ART LA 2009 (1/23/09-1/25/09)

[StephenW]

Press Release:
ART LA, the New Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair, takes place at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport,
January 23 - 25 2009. The fair presents a select roster of 60 top international and Los Angeles based galleries representing an informed cross-section of today's contemporary art trends and directions.

The exhibiting galleries at ART LA are an even balance of established blue chip and emerging galleries, all presenting the most progressive, international art work being produced today. Half of the exhibitors hail from the immediate Los Angeles area, and half are from the United States and abroad.

The fair is designed to spotlight the Los Angeles art scene and its prominence within current international artistic trends. The fair brings influential international galleries and their artists work for the interested art patron and collector alike to enjoy. The finest examples of contemporary art work will be available for view and sale.

The weekend of ART LA 2009 has been expanded to include a full auxiliary programming series. Special exhibitions, performances, conversations and premiere film screenings will be staged at the Barker Hangar and throughout the city during the run of the fair.

We look forward to welcoming you to Los Angeles this January.

Location:
Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90405-6101

Public Fair Dates and Hours
Friday, January 23, 11am-7pm
Saturday, January 24, 11am-7pm
Sunday, January 25, 11am-6pm

Tickets:
1-day pass $15
3-day pass $25

[StephenW]

Some preview images of pieces being exhibited by some of the galleries:

Henry Taylor - Untitled


Jimmy Baker - Survival Myth


Annie Lapin - Cast Halving


Kehinde Wiley - Phillip II


Christine Nguyen - Octopi Tree


Annie Lapin - For Before


Jeff Koons - Snorkel (generic)


Mark Flores - Comparative Brilliance / After Itten


Eduardo Sarabia - Tetris King and Queen of the Monarch Butterflie

[thinkspace]

Check out a lil' recap we just posted on our blog:
sourharvestblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/art-la-opening-night-action.html

[commandax]

Art LA had some really fascinating work, though not much that appealed to me in the way of painting. These were the standouts for me:

Laurent Grasso "Polair" (video installation)


Christine Nguyen "Sailing to the Kelp Forest" (drawing with photographic negative... complicated)


RongRong & Inri "In the Great Wall, China" (series of 3 photographs)


anothermountainman (Stanley Wong) "Lan Wei 4 (Fly Away)" (photograph)

[steveinca]

Just got back from this show. I really didn't like the paintings. I was really bummed when i got there. I didn't stay for more than 20 mins.

[StephenW]

I actually had a completely opposite experience. I walked in not expecting much, but actually saw quite a bit that interested me. Then again, I also went with the expectation that this was not the type of art I am used to enjoying.

Here are some of the pieces I found memorable:

















See the rest of the photos here.