14 DIGS.NET 1.19.2018
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The ninth annual Art Los Angeles Contemporary
lands at Barker Hangar this month
WRITTEN BY JENN THORNTON
EXHIBIT L.A.
T
he global art communi turns its gaze to L.A., as Santa Monica's Barker
Hangar welcomes Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC), Jan 25-28. Now
in its ninth year, the West Coast extravaganza will put the contemporary art
world on show in a ci as culturally diverse as its representation.
"As the international art community looks towards Los Angeles as a new
global epicenter, it is essential to have an event that draws upon a comprehensive
notion of the city," said Tim Fleming, founder and director of Art Los Angeles
Contemporary. "ALAC is a product of Los Angeles' unique cultural community
composed of an incredibly diverse array of artists, galleries, curators, institutions,
collectors and enthusiasts."
A quick glance at ALAC's 2018 exhibitor list proves Fleming's point. Along with a
substantial group from L.A., including David Kordansky Gallery and AA|LA Gallery,
are domestic galleries from San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit and New York, and an
international contingent spanning from Montréal to Moscow and prominent points
in between. Fair first-timers from Bogotá, Lima, and London will join both upstart
and established galleries. is exhibitor group,
as well as programming devised to provoke an
examined discussion of contemporary art, will,
as Fleming puts it, affirm L.A.'s emergence as a
"powerful cultural hub."
Another edition of note: the special issue Art
Los Angeles Reader, produced in collaboration
with Mexico Ci quarterly Terremoto and
spotlighting contributions from leading curators,
artists, writers and others. artlosangelesfair.com
(clockwise from top le) Claire Tabouret,
Makeup (orange and blue), 2017, acrylic
on wood panel, 24 x 18 in (61 x 45.5 cm),
photo courtesy of Night Gallery and Claire
Tabouret. Jessica Eaton, cfaal 709, 2017,
archival pigment print, 152.5 x 122 cm
(60 x 48"), edition of 3 + 2 Aps (Galerie
Antoine Ertaskiran). Josh Callaghan, Tree,
2017, Altered refrigerators, 94 x 18 x 20 in
(238.8 x 48.3 x 50.8 cm), photo courtesy of
Night Gallery and Josh Callaghan (Night
Gallery). Jung Lee, is is the End, 2016, C
Type Print, 152x191cm (one and J. Gallery).
Jeanie Riddle, "In an Otherwise White Room"
and "High Sounding (Again)", 2017, acrylic
on canvas, variable dimensions (Galerie
Antoine Ertaskiran).
