LA: Part Two

8 March 2019

LA: Part Two
We had a lovely visit to Alex Israel’s studio where he was in conversation with Klaus Biesenbach. I was able to receive an amazing copy of his new book signed by the maestro himself!
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Roy standing next to one of Alex’s infamous wetsuits from his ‘Self-Portrait (Wetsuit)’ series
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I went off hunting in the rain for the giant Alex Israel suitcase, and came back with the photograph!
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My favourite show was at Jeffrey Deitch where there were more than fifty figurative sculptures. There were some wonderful works including Anna Uddenberg who is about to be in ‘World Receivers’ at the Zabludowicz Collection
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Another artist I adore is Stewart Uoo
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My favourite piece in the show was by Austin Lee. A wonderful air drawn 3D figure brought into reality through some very masterful manipulation
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We all loved ‘Don’t Forget to Breathe’, an offsite installation by Doug Aitken. Criticizing contemporary technology whereby humans are being replaced by digital files. The audio and lights were hypnotising, taking us on a journey of intrigue
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Then a visit downtown, time goes fast in LA because the city is sprawling and vast, so much time lost travelling from one place to another. At Night Gallery, Roy and I loved the work of Tau Lewis
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At François Ghebaly gallery we found yet another lovely work by Sharif Farrag, ‘Garden Jar (Prickly Blue)’
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At 7am I found myself at the brutally early breakfast talk where DAATA artist Matt Copson was making a great presentation for Hans Ulrich Obrist and Klaus Biesenbach at MoCA
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I travelled home overnight then straight to the magnificent opening of Franz West at Tate Modern. The show was brilliant, he had a vast influence on so many artist such as his friend Sarah Lucas who contributed to the design. Mark Godfrey proudly stands in front of our special work with Lizzie. We dismantled the sculpture in Finland and shipped it to London especially for the show
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On my way home I managed to go and visit photographer Maryam Eisler who had an epic show at Tristan Hoare called ‘Imagining Tina: A Dialogue with Edward Weston’. In this work she is reliving the love affair of Edward and Tina