Esoteric Survey

‘Calder: Nonspace’ at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles The gallery exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Calder Foundation, consists of mostly monochromatic, abstract sculptures that create volumes out of voids.  Is that a Calder Christmas tree? 

LAMA  preview for the May 17th Auction RM Schindler, Jean Prouve and  Le Corbusier with Charlotte Perriand Early Eames three leg table and the other side of the Corbusier with Charlotte Perriand room divider LAMA always keeps it real with some good Eames lots. Max Gottschalk sofa  Custom Gerald McCabe desk and bench Claire Falkenstein Great clay. I'll take it all. June Harwood and Karl Benjamin = hardedge Oh, and then there's this 1976 Alexander Calder mobile. I bet it hits a million.

Ron Nagle: Peripheral Cognition  at the San Diego Museum of Art  (SDMA) is  surprisingly Nagel's first major solo museum exhibition. It includes work from over 30 years and it's magical. Along with ceramic sculptures with glazes that are like no other is a series of drawings that have never been shown publicly. The exhibition design is tremendous. This exhibition ends on February 27. You better not miss it. Right now is the time to go to SDMA.   Gauguin to Warhol: 20th Century Icons from the Albright-Knox is in the gallery next to the Nagle exhibit. It's as power as it gets, as seen here with Clyfford Still and David Smith. The Still looks small in this photo. It's actually enormous.  R obert Irwin and Anne Truitt are also part of the  Gauguin to Warhol exhibition. It ends January 27th.  The SDMA permanent collection isn't bad either.  Malcolm Leland p...

Objects USA  booth at the 2014 Palm Springs Modernism show. Craft geeks. Reform Gallery Gerard, once again, went all out and had an amazing display of California craft. Jack Rogers Hopkins Studio 111   Limboman likes to mix up classic hard-edge modern with some out there wackiness. The big round fur sofa was a hit with the ladies.    Fat Chance This is where the rich people shop. Jeff always has the good high end stuff... Parzinger, Dunbar... and this kick ass Claire Falkenstein. Lisa Cliff Collection Lisa always has awesome sculpture, including the jeweled variety. Z Modern The classics. The Nelson MAA is a sexy chair. It looks  particularly good from behind, doesn't it?  Archive A lot of big fancy names here.  This is the dark modern look, for the evil villain types. Max Neufeldt assemblage ... Sold Sputnik Franco Albini desk and an insane Malcolm Leland f...