Don’t miss Chuck Close at Blum & Poe
November 29, 2011
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Major art event descends on Los Angeles
October 3, 2011
As seen on www.Bungalux.com
We’re going to be snobby for a second: White walls are not cool.
Why not? Because if you’re a Bungalux owner or are aspiring to be one, you need art. To this end, we invited our personal art consultant, Hayley Miner, of the fabulous WLM Advisors to give us a lowdown on the contemporary art event of the decade happening in Los Angeles. Pacific Standard Time opens this Saturday, and if you’re one of our Bungalux readers you better be going.
But before we get to Hayley’s piece, here’s an aside: For those of you wanting to start an art collection, we highly recommend Hayley and her WLM partners Kathryn Lebowitz and Emily Waldorf as your personal guides. Whether you’re looking for the perfect Rothko or considering buying your first photograph or lithograph, we promise they’re the ones to take you through the process. They’ve been helping us “un-white” our walls for a while now, and the result is pretty stunning.
Here’s Hayley with the scoop on Pacific Standard Time:
Whether it’s a vibrant painting, a stirring video installation, a sensual piece of sculpture or a striking photograph, art will elevate any architectural space and stimulate your senses.
This weekend, Pacific Standard Time, the contemporary art event of the decade, launches in Los Angeles. Very few art happenings get a $10 million grant from the Getty Foundation and are capable of rallying over sixty cultural institutions all over SoCal for six months to tell the story of the birth of the LA art scene. (Note: In case you’ve been out of touch with art news, Los Angeles has moved past New York to become a major force in the art world). Whether you are a seasoned collector or a neophyte art enthusiast, this Saturday, October 1st is the time to get your eyeballs to these art events.
Here’s my guide:
Art Platform art fair debuts October 1st at the LA Mart. This major art fair will bring together artists from around the world as well as notable local artists exhibiting their works at over 100 galleries. Most of our fabulous LA art galleries will have booths there with phenomenally curated shows. The fair will run ‘til Monday afternoon.
Pulse LA will take place at the Event Deck of the LA Live complex in the downtown area. If you’re not familiar with this site, it is a spectacular 100,000 square foot rooftop venue with LA cityscape vistas. Pulse LA is dedicated solely to contemporary art. Similar to its sister editions, Pulse NY & Pulse Miami, this art fair promises to have vibrantly curated booths with original programming. There will be a mix of established and emerging galleries for visitors with diverse tastes in contemporary art. Pulse will be open Friday, September 30th at 2pm and run till Monday October 3rd.
There are an unprecedented number of art events coinciding with PST but one that should be on your radar is Gemini G.E.L., the ultimate publisher of limited edition prints since 1966. Gemini is presenting a special exhibit titled “Pacific Standard Editions: A Selection of Landmark Edition Published 1966-1980.” This show opens October 1st and will feature important prints by internationally recognized artists such as John Baldessari, Frank Gehry, Ellsworth Kelly, Julie Mehretu, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and Richard Serra. Most of us cannot afford an original Ruscha but having a limited edition artist signed print would glamorize any abode! It will close November 11th, 2011.
You don’t have to be Edythe & Eli Broad to put a red dot on a special piece of art you find this weekend, but you do have to get yourselves to these art destinations to begin training your eye and bask in the glory of L.A.’s significant art moment.
WHERE TO BUY
- WLM Advisors
- Pacific Standard Time
- http://www.bungalux.com/bungalusts/page/2
Hayley Miner shares emerging artists hot list on The List Collective
September 12, 2011
(Hayley Miner, far left)This Art Consultant Shares Her Hot List of Emerging Artists To Watch, As LA Blasts Into “Art Storm”
ELAINE SAYS: Hayley Miner and I are a perfect combo….I’m always dying to know about emerging artists and she has all the info! As one of the … read more …
Hayley Miner gets interviewed
September 3, 2011
Interview with WLM Art Advisor Hayley Miner
Hayley in the middle of a Mia Babalis installation at Ochi Gallery New Years Eve
Hayley Miner has worked as an interior designer at her firm, Hayley Miner Design and is currently a partner of WLM Advisors art consulting (wlmadvisors.com). She splits her time between Los Angeles, CA and Sun Valley, ID.
How did you first get interested in contemporary art?
I’ve always been moved by art so I started to go to art fairs around the world. The contemporary art fairs were the most stimulating. The main draw of contemporary art is the accessibility of living artists’ works. As an art consultant, having the chance to talk with them about their work, attend their lectures and see them in their work environment is a plus. As I was looking for art for clients’ homes, it was evident that unless they have heirlooms to display, most of them were interested in collecting vibrant and more accessible works that have significance yet feel current. It’s also hugely inspiring to be in L.A. as it has become the hot center for contemporary art. With its numerous prestigious art schools exploding with talent as well as the impressive number of gallery districts, collecting contemporary art has never been more enjoyable and enriching.
As a contemporary art consultant with an interior designer background, how do you balance “matching art to the couch” with your interest in cutting-edge art?
I don’t! I started my design education at Michael S. Smith Inc. where I was lucky to work with the most talented and celebrated boss as well as the best resources. We would never source art to match anything! The clients I worked with typically had their own impressive collection that we would mine from. If they didn’t, we would scour auctions, art fairs and established galleries to compile collection-worthy pieces. To set the right mood and style for a room, sometimes we do select a piece of work with that in mind, but never because it goes nicely with the sofa or that it has the right colors for the room. That’s objectionable in my design book!! Quality design deserves important art, regardless of color scheme.
What are some of the most important pointers you give to neophyte collectors?
I’m sure most of them have heard the art collecting adage: buy what you love within your budget. I always remind collectors that they have to live with the piece and look at it daily so put your money into a piece that brings you immense joy, lifts your spirits and/or ones that you feel represent your philosophical & social beliefs. Something you would like your children to keep one day would be a bonus. If budget is a main concern, instead of allowing that to stop you, look into photography, prints or works on paper. They are typically more affordable than paintings or sculptures.
Any artists more people should know about?
El Anatsui, Vik Muniz, Katy Moran, Mona Hatoum, Annie Lapin, Alexandra Grant, Alison Van Pelt.
What kind of work are you drawn to?
Difficult work, works that expose the human condition and ones that makes us think or feel deeply. Labor intensive work. Works that require an emotional investment. (I loathe lazy works by artists who give us flimsy slap-ups or works that are intentionally bad).
Who are you personally most interested in collecting now?
Louise Bourgeois, William Wiley, Eric Fishl, Peter Doig, Mark Bradford, Alex Prager, Cecily Brown, Kelly Kleinschrodt.
If there were no constraints (money, availability, access etc.), what piece of art would you most like to own?
It is pure torture to allow only one piece of art! Forgive me if I cheat slightly but…Here are my top 5:
1. Louise Bourgeois’s “Cell (Choisy”) 1990-1993 (a marble house with a guillotine above)
2. A self-portrait by Lucien Freud
3. Cecily Brown’s “Girls eating birds” 2004
4. Gerhard Richter’s painting he did in Japan of bamboo fields (exhibited at Documenta 1992)
5. Andy Warhol’s “Orange Marilyn”
Favorite Ketchum spot for people watching?
A toss up: Outdoor summer concerts and our monthly art walks. At the Avett Brothers concert at the Sun Valley Pavilion this summer, the grooviest bunch of fun loving and impressive dancers were spotted.
Favorite LA spot for people watching?
Culver City gallery opening nights, especially the ones during the September art storm. The most outrageous sartorial choices, dogs in strollers, the most touted L.A. food trucks, celebrities, hipsters and groovy art collectors abound. Besides that, I would say the stretch of Silverlake where Intelligentsia cafe is located. Total hipster central. Joan’s On Third is popular among the fashion and film industry crowds. Oh, and of course, Gjelina resto in Venice.
Favorite Ochi Gallery show?
Young collectors show. I look forward to more of these types of well-curated, fresh and exciting shows. Also, I am obsessed with the newly launched Ochi Shop.
We appreciate that!
Favorite artist quote?
Louise Bourgeois often spoke of pain as the subject of her art, and fear. Her work expresses themes of anxiety and loneliness. About the spiritual and emotional energy that she poured into her work she said, “I’m afraid of power. It makes me nervous. In real life, I identify with the victim. That’s why I went into art.”
Fall shows you’re looking forward to?
Pacific Standard Time – the art event starts in October celebrating the birth of L.A. art scene.
“De Kooning: A Retrospective” at MOMA, opening Sept 18, 2011
Kelly Kleinschrodt’s solo show at Carter & Citizen unveils Sept 10
Frieze Art Fair in London
Art Platform L.A. – Oct 1
Ai Weiwei’s installation of “Circle of Animals/ Zodiac heads” at LACMA
Maurizio Cattelan at the Guggenheim Nov 4
Hayley with a Marilyn Minter
WLM Advisors on the A-list
July 30, 2011
WLM Advisors featured on TheListCollective.com:
My A-list
Heather Taylor: Taylor Decordoba Gallery
Gallerist Heather Taylor’s 7 Steps to Becoming an Art Collector
“Why not work with a trusted resource who knows the current art scene better than you do? Art advisors will help you select the perfect pieces to start your collection. We’ve been selling many pieces through WLM Advisors, an LA-based company started by three art professionals who have a level of enthusiasm that is perfectly suited for any collector.”
Art News Update
April 28, 2011
Art in the Streets at MOCA opened April 17 to generally positive reviews. The first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art. Curated by Jeffrey Deitch, Roger Gastman & Aaron Rose. Not to be missed. Ends August 8, 2011.
Art Brussels Contemporary Art Fair this week – April 28 – May 1.
Art Chicago this weekend – April 29 – May 2 at the Merchandize Mart in Chicago.
Ai Weiwei update: Reuters report that 2000 protesters in Hong Kong demanded the release of the detained Chinese artist on Saturday. Protesters held banners that read “Who’s afraid of Weiwei” and banged on drums as they chanted for Ai’s release.
Life + Times – Jay-Z launches a lifestyle site that features art, style & design. www.LifeAndTimes.com Check out a video on Lee Quinones, the influential artist.
Santa Monica Museum of Art’s “Incognito” sale this Saturday, April 30, 7-10pm. It will feature original works by 500 contemporary artists. To purchase tickets, email: incognito@smmoa.org
Ongoing exhibits worth a stop:
Liza Lou at L & M gallery. Ends May 7.
Tillman Kaiser & Rob Fischer at Honor Fraser
Mari Eastman at Cherry and Martin til May 7.
Art News Update
April 14, 2011
Ai Weiwei has disappeared after being detained by Chinese authorities on April 3rd. As of today, there is still no word of his whereabouts. Please sign a petition on change.org/petitions to voice your position, along with many in the international arts community.
John McCracken has died. The California artist is known for his sleek and monochromatic works, most notably are the glossy rectangular planks that lean against the wall. He was 76 years old and passed away in New York.
David Smith: Cubes & Anarchy is on view at LACMA till July 24. This show features over 100 works from one of our greatest sculptors of the 20th century.
Walead Beshty opens at Regen Projects this Saturday April 16, 6-8pm
Francois Ghebaly Gallery has Robert Russell “Masters” on view until May 14th.
Glenn Ligon and exhibition curator, Scott Rothkopf will discuss “what a midcareer retrospective means” at the Whitney Museum April 21, 7pm.
LA based artist Dianna Molzan has “Bologna Meissen” on view at the Whitney until June 2011. Also, she currently has works at the Hammer Museum’s “All of this and Nothing”. Ends April 24, 2011.
Richard Serra has a retrospective of his drawings at the Met until Aug 28.
Allison Miller has a show that opens at ACME on April 23, 6 – 8pm.
Art Chicago 2011 will take place April 29 – May 2, 2011
Florian Maier-Aichen has a new exhibit at Blum & Poe – closes May 14.
Museo Soumaya in Mexico City opened to the public on March 28. This museum is operated by the world’s richest man, Carlos Slim who paid $70 million to design and build this hourglass-shaped building.
Occasional Beast: Alexandra Wiesenfeld at Gallery KM
April 2, 2011
An interview with the artist by Emily Waldorf
Munich-born, Los Angeles-based artist Alexandra Wiesenfeld’s inaugural show at Gallery KM includes six large-scale oil on canvas paintings and eight drawings, depicting human and animal figures in surreal dimensions that examine the inner workings of the human psyche. In this body of work, Wiesenfeld gives us a glimpse into her inner world, and her protagonists inhabiting a world of inner isolation.http://www.gallerykmla.com/The artist’s Glassell Park studio, is filled with neatly stacked canvases and brimming over with life and energy, including two dogs and work from other artists hanging on the walls. Wiesenfeld’s energy and original mix of contemporary painterly skill and historical perspective make her an important emerging force in L.A.’s contemporary art scene. Wiesenfeld has a warm and effusive manner that defies the solitary nature of her paintings.
Wiesenfeld earned a BFA from Pomona College and an MFA from Montana State University. She has exhibited her work in a recent solo show at the Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, and group exhibitions at the Nord Art, Germany, the Torrance Art Museum, L.A. Art House, Beverly Hills, and the Dactyl Foundation, New York, Eagle Rock Cultural Center, Los Angeles. Wiesenfeld is an Associate Professor at Los Angeles City College.
Emily Waldorf: Tell me what got you started on this specific body of work? Figures, both human and animal, clearly take center stage in your work. Please tell me about the significance behind the figures. Is there a background story linking the work or is each individual work a story in and of itself?
Alexandra Wiesenfeld: What drives my work first and foremost is psychology. There is a word in German, inne-halten, which translates as pausing, but if you took the words literally would mean “holding inside”. Though I like the idea of the “spectacle” of painting, in a Beckmanesque sense, it’s the quieter states of reflections surrounding action—before it is about to take place or after it has happened– that I try to tackle. In terms of subject matter, I start with a vague idea, which becomes clearer as the painting evolves. Often I need a few paintings to resolve a “problem”–ideally I need a series rather than one painting.
EW: How does the show at Gallery KM relate to your past work? How has your work evolved over time?
AW: I feel that this body of work is coming full circle. I had started out painting raw and gestural images of people and animals, which I sometimes intersected with flat, line-based areas. Later I gravitated towards painting people in arid and forsaken landscapes. I felt that if a person is alone in a landscape, the landscape has the potential to become more than just a Read the rest of this entry »
A rare conversation with Alexandra Grant
April 1, 2011
A select group was invited to Alexandra Grant’s studio in a historical building near downtown L.A. last week. We witnessed beautiful works from her “Bodies” exhibit at Honor Fraser Gallery (2010) as well as her latest large-scale works which drew gasps of awe from our guests. Alexandra generously shared her experience of working closely with Helen Cixous, Michael Joyce and Keanu Reeves on her various collaborations. With Reeves, their recent output comes in the form of an exquisitely produced Gerhard Steidl book called “Ode To Happiness” with hauntingly evocative drawings by Grant. We were also clued in to what’s next for this prolific & dynamic artist. Currently, her work can be viewed at LACMA’s “Human Nature: Contemporary Art from the Collection” until July 4, 2011 at BCAM, level 2. ”Ode to Happiness” could be purchased through Honor Fraser Gallery – www.HonorFraser.com or call (310) 837.0191.
