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More great press for Mike Saijo's public work. Plans for this great community artwork were debuted in Mike's Solo exhibition at the gallery prior to it coming to life.

A recently opened pocket park on Mathews Street in Boyle Heights contains unique public art: A fountain surrounded by tiles with QR codes that, when scanned, reveal oral histories from the diverse communities that over the years have called the neighborhood home.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3wLLh5i
📸 By Leslie Berestein Rojas

Rest in Peace Frank Stella

Frank Stella, Trailblazing Artist Who Pushed Abstraction to Its Limits, Dies at 87 Frank Stella, an artist famed for his all-black abstractions of the 1950s, has died at 87.

Excellent artist talk with Gay Summer Rick l Artist and Shana Nys Dambrot captured by EMS ARTS for those who missed it: https://youtu.be/J88E0UTILkQ?si=wOdkt-C6GjHISU3f

Gay Summer Rick
Cadence, 2023
Oil on canvas
20 x 48 in

Whisper, 2023
Oil on Canvas
12 x 12 in

Rise, 2023
Oil on Canvas
24 x 24 in

Gay Summer Rick's solo exhibit continues in person and on our website. Join us for an artist talk this Saturday.

Shana Nys Dambrot in Conversation with Gay Summer Rick: Saturday October 21st, 4pm

bG Gallery, Bergamot Station is pleased to present an artist conversation between Shan Nys Dambrot and Gay Summer Rick as part of its eighth solo exhibition with artist, Gay Summer Rick; Lighter Than Air. (https://santamonica.bgartdealings.com/show/bg-gallery-gay-summer-rick-lighter-than-air) The urban coastal environment continues to serve as muse for Gay Summer Rick’s paintings. For this new body of work the artist has delved into an exploration of awe and its ability to captivate and uplift us in troubling times. Floating, hovering, gliding, and flying are pivotal themes explored in the work to elicit a sense of wonder. Graceful trapeze artists flying through the air, surfers at rest in the lull between waves, glowing reflections created by the setting sun just above the horizon, and objects, as though weightless, hovering overhead, invite the viewer to be transported.

Shana Nys Dambrot is an art critic, curator, and author based in Downtown LA. She is the Arts Editor for the L.A. Weekly, and a contributor to Flaunt, Art & Cake, and Artillery. She studied Art History at Vassar College, writes book and catalog essays, curates and juries exhibitions, is a dedicated Instagram photographer and is the author of the experimental novella Zen Psychosis (2020, Griffith Moon). She speaks at galleries, schools, and cultural institutions nationally, and is a Co-Chair of ArtTable's SoCal Chapter, is a member of the LA Press Club, and sits on the Board of Art Share-LA the Advisory Council of Building Bridges Art Exchange.

Gay Summer Rick’s primary preoccupation is the search for beauty and has found her spending years culling urban landscapes for hidden treasure. A longtime Los Angeles transplant from New York, Rick has used painting to reclaim home and her place in ever changing cityscapes. Rick’s work expresses quiet vibration and the surprising beauty of commonplace elements found in the urban environment. Her work describes this in an atmospheric and dreamlike yet familiar manner. Rick’s paintings are created using palette knives and layered veils of color, and they articulate the pulse of life where the city meets the sea, rendering her work as energetic as the tides that pull the ocean to and from the shore.

Check out our event on Saturday, Oct 21, 2023.

View event details Click here for event details from bG gallery!

Luminance, 2023
Oil on Canvas
30 x 48 in

Up now and join us tomorrow October 14th, 4-7pm, to honor the solo exhibition by Gay Summer Rick. 🖌️🎉

We have lift off! Come visit Gay Summer Rick's solo exhibition, Lighter Than Air, at our gallery during our opening hours of 12-6pm, Tuesday-Saturday. One of the featured works is titled "Lift," an oil on canvas piece measuring 24x24in. This artwork captures a magical moment as a Good Year blimp gracefully floats above the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). The blimp is bathed in a golden light, creating a stunning visual. A reception to celebrate will take place next Saturday 14th 4-7pm

We have installed the Gay Summer Rick exhibition at our gallery. Enjoy the captivating artwork during our regular hours or request a virtual viewing. Contact us for a catalog or personalized FaceTime walk through.

Oct 5- Nov 4 an exciting by artist Gay Summer Rick: Lighter Than Air. Floating, and flying, are pivotal themes. Trapeze artists flying, surfers in the lull between waves, and objects hovering, invite us to be transported. Reception: Sat Oct 14th, 4-7pm

Great article on Hyperallergic features bG artist Gay Summer Rick https://hyperallergic.com/830135/capturing-the-elusive-magic-of-californias-golden-light/

Gay Summer Rick l Artist

Thank you to Renée Reizman

Capturing the Elusive Magic of California’s Golden Light Artists have long been drawn to California’s sun-cloaked landscapes. But now, this idyllic light might be fading against the backdrop of social inequalities and rising air pollution.

Visit bG in the Hamptons in July!

Hamptons Fine Art Fair Announces 2023 Gallerists and VIP Events for the Summers Most Prestigious Art Fair  Hamptons Fine Art Fair, the international fine art fair from the producers of ShowHamptons, has announced their 2023 exhibitor list,

Through a world weightless, 2023
hand embroidery on linen (white frame)
26 x 22 in

We tell each other stories, 2023
rolled scroll hand embroidered on vintage lace
Placed in a lined wood box with pillow 8 x 4 in

Veil of Devotion, 2022
hand embroidery on linen (black frame)
16 x 13 in

Memory is a Seamstress, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile
13 x 14 in

Skies Have a Way of Falling, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
20 x 18 in

Falling into Place, 2021
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
22 x 11 in

An Act of Hypnosis, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
22 x 18 in

A Thousand Past Days, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
58 x 20 in

When Wishing Still Worked, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (black frame)
18 x 14 in Sold

When all the stars go out in the sky, 2022
Hand embroidery on vintage yardage, suspended from ceiling with silver cafe rod
77 x 100 x 2 in

One by One, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
16 x 10 in each frame
16 x 55 x 1.40 in

Of Cabbages and Kings, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
60 x 24 in

Full of Sleep, 2022
Hand embroidery and applique using cheesecloth and vintage lace on linen
40 x 36 in

Invisible by Day, 2022
Approx. 100” long, suspended from ceiling with silver cafe rod
Hand embroidery on vintage yardage

For Safe Keeping, 2022
hand embroidery on vintage textile (white frame)
18 x 23 in