Rodrigo Valenzuela in Art Now LA 4.18.20
Rodrigo Valenzuela: ‘Journeyman’
Labor Intensive Artistic Practices
by Jody Zellen
Upon entering Klowden Mann‘s gallery space, it is impossible not to be immediately taken by its transformation. For his exhibition Journeyman, Rodrigo Valenzuela has fabricated a raised plywood floor that extends across the entire gallery and into which he has inset ceramic sculptures. These holes are illuminated troughs, scattered across the space as if floor-based skylights. Carefully centered in each cubby-hole is a dark gray three-dimensional work entitled Airstrip (all works 2020) that ... (read more)
Megan Cotts in group show at Super Dutchess 4.8.20
Enter Viewing Room
April 8th - 29th
Dawn Cerny
Carrie Cook
Megan Cotts
Rachel Hellerich
Robert Yoder
HK Zamani
Super Dutchess is pleased to present ENTER VIEWING ROOM, a virtual group show featuring Dawn Cerny, Carrie Cook, Megan Cotts, Rachel Hellerich, Robert Yoder and HK Zamani. While we are inside of our homes for long intervals of the day we zoom in on surfaces and spaces – daydreaming through portals of fantasy. Our bodies transition towards domesticity and they are forced to find stimulation within ... (read more)
Morgan Mandalay for charity 4.2.20
Over the next several months, while we isolate, Morgan Mandalay is hoping to create five new works on paper that he’ll post at the beginning of the month to support five different non-profits. The decided price will be split 60/40 between the non-profit (60%) and me (40%). Feel free to DM Morgan on his instagram if interested in a body of work.
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Catch up with Andrea Chung on our IGTV 3.30.20
Catch up with Andrea Chung
Andrea Chung and Deb Klowden Mann catch up and discuss Andrea’s new series “VEX”, adjusting to the Safer at Home policy, and the balance of making work at home as an artist.
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Andrea Chung in Design Milk 3.25.20
9 Incredible Objects From Armory Art Fair Week 2020
03/25/20
by David Behringer
Jacob Hashimoto, The Windy Echo of Some Half Remembered Rage I, 2020 (detail)
Earlier in March, New York City hosted the annual “Armory Week”, with thousands of contemporary artworks occupying multiple massive art fairs across the city. Design Milk ran through 6 of the biggest art fairs to find the most creative and eye-catching artworks on view. Here’s a recap of our “Top 9”, in the order ... (read more)
Rodrigo Valenzuela in Carla 3.18.20
Rodrigo Valenzuela at Klowden Mann
March 18, 2020
Text by Matt Stromberg
Rodrigo Valenzuela’s photographs not only look old but also were made using a pre-film process of photo-making called photogravure which lends rich grey-sepia tones to the prints, lending them an august air. His current exhibition at Klowden Mann, Journeyman, features eight of these prints from his Stature series (all works 2020), each capturing an assortment of abstract, concrete forms stacked on one another. The function of the photographed assemblages is ... (read more)
Rodrigo Valenzuela in KCRW 3.17.20
Having an exhibition on view during gallery closures
by Lindsay Preston Zappas
At first, galleries were canceling public openings and events, while leaving exhibitions available to the public, and promising sanitized surfaces and safe distances. But just days later, throughout L.A., museums and galleries started closing or switching to appointment-only.
A couple of weeks ago, Rodrigo Valenzuela’s exhibition Journeyman opened at Klowden Mann Gallery. Now the exhibition is closed to the public, but still available to view by appointment.
The exhibition ... (read more)
Jamison Carter in group show at LAVC Art Gallery 3.6.20
March 18 - April 23
LAVC Art Gallery
5800 Fulton Ave.
Valley Glen, CA 91401
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Andrea Chung in Hyperallergic 3.6.20
Visiting the 2020 Armory Show Amid Ominous Headlines
From art about environmental recklessness to Caribbean post-coloniality, Armory kicked off the spring art fair season in spite of growing coronavirus concerns.
by Dessane Lopez Cassell
March 6, 2020
Amir H. Fallah’s work on view in the Denny Dimin booth as part of Focus at Pier 90, curated by Jamillah James (all photos by Dessane Lopez Cassell for Hyperallergic, unless otherwise stated)
’Tis the season: with Thursday’s public opening of the Armory Show, ... (read more)
Andrea Chung featured in Forbes 3.5.20
Maurizio Cattelan ©PATRICK MCMULLAN
The Armory Show VIP Preview Opens To Strong Sales, Resilient Collectors
By Bettina Zilkha | Contributor
March 5, 2020
The 2020 Armory Show held its VIP preview Wednesday morning at Pier 90 and Pier 94. Founded in 1994, The Armory Show has become an important yearly event for collectors and dealers alike. This year the excitement over high quality art was once again palpable: with a line out the door, collectors were in a shopping mood, and stock market slumps ... (read more)