January 28, 2008
Los Angeles Art Show 2008 Favorites
[Untitled, oil, ink, pencil on canvas, 64 x 72″, 2007 by Brian Novatny]
I finally made it to the LA Show for this first time this past Friday. Despite feeling a bit dizzy in the Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, I enjoyed this event a little more than I expected.
Frey Norris Gallery [San Francisco] and George Billis Gallery [L.A./N.Y.] made strong impressions on us. Frey Norris had some really colorful, detailed work by contemporary Chinese artists. George Billis also had a very colorful collection of works, in particular a couple of pieces left over from Brian Novatny’s recent show [pictured above]. Check out these galleries’ programs & upcoming events.
We really enjoyed seeing pieces by V. Koshlyakov, Marnie Spencer, Ryan McGinness, Marcus Jansen, and James Lahey. Unfortunately, we didn’t make it to artLA. Too much art in LA in January to keep up.
