La Luz de Jesus is turning 25 soon, and to celebrate the galleries is having a massive group show, featuring three generations of artists that have shown with the gallery. Not only have more than 200 artists submitted a work of art, but also a small anecdote about their experience with the gallery. There is no doubt that La Luz de Jesus has been a major force in this art scene, and has helped to push many artists into the spotlight. Along with the exhibition a book will be released, going over the past 25 years of the gallery and the surrounding art movements that helped it along. I know I say this quite a lot, but this is one of those shows that you should not miss. I firmly believe that all art should be seen in person, but how often do you get to see so many amazing artists in one show? Robert Williams, Joe Coleman, Mark Ryden, Glenn Barr, Elizabeth McGrath, Gary Panter, Mark Mothersbaugh, Marion Peck, Owen Smith, Frank Kozik, Gail Potocki, Dave Cooper, Daniel Martin Diaz, Laurie Lipton, Shag, Scott Musgrove, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Joe Sorren, Chris Mars, Eric White, The Pizz, Jessica Joslin, Gary Baseman, Bob Dob, Clayton Brothers, Shepard Fairey, Jennybird Alcantra, Carrie Anne Baade, Ana Bagayan, Shawn Barber, Scott G Brooks, Matt Groening, Charlie Immer, Michael Hussar, and the list keeps going.
The show will be in two parts, with the first part opening on October 7th, and the second part opening November 4th. The entire show with all of the works from both parts is now online to view, so head on over after to preview and take a look. There is some outstanding work in this show. Below are just a few of my favorites.
“Grandma Cyclops” print by Mark Mothersbaugh @ Pressure Printing
Back in November 2007, Pressure Printing released “Grandpa Cyclops” with Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh. Now they have officially released the companion piece, “Grandma Cyclops”. Looking back at the original production notes, this print was made in the same fashion and even put into the same frame. Grandma is a 4.75” x 3.375” hand printed intaglio print on Rives Heavyweight printmaking paper. Each print is individually stained with gouache and ink, signed by the artist and placed in a custom resin frame with convex glass. Each print also comes with an embossed and perforated Certificate of Authenticity also signed by the artist. This print is limited to an edition of 50. See the full production notes on the Pressure Printing Blog
Get the print here: Pressure Printing
Shows this weekend: Coop, Josh Keyes & Culver City Invasion
Here is the rundown of the shows opening this weekend:
Friday:
Corey Helford Gallery is hosting the first solo show from Coop in the past three years. Reception is from 7-10pm
Gallery 1988 SF will open “Searching for Satori” a new solo show featuring new works by Matt Dangler
Saturday:
The Lab will open “Black Market Sugar” a group show featuring work by Glenn Arthur, Cate Rangel and many more.
Merry Karnowsky Gallery> will host “I’ll Hit You Up Tomorrow” featuring new works from Kill Pixie.
Thinkspace Gallery ‘Culver City INVASION’ during the 4th Annual Culver City Art Walk ‘Pop Up’ Gallery Location: 8542 Washington Blvd. (just a few doors west of Corey Helford). Work by all sorts of amazing artists as well as live painting.
Nowhere Limited will open “THE VISUAL ART OF MARK MOTHERSBAUGH: RUGS! RUGS! RUGS!”
Joshua Liner Gallery will host two new solo exhibitions, “Stories From the Other Side of the Bridge” by Mike Davis and “An Uncanny Lineup of Serendipitous Connections” by Heidi Taillefer. This is going to be one exciting show.
David B Smith Gallery will host “Sprout” featuring new works by Josh Keyes.
