Going To Love You

February 24th - April 7th, 2024

HVW8 Gallery Los Angeles is pleased to present “Going To Love You”, a solo exhibition by Mark Gonzales; this will be his fourth time showing with the gallery and his first exhibition of 2024. In this new body of work we find a fresh suite of over 150 unique Gonz drawings as well as a series of paintings featuring heart-headed figures in various emotional states and situations that sometimes teeter between the ordinary and extraordinary. From tender amorous moments to unexpected skate scenes, the work is full of the next iteration of emotive “schmoo” characters.

Mark Gonzales is an American artist and professional skateboarder best known for his profound contribution to the development of street skateboarding from the mid-1980s onward. Gonzales’ creative outlook is evident in his ability to perform inventive new tricks using the existing framework of urban architecture like handrails, stairs, and ledges. His artwork grew out of the same environment as his skateboarding and includes illustrating zines, which often have surreal and humorous characters, as well as producing and collaborating on projects with Harmony Korine and Spike Jonze. Born on June 1, 1968 in South Gate, CA, he began skateboarding by the age of 13 and formed the company Blind Skateboards in 1989. While pursuing his sporting career, the artist began drawing in his free time and created graphics for Krooked Skateboards. Since then, he has collaborated with the clothing brand Supreme and Adidas to name just a few. He currently has work on view at the Brooklyn Museum where 40 of his zines are featured in the show “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines”as well as ‘Coltureal Affairs’ at Franklin Parrasch Gallery curated by artist Rita Ackermann. He also recently closed a sold out exhibition at Rise Above Gallery in Osaka, Japan. He lives and works in New York.

Going To Love You opens from 2-6pm on Saturday February 24th, 2024 and will remain on view through Sunday April 7th, 2024.

The artist will be in attendance.

For artwork inquiries please contact us at info@hvw8.com.

To RSVP to the opening please email rsvp@hvw8.com

This exhibition is made possible with the support of adidas