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Culver City :: RISK & COOZ RISK & COOZ :: 'That Was Then, This is Now' Opening Reception: Saturday, August 20th, 2011 LeBasse Projects :: Culver City: August 20th - September 3rd, 2011 PREVIEW ONLINE: View Exhibit Culver City, CA- 'That Was Then, This Is Now' is the first major collaborative exhibition by Kelly Graval and Nathan Ota, aka RISK and COOZ. The traveling exhibition reunites these artists whose friendship began before they would respectfully become graffiti legends in the streets and revered artists in galleries and museums internationally. Graval and Ota collaborated together over 25 years ago when they were classmates in high school. After high school, they went their separate ways but reconnected once again through their mutual friends in the artist community. Two friends with similar beginnings have taken two very different paths are now back together again with new skill, understanding and maturity as artists. The artists' collaborations were initially revived when Nathan Ota invited RISK to join him as part of an exhibition with apparel brand Hurley at their corporate offices. The success of that show led to the commitment from both to continue their work together and launched the first stop of this traveling exhibit at San Francisco's 11 Minna - a stalwart of the City's arts scene. For more info please contact the gallery at: erica@lebasseprojects.com or 310.558.0200
Chinatown :: Ken Garduno Ken Garduno :: 'Golden Structure' Opening Reception: Friday, August 19th, 2011 LeBasse Projects Chinatown :: August 19th - September 9th, 2011 PREVIEW ONLINE: View Exhibit Los Angeles, CA - LeBasse Projects :: Chinatown is proud to announce 'Golden Structure,' a solo exhibition from Los Angeles based artist, Ken Garduno. In his new body of work, Garduno continues to explore themes of how people respond to one another, particularly in relationships. Influenced by the overly dramatic Spanish Novelas, Garduno puts into question our own relationships and suggests that real life can easily turn into soap opera-like situations. Garduno sheds light on our tendencies to construct unrealistic expectations of our loved ones and explores the disintegration of these ideals. The exhibition title, 'Golden Structure' is based on an idea of this precious structure that slowly ages and falls apart. In Garduno's new exhibition, the artist returns with a matured body of watercolor and ink paintings. Known more by his monotone color scheme, Garduno's characters are brought to life with a refreshing Technicolor palette. The artist shows us the difficulties in maintaining love and its relationships, as well as the tendencies to take things too far and serious. The central figures create an unsettling dialog riddled with jealousy, betrayal and a pronounced sense of sexual tension. For more info please contact the gallery at: kim@lebasseprojects.com or 213.621.9988
2011 Upcoming Fall News LeBasse Projects is excited to announce a series of upcoming solo exhibitions in both our Culver City and Chinatown Galleries this Fall 2011. We are excited to announce our September exhibitions for Yoskay Yamamoto in Culver City and Morgan Slade in Chinatown. LBP will also be attending several fairs including Pulse LA and Moniker London this October where we will be featuring a two continent tour for Nate Frizzell and Joshua Petker. Each of the artists will be creating new work specifically for each city. The gallery is also excited to announce artist Mike Stilkey's collaboration with Chinese retail giant Joyce in Beijing. Stilkey will be creating over a dozen new works to be featured in the Joyce flagship store. Stilkey can also be seen closer to home as a featured installation artist at Pulse LA this October. For more news follow LBP online: Gallery Blog
LeBasse Projects is focused on the development of a carefully selected roster of international emerging artists. Since opening its doors in the Culver City Art District in 2009, LeBasse Projects has presented a program that fosters the growth of its artists by allowing them the freedom to create across a range of mediums. In March 2011, LeBasse Projects expanded its gallery footprint with a second location in Los Angeles' historic Chinatown Gallery District. Along with a series of international exhibitions, LeBasse Projects is putting forth an ambitious program of some of the most cutting edge work in new contemporary art today. Represented artists will include: Thomas Doyle, Nate Frizzell, Melissa Haslam, Andrew Hem, Herakut, Seonna Hong, Joshua Petker, Morgan Slade, Mike Stilkey, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Edwin Ushiro and Yoskay Yamamoto.
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