Los Angeles Art Report

If anyone is doing the gallery crawl around LA in the next few weeks, these particular shows are definitely worth checking out. L.A. Object and David Hammons Body Prints, at the Roberts & Tilton Gallery, pretty much blew mind mind when I walked in the door. Holly Myers from the Los Angeles Times described it this way, "(the show) is an anomaly in this languid season - a group show with substance, devoted not to what's hip now but to an underexposed vein of Los Angeles art history: 1960s and '70s assemblage." I agree. The works could not be further in style from what is currently deemed "aesthetically hip" these days, but that is maybe why it's so refreshing. I highly sugest seeing this if you can. Roberts & Tilton, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, LA 90048 www.robertsandtilton.com

Also, if you're already down in the Bev Hills/Wilshire area, Chris Burden's show at Gagsoian Gallery is worh seeing. I couldn't find any good photos to pull from the show, so I'm showing this old documentation of his famous "Shoot" (1971), where he had himself shot for a performance. That piece isn't in the show (I just thought it looked cool), the show is totally different...relating to yin/yang, sports cars and tractors, but you can see that when you go! Gagosian Gallery, 456 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 www.gagosian.com