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Ocula Member Galleries are selected by a committee of respected gallerists to present only the best of contemporary art on Ocula. Ocula is proud to include many of L.A.'s leading galleries as Ocula Members.
Read MoreWest Hollywood gathers some of the art world's biggest names, such as Hauser & Wirth and Matthew Marks Gallery. Blue-chip dealers are found further south, in Mid-Wilshire, home to Pace Gallery, David Kordansky, and Sprüth Magers, among others. Nearby are also newcomers like Karma, who present colourful if not radical visions.
Founded in 1992, Hauser & Wirth represents well-established names including Lorna Simpson, Jenny Holzer, and Rashid Johnson, in addition to the estates of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, and the Henry Moore Family Collection. The gallery opened its Santa Monica Boulevard location in February 2023.
Sean Kelly Gallery's Hollywood space is a needed stop for serious collectors. Since 1991, Sean Kelly, a former museum curator, has supported established and mid-career talents such as Marina Abramović, Dawoud Bey, Joseph Kosuth, and Awol Erizku.
Karma promises a breath of fresh air further west. Founded in 2011 by Brendan Dugan, the gallery started with project-based exhibitions at a small West Village storefront in New York, and now represents a blend of young and established talent across four locations in New York and L.A.
Simchowitz was inaugurated in 2021 by renowned art collector and curator Stefan Simchowitz, with the intent to disrupt the gallery model by erasing waitlists and offering studios and workspaces to emerging artists. Set on East Washington Boulevard, the gallery represents Julian Pace, Elizabeth Ibarra, and Shaina McCoy, among others.
Sprüth Magers has become a legacy establishment in Europe since its 1998 inception by Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers. Showcasing artists with presiding cultural significance, the gallery represents cult figures in modern and contemporary art such as Andreas Gursky, Kara Walker, and Nancy Holt.
Founded in 1995 in Paris, Praz-Delavallade has retained strong ties with L.A. artists since opening on Wilshire Boulevard in 2016. Sam Durant, Jim Shaw, and Marnie Weber are among the names introduced by the gallery to the European art scene.
Nearby, Roberts Projects represent mid-career and established artists with a focus on installation-based exhibitions and critical discourse. The gallery platforms a range of voices including that of Betye Saar, Dominic Chambers, and Dana Schutz.
Anat Ebgi was founded in 2012 to represent young, local talent in the Los Angeles area, and now has three galleries across Wilshire Boulevard, Fountain Avenue, and La Cienega Boulevard. Baik Art, whose additional outposts are sited in Seoul and Jakarta, also has a presence in L.A., showcasing a broad roster of international and diasporic artists.
Founded in Santa Monica in 1994, the blue-chip giant Blum & Poe represents over 50 artists worldwide. Its roster includes established names such as Lynda Benglis, Eddie Martinez, and Yoshitomo Nara, as well as younger artists including Collin Sekajugo.
Explore current and upcoming exhibitions showing at Ocula Member Galleries, Institutions, and non-profit art spaces.
Read MoreOur exhibition profiles include press releases, installation images, and for gallery spaces, a selection of artworks being shown in Los Angeles. They also include access to profiles of exhibiting artists.
To present only the best of contemporary art on Ocula, our Members are determined by a selection committee of respected and influential international gallerists.
Although Los Angeles is considered a centre for culture, fashion, and the arts year-round, certain events draw art enthusiasts to the city each year. One of the most significant events is Frieze Los Angeles, held in February,. The West Coast edition of New York's and London's events of the same name, drawing collectors from around the globe. Another highlight is Made in L.A, which takes place biannually and focuses on local artists.
View our exhibition profiles to discover must-see exhibitions on display in Los Angeles. We've curated a selection of exhibitions and arts events featuring sculpture, painting on canvas and photographs, boasting endless possibilities to explore modern art, culture and fashion.
Each profile provides comprehensive information about the exhibition, delineating the specific art form showcased at the Los Angeles gallery showing the exhibition.readers can delve into insightful narratives about the artist and gain insights into the creative process behind the works on display.
Los Angeles is an ideal place to experience American fashion and the arts. Whether you're interested in viewing sculptures and ceramics, abstract paintings, ink and paper drawings or photography, a wide variety of works are on display in Los Angeles throughout the year.
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Los Angeles is home to one of the world's most dynamic and vibrant arts scenes. Browse our extended selection of galleries to visit around the city, as recommended by the Ocula team.
L.A.'s museums and non-profit art spaces host phenomenal exhibitions year-round. Here is our selection of the best art museums and other non-profit art spaces to visit while in Los Angeles.
Read MoreThe largest art museum in the western U.S., Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) boasts a collection of nearly 152,000 works. A new building for LACMA's permanent collection is scheduled for completion in late 2024. In the meantime, collection displays can be viewed in BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion.
Uphill in the Santa Monica Mountains is the Getty Center, a campus of the Getty Museum designed by architect Richard Meier, which includes the Getty Research Institute and the Getty Conservation Institute. The collection spans historic masterpieces by Holbein and Rembrandt, to works by Ed Ruscha, Roy Lichtenstein, and more.
Founded in 1990, Hammer Museum houses works by European masters such as Manet, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. The Hammer Projects series, of which there are around 15 each year, spotlights local and international contemporary and emerging artists.
L.A.'s only artist-founded museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is dedicated to the collection and exhibition of art created after 1940. Its permanent collection represents artists such as Mark Rothko, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol.
In downtown L.A., Spring Arts Tower hosts the Spring Arts Collective, five artists who organise exhibitions and receptions throughout the year. Nearby is The Broad, with its collection of 2,000 post-war and contemporary artworks.
Art + Practice (A+P) in South Los Angeles supports foster youth and children experiencing displacement through public arts programming and collaborations with non-profit social service providers across its 20,000-square-foot campus.
Ocula Magazine has developed a reputation for thoughtful and in-depth editorial dedicated to exploring the best in contemporary art.
Read MoreOur team regularly covers shows and art news relevant to Los Angeles. Ocula has interviewed many of the world's leading artists who show regularly in Los Angeles galleries and museums, including Lauren Halsey, Tala Madani, and Jim Shaw. Our editorial team also covers exhibitions via Insights and Features.
In Los Angeles, you can view work by some of the world's most exciting artists. Below is a selection of artists with works currently on view in exhibitions showing with Ocula Member Galleries.
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Los Angeles has propelled the careers of local and international artists, with its museums and galleries providing a global stage for seminal exhibitions. Notable artists who have shown in the city include Richard Tuttle, Martin Creed, Greg Ito, and Cao Fei.
Representing leading galleries in Los Angeles, on Ocula you can view a selection of artworks by important established artists and emerging new talents currently being shown in the city.
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Los Angeles remains true to its diverse ethos, allowing space for expansive, internationally focused art institutions as well as DIY, artist-run spaces. Explore the Los Angeles art scene through our Art Guide.
Read MoreHome to Frieze Los Angeles since 2019, the city has a particular ethos with each of its neighbourhoods. Downtown L.A. hosts both locations of Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA).
Founded in 1979, MOCA is the city's first museum exclusively devoted to contemporary art. The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA opened in 1983 in the Little Tokyo district as a temporary space while the main branch, MOCA Grand Avenue, was being built. The largest of the two and opened to much critical and public acclaim, Temporary Contemporary's lease was extended. The museum's permanent collection carries more than 7,000 objects in the form of sculpture, painting, and photography, including works by Louise Nevelson, Mark Rothko, and Mike Kelley.
Downtown L.A.'s museums include institutions such as The Broad, founded by philanthropists and art collectors Eli and Edythe Broad. Opened across the street from MOCA Grand Avenue in 2015, its collection includes some 2,000 post-war and contemporary artworks. Offering free admission, the museum is known for spectacular installations that subsequently have full visiting lists, such as Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013). Other prominent artists in their collection include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Barbara Kruger, and Cy Twombly.
Downtown L.A.'s galleries and art spaces include François Ghebaly, Night Gallery, and REDCAT, a multidisciplinary centre for visual, media, and performing arts, inaugurated by CalArts in 2003. The project's architecture was designed by Frank Gehry and is located inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. In addition to local and international artists, the centre is a hub for avantgarde plays and shows. Art schools have had a major impact on L.A.'s arts scene, with many graduates leading and expanding it, as relayed by major art and cultural critics and writers such as Chris Kraus.
Another major art institution affiliated with a university is Hammer Museum by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Hammer Museum was founded by Dr. Armand Hammer in 1990, featuring 19th and early 20th-century French impressionist and post-impressionist paintings from his collection. In 1994, the museum partnered with UCLA and built on the Hammer Contemporary Collection. The Hammer is now known for its progressive exhibitions—both historical and contemporary—and focus on historically overlooked artists. Its five collections include works ranging from Abstract Expressionism to European old master prints.
In 2012, Hammer Museum inaugurated Made in L.A., a biannual exhibition featuring work exclusively by Los Angeles artists.
J. Paul Getty Museum is nearby, home to the Getty Center, also known as the Getty. Founded in 1997, the Getty features Western art from the Middle Ages to contemporary day. The museum's second location, the Getty Villa, in Malibu, displays art from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.
Known for its collection of antiquities, drawings, manuscripts, paintings, photographs, and sculptural and decorative arts, the Getty Museum's highlights include works by Rembrandt, Manet, Robert Mapplethorpe, Greek and Roman marble statues, and Byzantine manuscripts.
The Getty hosts various other programmes dedicated to research and conservation, maintaining an important relationship in both conserving and generating arts in Los Angeles.
Major art landmarks in Los Angeles include the Watts Towers—a sculpture by 'outsider artist' Simon Rodia—and the exhibition space, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, known for its archive of the visual arts in the city, and experimental venue, Human Resources.
