152 N. Central Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90012
(213) 626-6222
www.moca.org
Open since 1979, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, formerly the Temporary Contemporary, hosts the work of abstract artists galore, during special exhibits and as part of the gallery's permanent collection. Located downtown in Little Tokyo, not far from the ultra contemporary Walt Disney Concert Hall, this branch of the Museum of Contemporary Art takes the place of a police car warehouse after being reinvented by celebrity architect Frank Gehry. Among the permanent offerings is the Panza Collection is a series of work by legendary abstract impressionists like Mark Rothko as well as iconic pop artists like Roy Lichtenstein. General admission is $12 except on Thursday evenings, when no fee is charged to gain entry.
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