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Twin sisters and are up next! Their show ‘The Onion Fields’ reenvisions the path their predecessors took through California as migrants and onion farmers and, in the case of their Mother, a portrait photographer. The pair have been working towards not only this show but a book of photographs on the same theme. We can’t wait to see it come to life!

Opening reception Sept. 21, you know where.

Coil by Kingston, NY artist to close the ‘Nothing Nowhere’ chapter.

Gallery hours resume and our next show opens September 21! Til then 💗

We will have OPEN HOURS today and tomorrow (Sat + Sun) with Compact resident artist from 1-4pm!

‘Nothing Nowhere’ closes way too soon, tomorrow, Sunday, Aug 25 🗓️⌛️

Photos courtesy of fellow exhibiting artist,

‘Without Flowers,’ acrylic and oil stick on wood panel, 40 by 46 inches, inquire within

A tour of the little room in which ’s Vessels sit, accompanied by a variety of objects transformed into sculpture from cardboard, wood, acrylic, canvas, glue, wax, and spackle, among other everyday items. In contrast, his paintings give the illusion of being made from various media — photography? collage? porcelain? — but are simply acrylic on wood. We’re lucky to have these and other works in ‘Nothing Nowhere’ on view, but only til Sunday! Be sure to book time with us before then if you’re in town. By appointment only.

We’re thrilled to have back following his 2019 solo exhibition way back when! 🥹 The Joshua Tree-based half of ‘Nothing Nowhere’ brings a series of larger scale paintings constrained to a mostly black and white palette, each depicting fleeting moments in various textures or states of fidelity. Characters and objects interplay within the scene but could almost be unrelated, as if they were collaged together after the fact. Tandem bikes and tubas interject a sense of playfulness, made serious under cover of grayscale.

Up first are ‘Each Others Own’, 60 by 46 inches, and ‘Sidewalk Sidewalk’, 40 by 46 inches, both acrylic and oil stick on wood panel.

’s stars — acrylic on wood, artist frame 🤩

Thank you to old friends and for collaborating on a very special show, ‘Nothing Nowhere,’ and instigating our Compact Residency, which takes its lead from locally-based artists. And thank you all who came out on a sweltering August eve to celebrate with us!

Compact Residency part two opens Saturday, Aug 10 with a split bill from JT artist and visiting Kingston, NY artist ! The two present a show of paintings and sculpture in a *mostly* grayscale palette (look closely for other hues peeking behind the surface). Only on view through Aug 25 before our regular programming resumes in September, so don’t miss this one!

OPENING RECEPTION
Aug 10, 2024 | 6–10 pm

It’s been such a pleasure hosting GATEFOLDS and this past month. Come and join us tonight for a proper sendoff! B.Y.O. lawn chair for video installation viewing out front 🎥

Saturday evening! 💫 A summer show of prints and window video installation by , following a collaboration by and

Throwing a thing for to celebrate his new body of work, ‘needles on the ocean floor,’ which closes this Sunday. Beat the heat with Ethan and your Compound friends from 12 to 2 pm 🌞

Regular gallery hours til 5 o clock, then we say a fond farewell to these beautiful sculptures!

Pictured: REVERSE HEEL (2024)
52 x 20 x 12 inches, encaustic painted steel, painted concrete, photo by

The rust is singing on ’s ‘rust melodium’ 🎶

MIRROR (2024), two panels, 18” x 18” each. Made from hand-hammered copper tiles that were soldered or brazed together and are enunciated by a mirrored abstract pattern snaking across the diptych. Each set inside a steel frame.

On view as part of Ethan Primason’s exhibition ‘needles on the ocean floor’ and sold as one set.

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Joshua Tree intermission

The exhibition is open Fri–Sun 12–5! Ethan Primason’s ‘needles on the ocean floor,’ on view through June 9.

Stone sculptures by Ethan Primason, just the right size for a shelf or a side table you may have at home. L to R, ‘Mask,’ ‘Sister,’ ‘High Collar’ all sweetly situated together, all distinct

ETHAN PRIMASON ・ needles on the ocean floor

needles on the ocean floor is a collection of sculptures focused on balance and weight as reflected in both material and composition. Ethan Primason’s approach to form is influenced by a dedication to repetition, labor, and creatively surrendering to generative compulsion. The work is a reflection of practice; a cycle of production, evaluation, re-production, re-evaluation.

NEW FENCE (2024), 36 x 37 inches, cast aluminium, steel

Always attuned, always listening 🎶

DIVINER (2024)
48 x 12 inches, steel and stone

chair (2024), 42 x 42 x 30 inches, steel

By Ethan Primason for his body of work, ‘needles on the ocean floor,’ on view through June 9

Ethan’s work is a reflection of practice: a cycle of production,evaluation, re-production, re-evaluation.

Largely gathered and left over from work as a fabricator, raw materials such as steel, stone and wood are transformed and repurposed through chiseling, cutting, and grinding. Welding and painting are used to add volume and to reveal new textures, shapes, and forms.

In case u missed the opening, we’ll be open late again this Saturday celebrating Ethan Primason and Caroline Partamian’s other outfit, !

We absolutely loved having you last night! Come again soon, show will be open til June 9 and we will be open Fri–Sun, 12-5 per usual

🪡 THIS SATURDAY 🪡

🪡 THIS SATURDAY🪡

Detail of Ethan Primason’s forthcoming show, ‘needles on the ocean floor’ captured by fellow C.YV exhibiting artist (2020),

Only a few works on paper still available ◻️✂️◽️

12 PAINTINGS/12 COLLAGES will be up through the end of the month! Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 12-5 until March 31.

needles on the ocean floor is a collection of sculptures focused on balance and weight as reflected in both material and composition. Ethan Primason’s approach to form is influenced by a dedication to repetition, labor, and creatively surrendering to generative compulsion. The work is a reflection of practice; a cycle of production, evaluation, re-production, re-evaluation

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