Thanks to everyone that attended the opening night of New Neons/Mural Study by Alessandro Moroder and Erin D. Garcia this past Friday. Exhibition runs until Sept. 28th. Please email info@hvw8.com for inquiries.
Opening night photos by Reserve Result.
Photos from Atiba Jefferson’s opening night. Thanks to everyone who came through.
Thanks to everyone that attended the opening of JJJJound ‘Correspondence’ at HVW8 Gallery.
Thank-you to adidas originals and Newcastle for the support.
Exhibition continues until July 7th, email info@hvw8.com for inquiries.
LOS ANGELES has recently moved to the forefront of the contemporary art scene with HVW8 Gallery playing a pivotal role. HVW8 stands at the heart of Art, Music and Design in this emerging scene, bringing diverse groups together for its celebrated openings and exhibitions since 2006. In continuing its avant-garde tradition, HOME & AWAY is an exhibition series featuring HVW8 alumni from LA and NY making their European debuts. The exhibition will open at the Galleria Patricia Armocida in Milan and closes out in Amsterdam at the Andenken Gallery.
HOME & AWAY
Milan
GALLERIA PATRICIA ARMOCIDA
May 17 – 19th
Opening May 17th, 7 – 10pm
Via Lattanzio, 77 Milan, Italy
Contact: (+39) 02 3651 9304
RSVP press_originals@adidas.com
PR contact:
Alessia Battistello
Alessia.Battistello@adidas.com
+39 02 89181316
HOME & AWAY
Amsterdam
ANDENKEN GALLERY
May 24 – 26th
Opening May 24th, 7 – 10pm
Pazzanistraat 17 1014 DB Amsterdam
Contact: (+31) 62 155 6414
PR contact:
Ken Aerts
Ken.Aerts@adidas.com
15 YEARS OF GONZ & ADIDAS
May 4th – June 2nd, 2013
1pm to 6pm
Photography by
Joe Brook
Benjamin Deberdt
Brian Gaberman
Gabe Morford
Skin Phillips
Sem Rubio
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.655.4898 | WWW.HVW8.COM
Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening of ‘Family’ this past Saturday, featuring work by Hanni El Khatib, Nathan Cabrera, Keith P. Stone, Nick Walker, and Dr. Woo.
The exhibition is currently on dispay until April 28th. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, 1- 6pm. Email info@hvw8.com or call 323 655 4898 for artwork inquires.
More coverage from opening night on:
Altamont
the Hundreds
LA Record
Unedited Video from our Art Basel event, featuring A$AP Rocky, Hassan Rahim, Alessandro Moroder, 13th Witness and Justin West.
Thank you to everyone who came by the Toro Y Moi ‘Anything In Return’ installation this past weekend.
Photos: Carlos Quinteros Jr.
Thank-you to everyone who came out to the adidas and HVW8 Gallery’s ‘Fortune’ at Art Basel in Miami featuring artists Justin West, Hassan Rahim, Alessandro Moroder and 13th Witness, hosted by A$AP Rocky.
It was an amazing night of art and music, and with 3000 RSVP’s to the pop-up Gallery’s capacity of 260 it was a packed night as well.
Photo’s by David Cabrera.
featuring artists:
Justin West (Harlem)
Hassan Rahim(LA)
Alessandro Moroder(LA / Italy)
13th Witness(NYC)
email:
RSVP@HVW8.com
Join us tomorrow at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery for an Artist Talk with Tim Biskup and Kelsey Brookes from 5 – 8 pm.
Special thanks to Bushmills, Corona, & Mumford.
A&C Shop at HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
Curated by Art & Council
August 31st – September 22nd, 2012
A&C Shop Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 1-6pm
Opening Reception – Friday, August 31st, 7-10pm
HVW8 Art & Design Gallery
661 Spaulding Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery and Art & Council present the A&C Shop – a conceptual project space featuring a collection of artwork, prints, objects, books, merchandise, and more from over a dozen emerging and established international artists. The A&C Shop is a presentation of Art & Council’s varied creative interests, a destination for discovery, and a physical space to build community.
Art & Council, with support from HVW8, have also collaborated with Modernica & artist Craig Costello a.k.a “KRINK” to release an edition of 5 custom painted fiberglass shell chairs. The chairs will be available opening night in the gallery, and online at www.hvw8.com/shop. Also the artist will paint a site specific mural on the front of HVW8.
Craig Costello a.k.a. “KRINK” or “KR”, is one of the most visionary and inspirational street artists working today, and is also the creator of KRINK, a line of the finest quality handmade inks and markers, beloved by artists and vandals alike. For more information about Krink, please visit krink.com.
Artists taking part in the A&C Shop include Cleon Peterson, Cody Hudson, Eduardo Lopez, Hassan Rahim, Jason Jaworski, Jay Howell, John Antoski, Kelsey Brooks, Kevin Lyons, Craig Costello a.k.a “Krink”, Lisa Leone, Patrick Trefz, Purienne, Ray Potes, Tim Biskup, Tyler Warren, Tofer Chin, and more.
Art & Council is a full service agency and liaison between concept and realization. Our core interest is in the vanguard of contemporary creativity and its ability to broaden the awareness of our client’s talents and mission. We work closely with a diverse international network of cultural innovators to provide highly sought after solutions that resonate with purpose.
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery was founded in 2005 with a focus on supporting fine art & avant-garde graphic design. It soon became the premier underground gallery in Los Angeles and over the past 7 years has exhibited emerging and established artists from around the world. HVW8 has also hosted numerous musical performances and special events, continuing to cement its reputation under gallery curator Tyler Gibney as an exhibition space for artists to showcase their varied creative expression. Past exhibitors include Parra, Geoff McFetridge, Kevin Lyons, Anthony Lister, Lance Mountain, Mos Def with Cognito, Charles Munka, Michael Leon, Alvaro Ilizarbe, and more.
Our friend Mathieu Schreyer (aka Mr. French) celebrates 5 years at the bar marmont with special guests each Tuesday Night.
Thank you to everyone who attended the opening night of Lisa Leone’s ‘Then’.
Also thanks to DJ Jeremy Sole, Bushmills, and Mumford Brewing Co. for the music and beverages.
Tim Biskup and Nikki.
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery took part in last night’s ‘in the Art of the City’ a fundraiser for A Better LA.
Lisa Leone, Tim Biskup, Alvaro Illizarbe and Tyler Gibney all donated pieces through the HVW8 Gallery for auction, and were lucky to raise a fair amount for this great organization.
Here are some photos of the event.
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery along with Gallery alumni Lisa Leone, Tim Biskup and Alvaro Ilizarbe take part in A Better LA’s In The Art In The City.
Tickets are available here.
More about IN THE ART OF THE CITY –
On Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, join A BETTER LA at The Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles for a spectacular evening celebrating the vibrant and diverse communities and individuals of Los Angeles at our 3rd annual fundraiser; IN THE ART OF THE CITY. With celebrity hosts and participants, including Pete Carroll, Jeffrey Deitch, Tim Leiweke, Sharon Stone, and Forest Whitaker, enjoy a night featuring the eclectic cuisine of some of LA’s most famed chefs, silent and live auctions showcasing artwork created by some of our city’s most esteemed artists, and music provided by LA’s hottest DJ’s. Please click here for more info or contact A Better LA at events@abetterla.org or call 213-412-3111
Photos from the opening night of Free Thinkers.
Thank-you to everyone who came by the opening of ‘Free Thinkers.’
Great night and the Mattson2 treated everyone to an amazing perfromance.
Special thanks to Lifetime, Jeremy Sole, American Rag cie, Box Water and Pabst.
If in the Los Angeles area make sure to stop by the HVW8 Gallery and pick up a copy of ‘Free Thinkers #2’.
661 N. Spaulding, LA Ca
Tues through Sunday, 1 – 6pm
or by appt. 323 655 4898
photo credit (1- 29) Max Meuleveld SSLA
photo credit (29+) Ruth Swanson Lifetime Collective
Cameron’s Books in Portland
Thee Oh Sees
Jay Howell
Holy Rollers
A few images from the upcoming Free Thinkers zine launch this Friday at HVW8.
Here are a few words about the zine:
Welcome to our second issue of Free Thinkers zine. This has been a long time coming for us. The zine was born from our original Lifetime Books that were published along with our catalogs. The zine will provide a home for interviews, artwork, photographs, travel logs, ramblings, stories and articles on Lifetime and the world via our friends in the Collective. It will provide a place where we can communicate to you (the reader) our ideas, thoughts, dreams and wishes. This second issue touches on an overarching theme of “The creative process,” and what that might mean to us all. In the following pages you’ll find a some conversations, stories and photographs with Thee Oh Sees, the scene of Topanga California in the 70’s, The Mattson 2, Featured artists/designers Niall McClelland and Ryan Rhodes. This issue also looks at the artwork of Hunter Longe, a selection of zones from Brass Tracks Publishing, Cameron’s Books in Portland, our friends at Collage Collage in Vancouver, BC and a photo essay with Michael Jager.
During the event we’ll be launching Free Thinkers Zine Issue #2 with a gallery exhibition as well as a performance by The Mattson 2 between 9pm-11pm.
Also music by DJ Set by Jeremy Sole (KCRW/theLIFT/Afro Funké)
Lifetime Collective Invades Los Angeles to Launch the Second Issue of “Free Thinkers”
Timed with the launch of their Spring/Summer Collection and installation build-outs at both American Rag locations, Canadian lifestyle brand Lifetime Collective has invaded Los Angeles to debut their second issue of “Free Thinkers” a self-published magazine that takes an in-depth look inside the inspiration behind Lifetime. The debut of “Free Thinkers” will be held at the HVW8 Gallery, on March 30th at 7pm. The event will be open to the public and will include a performance by Mattson 2 along with a gallery exhibition.
For additional information please see below or visit www.lifetimecollective.com
WHO: Lifetime Collective
WHAT: Lifetime Collective welcomes guests to celebrate the “creative process” on Friday March 30th at the HVW8 Gallery with a reveal of issue #2 and a live performance by Mattson 2.
WHEN: Friday March 30th 7-11PM, Mattson 2 Performance 9-11pm
WHERE: HVW8 Gallery, 661 N. Spaulding Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036 www.hvw8.com
For more information, or to inquire about media credentials for NGCB, please visit
CONTACT:
Leland Drummond
Azione PR
646-490-2945
Leland@azionepr.com
Back in Jan. 2005, George Bush had been re-elected and things were not looking good. The war in Iraq was in full effect and we wanted to bring awareness to this and other social causes. So we decided to have a large art show / event in downtown Los Angeles, in continuation of our Political Minded series. This was the fourth ‘Guerilla Gallery’ after New York, Montreal and San Francisco.
The series was a collection of portraits in homage of people, activists, political figures and cultural icons whose work, lives and sometimes deaths revealed vital details about the reality of our world and the shape of our own social political perspectives.
More photos from the Los Angeles exhibition can be viewed here.
A few photos from last Thursday’s HVW8 Sound System take over of Dance Right, featuring Gemini Twin, Ty G, Max and Alfred Hawkins.
A photo from this weekend’s Holiday Party.
Happy Holidays from HVW8. All the Best in 2012.
Geoff McFetridge
Yogi Proctor
Alfred Hawkins
Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening of ‘We Was Them Kids …’.
Also thanks to Bushmills for their support. Photos from Max SSLA
Thanks you to everyone who attended The How Original Show by Parra.
All pieces have now sold but the show is still on display until Nov. 6th. Please come by or call the Gallery for an appointment to view.
Parra’s next exhibition with be at the SFMOMA in the spring of next year.
More links from opening night :
Hypebeast
Highsnobiety
Staple design
The Hundreds
The How Original Show by Parra.
Dutch artist Parra returns to Los Angeles’ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery with The How Original Show. An exhibition consisting of all new work in the form of drawings and paintings, revealing the process of sketch to final piece. Each work is an original, a departure from his well known numbered silkscreen editions.
Parra (b.1976) is best known for his curved post-Pop imagery, highly saturated colors, vibrant hand-drawn letters and worlds inhabited by hybrid, surreal characters. Celebrated by galleries and championed by an underground following from the outset, Parra has quickly become a respected and eclectic artist worldwide. Working across drawing, painting, animation and sculpture, Parra creates an enigmatic and instantly recognizable style that defies easy categorization. Parra is cofounder of cult apparel label Rockwell Clothing and a member of electronic music group Le Le. Parra lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Exhibition opens Thurs, Sept 15th at 7pm.
RSVP at parra_original_show@hvw8.com
Show Runs Sept. 15th – Nov. 6th
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave. L.A. Ca 90036
Original Artwork will be available for purchase.
mexican drink
12 by 9 inch
Watercolor and Pen on Paper
Thanks to those who came out for last week’s Computer Killer show for the closing of Kutmah’s ‘Two Soups and a Honey Bun’. Hit and Run provided the live silkscreening.
We’ll have a podcast from the event posted soon.
Kutmah prints, CD’s and t-shirts available online.
