Kohn Gallery

Kohn Gallery is an art gallery established in 1985 and located in Hollywood, California.[1] The space, under the direction of gallerist Michael Kohn,[2] has exhibited works by seminal Pop artist Wallace Berman,[3][4] Colombian painter María Berrío,[5] polymath artist Enríque Martínez Celaya,[6] German painter Rosa Loy,[7] American abstract painter Ed Moses,[8] Pop/graffiti artist Keith Haring[9] and numerous others.

Kohn Gallery
Established1985
Location1227 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
DirectorMichael Kohn
ArchitectLester Tobias

Guest curators at the gallery have included journalist, critic, and curator Kristine McKenna,[10] New York artist Heidi Hahn,[11] and West Coast Pop artist Tony Berlant.[12]

One of the gallery's inaugural exhibitions, haven taken place in 1986, included Andy Warhol's Campbell’s Soup Boxes.[13]

Background

The gallery was founded by Michael Kohn, former Flash Art Magazine editor and art critic for Arts Magazine.[14][15] The gallery has existed in its current location since 2014.[1] The building had previously been used as a printing press facility.[1]

In 2010, the business celebrated its 25th anniversary with Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Clifford Einstein, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and other public figures in attendance.[16][17]

In 2015, the Wall Street Journal dubbed the gallery "among the most important showcases of modern art on the West Coast."[18]

In media

In June 2016, the gallery was featured on the podcast You Can't Eat the Sunshine in celebration and exploration of the gallery's major exhibition of Wallace Berman's work.[19]

References
  1. "Michael Kohn Goes to Hollywood - Art in America". KOHN GALLERY.
  2. "Kohn Gallery - Los Angeles Times". KOHN GALLERY.
  3. "Berman". KOHN GALLERY.
  4. "Datebook: Portraits of pugilists, a key L.A. collagist gets his due, and a piano show about destruction". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 2016.
  5. "Review: María Berrío's dream-like collages deploy paper like paint". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2019.
  6. Stuart, Gwynedd (September 17, 2019). "Enrique Martinez Celaya Captures a Familiar Feeling in His First L.A. Show in 4 Years".
  7. "The mysterious women of Rosa Loy's paintings". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 2018.
  8. "Ed Moses - Artnews". KOHN GALLERY.
  9. "CONTACT". KOHN GALLERY.
  10. "Kristine McKenna". October 30, 2019 – via Wikipedia.
  11. "Heidi Hahn - Curator". KOHN GALLERY.
  12. "Tony Berlant - Curator". KOHN GALLERY.
  13. https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.113.html/2015/contemporary-art-day-auction-n09421
  14. "artnet". www.artnet.com.
  15. Michals, Susan (November 23, 2010). "Michael Kohn On What It Takes To Make it in the Art Business in L.A."
  16. "General view ofMichael Kohn Gallery's 25th Anniversary Show at..." Getty Images.
  17. "Scene and Heard: Michael Kohn Gallery party". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 2010.
  18. McLaughlin, Katy. "Big City Tastemakers Choose an Old Fashioned House". WSJ.
  19. Adventures, Esotouric Bus (June 2, 2016). "Episode #111: The Wild World of Wallace Berman". Esotouric.

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