Video from opening night of the Chi Modu Exhibition ‘Uncategorized’, featuring an artist talk and event with Snoop Dogg.
Video from opening night of the Chi Modu Exhibition ‘Uncategorized’, featuring an artist talk and event with Snoop Dogg.
CHI MODU
UNCATEGORIZED – Los Angeles
HVW8 PLANA LOS ANGELES
5416 WILSHIRE BLVD, 90036
OPENING HOURS: THURS – SUNDAY, 1 – 6PM
OPENING: AUGUST 24th, 6 – 10 pm
EXHIBIT: AUGUST 26th– SEPTEMBER 23rd
RSVP at rsvp@hvw8.com
About the Exhibit :
HVW8 Gallery Los Angeles and adidas Originals proudly present UNCATEGORIZED, an exhibition of photography by Chi Modu. Alongside images of hip-hop royalty including Tupac, Biggie, Nas and ODB, UNCATEGORIZED also features previously unseen gems from Chi’s photographic archive. The show celebrates hip-hop’s creative energy and raw, unrivaled ambition in its prime, showcasing Chi’s documentation of the legends behind the sound. Custom Java Development Services. UNCATEGORIZED is an ode to a movement, honoring the impact that the early hip-hop icons inimitably maintain today.
UNCATEGORIZED stems from a wider exhibition series, the title of which marks Chi’s open-minded approach to his work. “I wanted to create something that is the opposite of putting labels on everything and make a statement against stereotyping,” he explains. “My work does not fit into any one stereotype and neither do I.”
Tupac Shakur
Atlanta, GA 1994
Digital Silver Gelatin Print
20×24 inches
All images © Chi Modu. All rights reserved
New Interview with Olimpia Zagnoli filmed at her exhibit Cuore di Panna at HVW8 Los Angeles.
Video by Max Junk @junkyfreshh
Music : Mediterraneo L’autostrada by Andrea Poggio @andrea_poggio
Olimpia Zagnoli – Cuore di Panna
OPENING MAY 25TH, 6 – 10PM
Music By Virgil Normal, Shirley Kurata and and DJ Pubes.
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661 N. Spaulding Ave, LA 90036
EXHIBITION RUNS MAY 25th – JULY 1st
Presented by adidas Originals
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About the Exhibit
Through a series of evocative still lifes, light installations and videos, the artist recalls her childhood memories lived in the era between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s in a sunny Italian season, dazed from images from TV advertisements of ice cream and sodas. Italy was still unaware of the approaching dark years of Berlusconism, in which American magnetism, shaking booties and the cult of money would sabotage the cultural landscape that had characterized the country during the 70s. The artist remembers afternoons spent sitting on plastic chairs outside ice cream parlors, with Heather Parisi playing on the radio and her mother smoking cigarettes while reading Hemingway, blue popsicles and glow-in-dark bracelets. In the years when Barbie Totally Hair was replacing Sophia Loren, summers seemed endless and dashing bicycle races with a Walkman on one’s ears were the best cures for loneliness.
About Olimpia Zagnoli
Olimpia Zagnoli was born in Reggio Emilia on the leap day in 1984. As a child she moved to Milan, where she currently lives and works. Olimpia studied illustration at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan and graduated in 2007. The following year, after a period of living in New York, she began publishing her illustrations in Italian and international newspapers. Olimpia draws on Futurism, as much as on The Beatles. Her unique style comprises essential images, curvy shapes and saturated colors, inspired equally by art history and pop culture.
Throughout the years she has collaborated with The New York Times, Taschen, Vanity Fair, New Yorker and Rolling Stone, to name a few. She illustrated three children’s books: “The World Belongs To You”, “Mister Horizontal & Miss Vertical” and created her version of the masterpiece “The Wonderful Wizard of OZ”. Her bright and ironic images have acted as a framework for advertisement campaigns for Google, Sephora, Air France, Clinique and Miller. She has worked with leading fashion brands, among them Fendi, Prada, Hermes and Marella (Max Mara group).
Along with commissioned works, Olimpia Zagnoli conducts her personal artistic research where she builds a dialogue between illustration and different artistic media. In particular, she experimented with the relationship between drawing and tridimensionality, as well as video: she crafted a series of design objects, kinetic sculptures and directed music videos. Her work has been showcased in numerous group shows around Italy and Europe, and in solo shows: “Parco Zagnoli” at the Ninasagt gallery in Düsseldorf (2014), “Cinetica Zagnoli Elettrica” at 121+ in Milan (2015), “La Grande Estate” at Mutty gallery in Castiglione delle Stiviere (2016) and “How To Eat Spaghetti Like a Lady” at Antonio Colombo Gallery in Milan (2017).
HVW8 Gallery x adidas Originals
HVW8 Gallery and adidas Originals continue their long partnership in fostering emerging artists and creators from around the world. By supporting local artists and providing an inclusive environment for dialogue between artists from various cultures and mediums, the partnership provides an international platform for new and diverse artistic visions. Past artists include Kilo Kish, Brian Lotti, Inès Longevial, Gogy Esparza, Jey Perie, Lisa Leone, Mark Gonzales and Jean Jullien.
ATIBA JEFFERSON – ‘HEART-SHAPED BOX’
MAY 19TH – JULY 15TH, 2018
Opening Night May 19th, 7 – 11 pm, presented with Jägermeister
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HVW8 GALLERY AT PLĀNA
5416 WILSHIRE BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
GALLERY OPEN 1 – 6PM, THURSDAY – SUNDAY
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About the show
HVW8 Gallery and adidas Originals are pleased to present ‘Heart-Shaped Box’, an immersive exhibition of photography by Atiba Jefferson. Assembling large-scale lightbox cubes of Atiba’s iconic images, ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ establishes an interactive environment that shines a new light on the renowned photographer’s continually evolving practice. The show configures four lightboxes in a black-painted gallery space, illuminated from within to reveal a sublime view of Atiba’s portraits, action shots and cityscapes, while drawing attention to the essential component of light throughout the photographic process.
‘Heart-Shaped Box’ celebrates twenty years of Atiba’s photography. Keeping it fresh, the show collates images from his more recent archives, some of which have never been viewed beyond the dimensions of an iPhone screen. The installation presents digital and analogue work across five facades of the 8 ft lightbox cubes, enabling new dialogues to occur between the images when the structures are observed from different perspectives. “This collection of photos is how I view photography,” Atiba explains. “I like things to be different—from my lighting, format, angles and the same goes for my subjects. It’s not just skateboarding, it’s not just music, it’s not just people. It’s all the things I love.”
About Atiba Jefferson
Born in Colorado Springs, photographer and skateboarder Atiba Jefferson lives and works in Los Angeles. While these two passions have led to his international acclaim as a skateboarding photographer and working for Thrasher Magazine, Atiba also has a deep history with basketball, being a staff photographer for the LA Lakers during the Shaq and Kobe years, and shooting more SLAM magazine covers than any other photographer. Alongside commercial shoots for clients such as Supreme, adidas, Nike, Converse and Oakley, Atiba’s extensive portfolio also comprises music and lifestyle photography and has been exhibited across the globe.
HVW8 Gallery x adidas Originals
HVW8 Gallery and adidas Originals continue their long partnership in fostering emerging artists and creators from around the world. By supporting local artists and providing an inclusive environment for dialogue between artists from various cultures and mediums, the partnership provides an international platform for new and diverse artistic visions. Past artists include Kilo Kish, Brian Lotti, Inès Longevial, Gogy Esparza, Lisa Leone, Mark Gonzales and Jean Jullien.
Plana Foundation
Plana Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and the advancement of creative fields including art, architecture and design through educational programs and events.
FOUR CONVERSATIONS
April 28th – June 16th, 2018
A Gallery Weekend group exhibition featuring four artists celebrating HVW8 Gallery’s fourth year in Berlin. Featuring Inès Longevial (Paris), Julian Smith (Mallorca), 44Flavours (Berlin) and HuskMitNavn (Copenhagen).
Opening: Friday, April 27, 6-10 pm
HVW8 Gallery’s mandate has always been to support and foster new and emerging artists as well as provide a platform for international artists. After expanding from Los Angeles to Berlin, HVW8 has continued to support local artists as well as provide an inclusive environment for dialogue and communication between artists from various cultures and mediums.
Over the past 4 years HVW8 Berlin has carried on this cultural exchange, from exhibitions about the early years of hip- hop in the Bronx (Lisa Leone – How You Like Me Now?) to Jamaican roots culture (Three the Hard Way featuring Wilfred Limonious and Maxine Walters) to clean California graphic design (Brian Roettinger – 8 Announcements) to showcasing Berlin based artists and collectives such as Haw-Lin Services, Sebastian Haslauer and Einhundert.
Four Conversations continues this ongoing dialogue with a diverse international group of emerging artists.
A few photos from opening night of ‘Beirut Youth’. Thank-you to everyone who attended.
More photos from opening night in Purple Magazine.
Beirut Youth opens Thursday, February 22nd. Please RSVP at rsvp@hvw8.com
More information on Beirut Youth Here.
A few photos by Grant Spanier of the opening night of Sarah Bahbah‘s ‘F*CK ME, F*CK YOU’.
More photos on our Facebook page
Exhibition Runs until Jan. 21st.
‘FUCK ME, FUCK YOU’
A Solo Exhibition by Sarah Bahbah
Opening Friday, Jan 12th, 7 – 10pm.
Please RSVP at sarahbahbahvip.splashthat.com
pizza
96″ x 45”
Birchwood Float
2017
Sarah Bahbah’s FIRST EVER solo exhibition in Los Angeles!
Known for her explicit transparent exploration of the internal voices of young females, Sarah Bahbah’s raw storytelling style, depicted as film stills, delve into themes of love, pain, indulgence, and coming of age with her particular brand of feminine ennui. Displayed in major art exhibitions around the world, admired by celebrities, celebrated in global publication, and with a cult-like following on Instagram, her social cause of women finding freedom in self-love is achieving worldwide reach and impact. Culminating in 2015’s, ‘Summer Without A Pool’ series through to 2017’s ‘This Is Not For You’ series, @sarahbahbah is now one of the most shared accounts on Instagram.
Works Featuring:
Daily Access: Saturday, Jan 13th – Sunday, Jan 21st (closed on Mondays)
Time: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm daily
Location: HVW8 Gallery – 661 N Spaulding Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Here are a few pics from Johannes Böttge, Shirin Siebert and Tsellot Melesse from the opening of Einhundert / Teenage Native exhibit ‘Another City Catalog’ at HVW8 Berlin.
More information on the Exhibition Here.
BERLIN — HVW8 Gallery Berlin in collaboration with One Love Books presents
THREE THE HARD WAY
WILFRED LIMONIOUS: IN FINE STYLE
ALEX BARTSCH: COVERS
MAXINE WALTERS: SERIOUS THINGS A GO HAPPEN
September 8th – October 14th, 2017
Opening Reception September 8th 18:00 – 22:00
In Fine Style: The Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious, is the first solo exhibition of work by prolific Jamaican illustrator Wilfred Limonious (1949–99) in Germany, and includes reproductions of work from the early 1970s through the mid-1990s, spanning three key phases in his career: his comic strips for the Jamaican newspapers, his illustrations for the publications of JAMAL (the Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy), and his distinctive artwork for the burgeoning dancehall scene coming out of 1980s Jamaica. The exhibition is curated by Al “Fingers” Newman and Christopher Bateman and is produced by One Love Books with the support of the Limonious Estate, to accompany their book, In Fine Style: The Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious, the first study into the artist’s life and work.
London-based photographer Alex Bartsch makes his debut at HVW8 Gallery Berlin with photographs from his book, Covers: Retracing Reggae Record Sleeves in London, forthcoming on One Love Books. After researching various reggae LPs and twelve-inches from his record collection, Bartsch has re-photographed fifty sleeves in their original London locations, holding them up at arm’s-length so that they blend in with their surroundings, decades later. Presented in this way, the photographs document the transition of time, with the album cover serving as a window into the past, juxtaposed against today’s backdrop. From an ethnomusicological perspective the photographs also provide a fascinating insight into the history of reggae music in London, inviting the viewer to rethink the relationship between the city and its musical heritage. The exhibition includes ten select prints from the project, featuring records by artists such as John Holt, Carroll Thompson, Peter Tosh, Moodie, Jah Woosh, Pat Kelly and Smiley Culture.
Serious Things a Go Happen features various original signs and posters from the early 1980s through today, drawn from the collection of Jamaican film and television producer and director Maxine Walters. Jamaican dancehall emerged out of reggae in the late 1970s and brought with it a new visual style characterized by bright colors and bold, hand-drawn lettering. One-of-a-kind, hand-painted posters advertising local parties and concerts have become a ubiquitous part of Jamaica’s landscape, nailed to poles and trees across the island. The exhibition in conjunction with Walters’ book Serious Things A Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dancehall Signs (Hat & Beard Press) presents an unofficial history of Jamaican dancehall music told through its graphic design.
Gallery & media contact
HVW8 Gallery Berlin , Linienstraße 161, 10115 Berlin
Jenne Grabowski
+49(0)179 – 488 1004
jenne@hvw8.com
Jenny Ames
+49(0)177 – 142 8588
jenny@hvw8.com
Supported by adidas Originals and Denon DJ
Press Release :
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WILFRED LIMONIOUS
IN FINE STYLE
ALEX BARTSCH
COVERS
August 18th – September 24th, 2017
Opening 6 – 10pm, Friday, August 18th.
Please RSVP at rsvp@hvw8.com
For press and artwork inquiries please email info@hvw8.com
Please join us for a conversation with Kilo Kish this Saturday 8/12 at 2 pm at HVW8 Gallery LA. She will be discussing her current exhibition ‘Real Safe’ which closes Sunday 8/13.
Thank you to everyone who passed by for the opening of ‘Fower Plower’. More photos on HVW8 Facebook. Film Photography by Reserve Result.
After Party –
Thank-you to everyone that attended the opening of Jean Jullien’s ‘Flat Out’ and Brian Lotti’s ‘Park Life.’ Exhibition runs until June 17th. Please email info@hvw8.com for inquiries. More photos on the HVW8 Berlin Facebook.
HVW8 Gallery Berlin presents
Park Life
A solo exhibition by Brian Lotti
HVW8 Gallery Berlin is pleased to present ‘Park Life’, an exhibition of new monotypes and paintings from Brian Lotti. Based out of Los Angeles, home to a famous sky that attracted both the entertainment industry and a myriad of West Coast landscape painters because of the quality of light, this attribute finds itself and its many characteristics alive in Lotti’s work.
Opening:
April 27, 7–10pm
Exhibition:
April 28–June 17, 2016 Thu–Sat, 1–6pm
HVW8 Gallery Berlin Linienstr. 161 HVW8.com
With support from adidas Originals
HVW8 Gallery Berlin presents
Flat Out
A solo exhibition by Jean Jullien
Graphic artist Jean Jullien applies his signature style to three-dimensional sculpture for the first time in the series of six steel artworks now displayed at HVW8 Berlin. The French graphic artist playfully explores the theme of laziness in soft brilliant-hued, life-sized figures that resolutely refuse to “do” much of anything. A keen observer of the everyday and current events, Jullien here focuses on moments of unadorned idleness that punctuate the hyperactivity of modern life.
Opening:
April 27, 7–10pm
Exhibition:
April 28–June 17, 2017, Thu–Sat, 1–6pm
HVW8 Gallery Berlin Linienstr. 161 HVW8.com
Made possible with support from adidas Originals.
Our HVW8 Exhibition space at Miami Art Week with artwork from Wilfred Limonious ‘In Fine Style’, Alex Bartsch ‘Covers’ and Dancehall signs with Maxine Walters. Event with Walshy Fire, Silent Addy, Al Fingers and Eccentrix Sounds featuring new HVW8 Sidebar mural in tribute to Limonious painted by Dan Buller. Thanks to Sonos and adidas.
See more photos from Miami on the HVW8 Gallery Facebook Here.
Eric Yahnker
Steven Traylor
Brendan Donnelly
Anja Salonen
Co-Curator Laura Watters
Devin Troy Strother
Co-Curator Tyler Gibney
Kyla Hansen
Photos from Purple Magazine Paris.
Photo Paige Silveria
Photos from EINHUNDERT x NATIVE TEENAGE “DIVERSITY AND CONFORMITY” EXHIBITION AND ZINE LAUNCH Pictures by Helge Kiehl & Roberto Brundo
More photos Here
Einhundert teamed up with Native Teenage and a bunch of young talented local photographers to showcase a total of 100 sides to the city in a photo zine called ‘Diversity And Conformity’. 10 images by 10 artists – Einhundert views.
Join Native Teenage, adidas and us at HVW8 Gallery this Friday for our exhibition opening and Zine launch! Conplimentary drinks and food will be provided by Fechtner, plus Lee Stuart, Kristieyana and Nico Adomako on the Cdjs.
About the zine:
Diversity And Conformity. Two unstable magnitudes that bind a visual-driven culture. While the motivation on the concatenation of the following 100 pictures is to capture a indefinable collection of visual moments that have drawn the attention from 10 different individuals and photographers, the focus lies on the places they have been at the specific time this idea was born. By now this is Berlin.
Diversity and conformity. Effect or affect? How are you, the viewer, affected by what you see? What is the effect? Which image are you attracted to the most? What are you drawn to and why is this appealing to you?
Diversity and conformity. Subjective views turned into an objective analogue experience. Turn the pages, turn it around, close it, open it again and repeat. Its purpose is not to explain a process. It’s not to explain a cause. It’s a feeling that we try to envision, a feeling we try to evoke in the first instance and reproduce with each individual experience. Something tangible.
EINHUNDERT pictures. EINHUNDERT views.
Diversity And Conformity.
Photographs by:
Henrik Alm
Johannes Böttge
Alexandra Bondi De Antoni
Roberto Brundo
Nikki Powell
Daan Dam
Marie Luise Lorena Mayer
Joanna Schröder
Felix VSOP
Ed Phillips
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Curated by Native Teenage
Brought to you by the good folks over at adidas Originals
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HVW8 Berlin
Linienstraße 161, 10115 Berlin
Opening: DEC 09th, 2016, 18:00 h
On view: DEC 10th – Dec 16th, Thu-Sat 1-6 pm
Alex Bartsch – London Covers
Wilfred Limonoius
please email info@hvw8.com for further information
iGNANT magazine and HVW8 Gallery collaborate on a group exhibition with photographers from around the globe, playing with the subject “All Inclusive“. Sometimes critical, often sarcastic yet humorous, their works deal with vacationing and the stereotypical images that one might think of hearing the term “All Inclusive“. The artists reveal a shady side of maximum recreation on a cheap basis, showing us how tourists in uence the image of a city or landscape, or simply spark interest with an easy-going aesthetic. In a time where everyone is striving for ultimate fun and personal development, “All Inclusive“ is the analogy for our attitude of self-management and self-enhancement.
Featuring photographs by:
Fabien Fourcaud, Paris
Fred Guillaud, Barcelona
Max Siedentopf, Amsterdam
Polly Penrose, London
Sailah Maynard, Cincinnatti
Lukas Korschan, Berlin
Opening: November 17, 2016, 7–10 pm
Exhibition Runs: November 18 – December 3, 2016
Opening hours: Friday – Saturday, 1–6pm
Location: HVW8 Gallery, Linienstr. 161, Berlin
Media Contact
Yasmin Yazdani press@ignant.com
New interview with Lisa Leone on iGnant :
Opening this week at HVW8 Gallery Berlin – an exhibition showing the work of Lisa Leone, a Bronx-born photographer and cinematographer that had organic relationships with some of hip-hop’s most influential artists.
From in-studio photos of Nas recording his first album ‘Illmatic’ to being on Snoop Dogg’s ‘Who Am I’ (What’s My Name) video set during a shootout between gangs in Long Beach. The artist was in the midst of the generation’s hit singles and music videos, making her known as the photographer whom photographed hip-hop’s history. We had the pleasure meeting Lisa at the gallery before the opening to get an exclusive insight on her work and stories…
read more Here