Sandroni Rey / Johan Nobell Exhibition

Sandroni Rey is exhibiting "Acres of Pain" an exhibition of new work by Johan Nobell. This will be Nobell’s first solo show with Sandroni Rey.The exhibition will continue through March 15th.

Johan Nobell
Sky Tinted Water, 2007
oil on linen, 18 7/8 x 24 3/4 " (47.9 x 62.9 cm)
© Johan Nobell, courtesy of Sandroni Rey, Culver City




Johan Nobell
Feeder, 2007
oil on linen, 18 7/8 x 23 5/8 " (47.9 x 60 cm)
© Johan Nobell, courtesy of Sandroni Rey, Culver City





Johan Nobell
Battlefield, 2007
oil on linen, 18 7/8 x 24 3/4 " (47.9 x 62.9 cm)
© Johan Nobell, courtesy of Sandroni Rey, Culver City

In this new body of work Nobell continues to explore landscapes through intricate narratives conjured from both imagined and real events. He juxtaposes vibrant color and cartoon-like imagery with apocalyptic themes to create paintings that are ominous yet amusing as machines and natural elements merge and take on lives of their own.

Nobell creates organized chaos in a degenerated paradise where he plays out the life cycles of political struggle, violence, hunger, sexuality and death. While his work does not necessarily fit within traditional landscape genres, Nobell borrows from a wide variety of art historical references in order to evoke intense emotion and conflict through anthropomorphic beings—acknowledging and interpreting human relations to nature in a contemporary society where natural and man-made worlds collide.

The gallery is also showing the artwork of Farrah Karapetian, in the Project Room.

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Johan Nobell
Acres of Pain
February 16, 2008 - March 15, 2008


Farrah Karapetian
Shipping Container
February 16, 2008 - March 15, 2008


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Sandroni Rey
2762 S. La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310.280.0111

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website, Sandroni Rey.


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David Gallery / Stephen Wilkes Exhibit

Through March 22nd, the David Gallery in Culver City will be presently photographs of China by Stephen Wilkes.

Traveling through old and new China, Wilkes has expertly portrayed a nation amidst rapid and vast transformation. Focusing on both rural and urban industrialized settings – and the increasing number of areas where these two collide – the artist draws our attention to a changing way of life. The large spectacular imagery speaks of not only a new era in China, but also a shift in global economies already felt in the United States.

Stephen Wilkes
Factory Girls in a Row
© Stephen Wilkes, courtesy of David Gallery



Stephen Wilkes
Lone Girl Factory, China
© Stephen Wilkes, courtesy of David Gallery




Stephen Wilkes
New Construction, Shangai, China
© Stephen Wilkes, courtesy of David Gallery

Wilkes is a leading contemporary photographer whose photographs reside in several prominent museum collections. His work has also graced the covers of Sports Illustrated, Fortune, The New York Times Magazine and Time Magazine.


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Stephen Wilkes: China
February 2 - March 22, 2008
Gallery hours: 11 - 6 Tuesday through Saturday


David Gallery
5795 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
323 939-9079


For additional information contact the gallery or visit their website David Gallery.


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Corey Helford Gallery - Chris Anthony

Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present “I’m The Most Normal Person I Know”, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles photographer Chris Anthony. For his second solo show at Corey Helford, Anthony transforms his childhood daydreams and obsessions with Lilliputia into a series of otherworldly narratives and haunting portraits. Employing his personal collection of vintage lenses that span from 1870 to 1910 and a medley of cheesecloth, papier mache, velvet, doll parts, dress forms, mannequins and tattered clothes, Anthony creates a unique world fi lled with his signature fantastical aesthetic and technical artistry. Accompanying “I’m The Most Normal Person I Know” will be a limited-edition book of 1,000 copies under the same title, which features photographs from the exhibition as well as additional images.

Chris Anthony
Fear of Emotional Chemistry, 2007
C-Print
Edition of 3, Size 33 X 50 inches
Edition of 5, Size 21 X 32 inches

Chris Anthony
Chivalry Towards Ladies, 2007
C-Print
Edition of 3, Size 33 X 50 inches
Edition of 5, Size 21 X 32 inches

Chris Anthony
Sleep Still In Your Eyes, 2007
C-Print
Edition of 3, Size 33 X 50 inches
Edition of 5, Size 21 X 32 inches

Chris Anthony is an internationally recognized photographer who was awarded this year’s Grand Prize in American Photo’s Images of the Year Competition for his “Victims & Avengers” series, which was shown in its entirety for the first time at Corey Helford Gallery in January 2007.

Exhibition continues through February 16th

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232

Open Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 6:00

Please contact the gallery for additional information. Their website is http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/.