Artlog

Dan Finsel. At work in the studio in Chatsworth, CA, 2011. The Space Between You and Me, 2012 (detail). Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Joshua White.

Kathryn Andrews. Rainbow Successor, 2011. Stainless steel, rented costume. 73 x 51 x 48 in. (185.4 x 129.5 x 121.9 cm). Ringier Collection, Switzerland. Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles. Photograph by Brian Forrest.

Lisa Williamson. Pale Stilts, 2011. Aluminum, canvas, paper, enamel, acrylic. 56 x 43 x 18 in. (142.2 x 109.2 x 45.7 cm). Installation view, Weird Walks into a Room (Comma), The Box, Los Angeles. Courtesy the artist/Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago.

Henry Taylor. Jesse Owens in ’36, 2010. Acrylic on canvas. 87 ½ x 77 in. (222.3 x 195.6 cm). Image courtesy the artist and Untitled, New York.

Analia Saban. The New York Times (with Ruptures), 2011. 26 x 22.5 in. Ink on paper. Collection of Rubell Family Collection, Miami. Image courtesy Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles. Photograph by Joshua White.

Camilo Ontiveros. Sketch for El Pedón, 2012. Ink on paper. 48 x 24 in. (121.9 x 61 cm).

Alex Olson. Archivist, 2011. Oil on linen. 51"x36". Courtesy of the artist; Lisa Cooley, New York; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, and Laura Bartlett Gallery, London. Photo by Lee Thompson.

Sarah Conaway. V, 2011. Chromogenic print. 17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.9 cm). Image courtesy the artist and The Box, Los Angeles.

Patricia Fernández. Collection I, 2011-2012. 10 x 7 feet. Worn and repurposed fabrics, watercolor, acrylic, thread and inherited objects. Image courtesy of the artist and ltd los angeles. Photograph by Robert Wedemeyer.

Roy Dowell. Untitled #941, 2008. Paper, cardboard, acrylic and oil paint, wood base. 14 x 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm). Courtesy the artist. Photo by Brian Forrest.

Michele O’Marah. Character Portrait (Isabella Blow, Mario Testino version), 2012. Digital photograph. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer.

Thomas Lawson. The Hanged Man, 2011. Oil on canvas. 72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm). Courtesy the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles.

Zac Monday. Hark and Waite, 2011. Yarn, synthetic fabric, 72 in. (182.9 cm)-tall human figure. Image courtesy the artist. Photo by Noah Doely.

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Los Angeles Finally Has a Biennial

Los Angeles has long had its rightful place in art history obscured by the influence of New York, but the last few years have started to reverse decades of neglect. As evidenced by the lines around the block to get into Doug Wheeler’s recent show at David Zwirner, West Coast artists are finally gaining the reputations they deserve. LA celebrated its artistic legacy with last year’s Pacific Standard Time and debuted its own outpost of the Armory Show with Art Platform. Now LA gets its first bienniel, Made in L.A. 2012, organized by the Hammer Museum and LAXART, a non-profit space for contemporary art. Sixty artists from the Los Angeles area will show work in a variety of media. In conjunction, the Venice Beach Biennial is a smaller event taking place on the boardwalk from July 13-15 with twenty-five to thirty artists participating.

Made in L.A. 2012 takes place from June 2nd to September 2nd of this year.

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