Brittany Ryan
Spring/Break Art Fair is always THE most inventive and unique of the art fairs in Los Angeles, and this year is no exception. Charming, eclectic, witty, and strange – that can sum up any number of the different specifically curated cubicles of art at the 2023 edition, held in a former warehouse space at Adams Blvd. and La Cienega. Now in its 12th year, the fair calls itself a “curator driven” art show, and it is: each of the spaces is immersive once you take a step inside.
Take a look:
Emily Silver (below) thinks in pink…
There was also a textural desert from Nina K. Ekman and other artists …
Paintings and Sculptures by Brooke McGowen make up a “Rave Wave” …
Greg Haberny made wooden portraits…
Kathleen Henderson’s “Gummed Reverse” is a fine exhibition of evocative oil stick drawings at Los Angeles-based galleryTrack 16’s space, while curated yby Rokhsane Hovaida, Yasmine K. Kasem creates large scale woven tapestries.
A relatively new art scene is growing in Boston, including the Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, (above) who offers “In Mother’s Arms,” featuring the work of Alex MClay and Cassandra C. Jones.
Brittany Ryan’s lush, classic scultpural works were softly hued; news leadlines were the subject of Max Rippon’s smart “Save the Date.”
Both Dave Alexander and David Bazanova as well as Marianna Peragallow and Thomas Martinez Pilnik offered fresh and amusing, smart, engaging works.
Taylor Lee Nicholson’s “Yard Sale” curated by Jonell Logan and Janet Loren Hill was among my favorite exhibition spaces, fanciful, fun, and of-the-moment all at once.
“The Hidden Influence of a Rebirth” used electrical components to create art that evoked sea life.
Spencer Gilbert took viewers “Far From Home.”
The exhibition space “Simulations of the Sacred” brought outstanding neon figurative work to the fair.
And “Connoissseurs of the Street” created a vibrant environment.
Another of my favorite spaces made me laugh out loud – meet Mark Zuckerberg holding forth, our “Beloved Leader” by artist David Howe, curated by Jac Lahav.
If you want original, reasonably priced art, fanciful settings, and the occasional scatological creation, look no farther than Spring Break. Featuring exhibitors primarily from LA, San Francisco, New York, and even one gallery from a newly burgeoning Boston scene, take a look at the vibrant colors, immersive installations. and clever, entertaining artworks here. It’s an original – and that’s worth taking a break for.
- Genie Davis, Photos: Genie Davis
