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MMG Packs Bags for Culver City

Posted on November 13, 2010 | 2 comments

After twelve successful years in Bergamot Station (Santa Monica, CA), Mark Moore Gallery is thrilled to announce its permanent relocation to Culver City, CA. In conjunction with the grand opening of the new space, the gallery will also debut the much-anticipated solo exhibition for renowned local artist, Mario Ybarra Jr.

Originally built in 1925, the building that will soon house Mark Moore Gallery has been deemed a Historic Building by Culver City’s preservation program. Featuring a brick façade, vaulted wood ceilings and an enclosed courtyard, the 3,200 square-foot gallery is located in close proximity to Roberts & Tilton, Carmichael Gallery and Blythe Projects on Washington Boulevard two blocks from La Cienega Boulevard.

The interior concept and design was developed by the globally-reputed architect Peter Zellner of ZELLNERPLUS (Culver City, CA), whose previous projects have included Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects (CA), REDCAT (CA), LA><ART (CA), Wallspace Gallery (NY), Matthew Marks Gallery (opening 2011, CA), and many others. With both a main gallery exhibition space and Project Room integrated into the gallery, Zellner has accounted for the need to showcase the diversified nature of Mark Moore Gallery’s program, with specified features tailored to display video and installation works. Opening to the public for the first time on January 8th, 2011, the gallery’s inaugural exhibition will be new work by Ybarra Jr., a showcase that will include multimedia elements as we celebrate his first solo show in Los Angeles since 2007.

Gallery President Mark Moore founded Mark Moore Gallery in 1992 in Santa Monica (CA). Since its inception, the gallery has gone on to participate in international art fairs – including those in Miami, New York, Chicago, Cologne, and London – and represents over twenty-five contemporary emerging and mid-career artists. Joined by Director Catlin Moore, Assistant Director Matthew Gardocki, Registrar Ashley Ayala and Preparator Jonah Olson, Moore is eager to join the Culver City community with an ambitious schedule for 2011.

Edit your address book entry to reflect MMG’s new home, and join us on January 8th from 6-8pm in celebration of Mario Ybarra Jr.‘s brand new work in our brand new space:

5790 Washington Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232

Needless to say, we’re just a little excited.

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“Elements of Nature” in New Orleans

Posted on November 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

In addition to beignets, jazz and football, New Orleans appears to have a pretty good handle on contemporary art. Concurrently on view with the “Prospect 1.5” edition of the city’s Biennial of international art, “Elements of Nature” is showcasing selections from the CA-based Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation’s permanent collection at the Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans.

On view through February 27, 2011, the exhibition features works by MMG artists Todd Hebert, Allison Schulnik, Ali Smith and Cindy Wright alongside Ed Ruscha, Robert Rauschenberg, Billy Al Bengston and many others. More information on the show – curated by Billie Milam Weisman – can be found on the exhibition website.

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“Lizzie in the Snow” Opens to Warm Reception

Posted on November 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Nevermind the fact it’s 93 degrees in Santa Monica, Lizzie Jagger is reclining in the snow at Mark Moore Gallery . For his first LA solo exhibition, Yigal Ozeri furnished us with over a dozen photorealistic oil paintings and one exquisite video – works that captured the eye of Beautiful/Decay Associate Editor Sasha Lee, who interviewed the artist for the publication’s preview feature article.

Acting as the last exhibition in the gallery’s current space (before relocating), “Lizzie in the Snow” opened to Ozeri enthusiasts from around the globe – and will remain on view through December 19th, 2010. A sincere thanks on behalf of the gallery and the artist to all those who attended the reception; it was an incredible way to end our time in Bergamot Station, and mark the beginning of MMG’s next chapter…

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Kim Dorland’s “New Material” in NYC

Posted on October 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

After disappearing into the studio for nearly seven months, Kim Dorland has emerged armed with a legion of wolves, sasquatches, owls and crows. For his upcoming solo show at Mike Weiss Gallery (New York, NY), Dorland does exactly what his show title promises: explores the sensuous tactility and arresting challenges of new material. Glitter, feathers, string and wood slabs enhance the artist’s fascination with the dividing line between the supernatural and mundane, while a new foray into taxidermy bespeaks his connectivity with the rural Canadian landscape.

“New Material” opens November 6, 2010, and remains on view through January 8, 2011. For more information, please visit the gallery’s exhibition page.

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‘Cause This is “Thriller”…Partially…

Posted on October 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

Remember that time that Josh Azzarella spent two years making his “Untitled #100 (Fantasia)” video? And how it was an eerie rendition of Michael Jackson’s 1983 opus, “Thriller?” That was pretty sweet.

What about the time that David LaChapelle and Josh Azzarella hosted a screening of the video and conversation with photography curator Edward Robinson at the LA County Museum of Art? Not ringing a bell? Maybe that’s because it’s slated for Saturday, October 30th at 2pm at LACMA’s Bing Theater – and it’s FREE. In case you wanted to kick off your Halloween weekend properly, you can learn more information about the event on LACMA’s program website.

Zombie gear optional.

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Fisher Retrospective Deemed “Stunning”

Posted on October 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

Right in tandem with the kickoff to the fall art season, Vernon Fisher‘s “K-Mart Conceptualism” – a retrospective of work from over thirty years at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (TX) – opened to a warm reception by both press and attendees alike.

With positive review from both the Star-Telegram and D Magazine, among others, “K-Mart Conceptualism” acts as an astute survey of the artist’s career to date. The substantial catalogue, with contributions by Frances Colpitt, Michael Auping and Ned Rifkin, can be purchased here in case you’re unable to view the exhibition in person (which remains open through January 2, 2011).

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Cordy Ryman at DCKT Contemporary

Posted on September 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

The oppressively hot summer in New York apparently held no bearing on Cordy Ryman‘s abilities to produce some serious art. For his second solo show at DCKT Contemporary, Ryman trots out his trademark mastery of the three-dimensional and spatial – a trait Stephen Westfall of Bomb Magazine refers to as “a hybridized zone between sculpture and painting.”

Surely an ideal way to kick off your dose of the fall art season, the opening reception will take place on Sunday, September 12, 5-7pm at the gallery. For more information, visit  DCKT’s website.

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Jason Salavon Evalutes “Nature/Culture” in NY

Posted on August 28, 2010 | Leave a comment

Missed out on Jason Salavon‘s multiple summer group shows? Lucky for you, there’s a chance to catch him in New York at Castle Gallery‘s upcoming exhibition, “Nature/Culture,” organized by Katrina Rhein.

Opening September 12, 2010 from 2 – 4pm, the show will feature works by Jae Hi Ahn, Christopher Rose and twelve others that assess how “nature informs culture and culture impacts nature.”

For more information, click here!

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MMG Goes Spielberg with Chad Person

Posted on August 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

Following yesterday’s Los Angeles Times’ review of “Surviving the End of Your World” – by Leah Ollman – MMG thought it timely to debut our inaugural gallery-produced documentary video, featuring Chad Person himself! Pontificating on everything from “The Mayor Rests” to “RECESS,” Person takes us behind the scenes and into his fortified bunker, rounding out the solo exhibition that Ollman dubbed “survivalism meets DIY craft.”

Ladies and gentlemen, the world premiere of MarkMooreGalleryTV (LA), featuring Chad Person.

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Metadataphile: Say It Three Times Fast…

Posted on August 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

Curators Jennifer Frias and Lilia Lamas of the University of California, Riverside, are throwing down with technology. In their upcoming exhibition, “<Metadataphile>: The Collapse of Visual Information,” at California State University, Fullerton, Frias and Lamas evaluate our society’s preoccupation with data-centric communication and the subsequent miscommunication therein.

Opening August 28, 2010, “<Metadataphile>” will feature works by MMG’s Josh Azzarella, Jason Salavon and Kim Rugg – all of whom evaluate these central themes through distinct medium and content. For more information, sign up for the exhibition’s mailing list here!

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