Kohn Gallery

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Kohn Gallery
Established1985
Location1227 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Coordinates34°05′36″N 118°20′21″W / 34.09320°N 118.33911°W / 34.09320; -118.33911
DirectorMichael Kohn
ArchitectLester Tobias

Kohn Gallery is an art gallery established in 1985 and located in Hollywood, California.[1] The space, under the direction of gallerist Michael Kohn,[2] has exhibited works by seminal Pop artist Wallace Berman,[3][4] Colombian painter María Berrío,[5] polymath artist Enríque Martínez Celaya,[6] German painter Rosa Loy,[7] American abstract painter Ed Moses,[8] Pop/graffiti artist Keith Haring[9] and numerous others.

Guest curators at the gallery have included journalist, critic, and curator Kristine McKenna,[10] New York artist Heidi Hahn,[11] and West Coast Pop artist Tony Berlant.[12]

One of the gallery's inaugural exhibitions, haven taken place in 1986, included Andy Warhol's Campbell’s Soup Boxes.[13]

Background[]

The gallery was founded by Michael Kohn, former Flash Art Magazine editor and art critic for Arts Magazine.[14][15] The gallery has existed in its current location since 2014.[1] The building had previously been used as a printing press facility.[1]

In 2010, the business celebrated its 25th anniversary with Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Clifford Einstein, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and other public figures in attendance.[16][17]

In 2015, the Wall Street Journal dubbed the gallery "among the most important showcases of modern art on the West Coast."[18]

In media[]

In June 2016, the gallery was featured on the podcast You Can't Eat the Sunshine in celebration and exploration of the gallery's major exhibition of Wallace Berman's work.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Boucher, Brian (2014-04-22). "Michael Kohn Goes to Hollywood". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. ^ Vankin, Deborah (2015-05-31). "Janelle Monae rocks MOCA gala honoring John Baldessari". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Berman". KOHN GALLERY.
  4. ^ "Datebook: Portraits of pugilists, a key L.A. collagist gets his due, and a piano show about destruction". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Review: María Berrío's dream-like collages deploy paper like paint". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Stuart, Gwynedd (September 17, 2019). "Enrique Martinez Celaya Captures a Familiar Feeling in His First L.A. Show in 4 Years".
  7. ^ "The mysterious women of Rosa Loy's paintings". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Ed Moses - Artnews". KOHN GALLERY.
  9. ^ "CONTACT". KOHN GALLERY.
  10. ^ . October 30, 2019 – via Wikipedia.
  11. ^ "Heidi Hahn - Curator". KOHN GALLERY.
  12. ^ "Tony Berlant - Curator". KOHN GALLERY.
  13. ^ https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.113.html/2015/contemporary-art-day-auction-n09421
  14. ^ "artnet". www.artnet.com.
  15. ^ Michals, Susan (November 23, 2010). "Michael Kohn On What It Takes To Make it in the Art Business in L.A." Wall Street Journal.
  16. ^ "General view of Michael Kohn Gallery's 25th Anniversary Show at..." Getty Images.
  17. ^ "Scene and Heard: Michael Kohn Gallery party". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 2010.
  18. ^ McLaughlin, Katy (12 November 2015). "Big City Tastemakers Choose an Old Fashioned House". Wall Street Journal.
  19. ^ Adventures, Esotouric Bus (June 2, 2016). "Episode #111: The Wild World of Wallace Berman". Esotouric.

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