Taylor De Cordoba, LA - News & Events

Frohawk Two Feathers at New Image Art

2010-02-20T16:20:00.000-08:00

Frohawk Two Feathers debuts a new piece in 2THEWALL, group show at New Image Art. On view through March 2.

Frohawk Two Feathers at Kinkead Contemporary

2010-02-20T16:03:00.000-08:00

A drawing by Frohawk Two Feathers is on display at Kinkead Contemporary for the group show "Fuckheads: Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment," curated by Angela Dufresne. The exhibition will be on view through March 20. More information HERE.

Chris Natrop at Marine Salon this Saturday

2010-02-10T15:56:00.000-08:00

Chris Natrop's work is included in a group exhibition opening at Marine Salon this Saturday, February 13 from 6 to 9pm.

His site-specific installation, "Glitterati Swamp Thing" is a product of his ongoing fixation with the Los Angeles River and consists of water color, iridescent medium, cut paper, sting and gelled fluorescent lighting.

Marine Salon
716 Marine Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
opening: Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 6-9pm

Visitors are welcome by appointment.

If you would like to attend please RSVP here:
T/F: +1 310 399 0294
rsvp@c-artmarine.com

Opening January 16: The Women of Women: The Female Form, curated by Yasmine Mohseni

2009-12-12T11:58:00.000-08:00

The Women of Women: The Female Form
curated by Yasmine Mohseni
January 16, 2010 - February 20, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday January 16, 2010 from 6-8PM

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present The Women of Women: The Female Form, a group exhibition curated by Yasmine Mohseni. The multi-media exhibition examines women artists depicting the female form. In the history of art, the male gaze has traditionally determined how the female is portrayed. Male artists have long painted the female form for a male audience, therefore assuming control of how the woman is depicted. Contemporary female artists have broken the passive mold once associated with representations of women by seizing control of the gaze. These emerging artists focus on the portrayal of the female in a multitude of incarnations.

Kimberly Brooks previews a painting from her new portrait series, depicting celebrated fashion stylists in her signature saturated Hockney-inspired style. Susan Anderson spent over two years traveling the country to photograph child beauty pageant contestants in extravagant costumes and poses. The result is the portrayal of very young girls looking back at the viewer with a bold gaze one would expect to see from a mature woman. Alika Cooper approaches portraits as though they were landscapes. Her quick and instinctive hand is visible in her work, capturing emotion and narrative with just a few sparse lines.

Photographers Danielle Mourning and Roya Falahi turn the gaze onto themselves through self-portraiture. In her new series, Falahi intertwines her Iranian heritage with her love of American punk rock by photographing herself wearing a rousari, a traditional Iranian headscarf,that she has meticulously covered in silver studs. Falahi re-appropriates symbols traditionally associated with imposed submission and rebelliousness, respectively, and imbues them with new meaning, reflecting the artist’s complex and multicultural identity. Meanwhile, Mourning’s reflexive work looks more to poetry than prose. Her ethereal photographs revisit her early childhood in the Northern California, fulfilling her objective to imagine history as it once was and question how it is fixed within the present.

Yasmine Mohseni is a Los Angeles-based arts writer and independent curator. Her articles have been published in Beautiful/Decay, BlackBook, Canvas, ForYourArt.com, Newsweek, and Whitewall. She covers contemporary art and culture for magazines, with an emphasis on contemporary Middle Eastern art. Past curatorial projects include exhibitions at the Tarryn Teresa Gallery and POVevolving in Los Angeles.

Taylor De Cordoba at Aqua Art Miami - Wynwood

2009-11-29T12:44:00.000-08:00

AQUA ART MIAMI - WYNWOOD 2009

KIMBERLY BROOKS
KYLE FIELD
CHARLENE LIU
CHRIS NATROP
CLAIRE OSWALT
JEANA SOHN
FROHAWK TWO FEATHERS

Taylor De Cordoba - Booth # 29

December 3 - 6, 2009.
42 NE 25th St.
Miami FL 33137 (at N Miami Ave)
Aqua Art Miami

If you are planning to attend the fair, please contact the gallery for a limited supply of complimentary passes.

Image Details: Kimberly Brooks, "The Stylist Project", Grace Coddington, Study, 2009, oil on linen, 16" x 12" ; Chris Natrop, Gleaming Without Us - Moss, 2008, ultrachrome print and machined cast acrylic, 23''x31''x1 1/8''

Opening November 7: Charlene Liu, If It Were A Slow Echo

2009-11-07T13:45:00.001-08:00

Charlene Liu: If It Were A Slow Echo
November 7 – December 19, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday November 7, 6-8PM

Taylor De Cordoba is proud to present If It Were A Slow Echo, the gallery’s second exhibition of works on paper by Charlene Liu. The exhibition will run from November 7 – December 19, 2009 with an opening reception for the artist on Saturday, November 7th from 6 - 8PM.

In her new works on paper, Charlene Liu continues her interest in the natural landscape, abstracting directly from overlooked and diminutive moments of growth and decay. Many of the works allude to the vanitas of Dutch and Renaissance still-life paintings. The show’s title, If It Were a Slow Echo, recalls the transitory moments of sensory experience and the repetition of motifs that slowly weaves together patterns, lines, and color to the brink of chaotic excess. Combining collaged prints and traditional painting techniques, Liu layers, stains, and composes her paintings; interminably dissolving the transition between figure and ground. It’s an unpredictable and slow reveal with the effect of a quiet, amnesiac sense of disorientation.

In this way Liu’s work rocks back and forth between stasis and activity, order and entropy, becoming and receding. Her color palette operates similarly; in several works on paper, a subdued pastel palette resembles the color of an injury – a bruise or an infection, more than the onslaught of spring. Polka dotted hole punches appear as barnacles or parasites, traversing the picture plane at an exponential rate, bubbling and swelling in tandem with twisted brambles.

Born in Taiwan in 1975, Liu earned her MFA at Columbia University in 2003. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art in Cleveland (2008), Taylor De Cordoba in Los Angeles (2007 and 2009), Virgil de Voldère in New York (2006), and Andrea Rosen Gallery, also in New York (2003). Liu is an assistant Professor at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

Charlene Liu: If It Were A Slow Echo

2009-11-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

Cinch, 2009
mixed media on paper, 48''x34''

Cloud Fruit, 2009
mixed media on paper, 30''x30''

Viridian, 2009
mixed media on paper, 15''x11''

Bruise, 2009
mixed media on paper, 48''x34''

L.A. Confidential - October 2009

2009-10-10T12:50:00.000-07:00

The Gallerist: Native Angeleno Heather Taylor is part of the reason the Culver City art scene is alive and thriving. By Victoria Namkung

As the Co-Owner and codirector of the contemporary art gallery Taylor De Cordoba - which is part of the vibrant Culver City Art District on South La Cienega - Heather Taylor wears many hats. In addition to discovering new talent and representing LA artists such as Kimberly Brooks, Jeana Sohn, Claire Oswalt, Frohawk Two Feathers and Chris Natrop, Taylor throws some of the best opening parties in town (which are always open to the public). We caught up with the gallerist to talk art, fashion and food.

Chris Natrop - Cloud Machine Exhibition - Miami

2009-10-09T17:38:00.000-07:00

Chris Natrop to exhibit new work at Diana Lowenstein Fine Art, Miami, FL. He will be showing new acrylic sculpture and a film in their project space. Cecilia Paredes will be exhibiting in the main space.

PRESS RELEASE
Originally from Milwaukee, Chris Natrop is an installation-artist based in Los Angeles. He earned his BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago. He has had solo exhibitions and been included in group exhibitions throughout the country. His work has been featured in publications such as Art in America and the New Yorker. Natrop was the 2007 recipient of the Pulse Prize from the Pulse Art Fair in New York.

While known primarily as a cut paper artist, Natrop has begun integrating a variety of other material into his work. Transparent plastics, video projection and multi-channel audio are often employed alongside works of intricate, hand-cut paper to create fully immersive environments within gallery and museum spaces. The viewer is encouraged to enter these room-sized installations to directly experience the realm the artist has set up where elements of light, shadow and form coalesce into a fully unified world. Most of the individual components are hand-cut in the artist’s studio and then custom-arranged for a particular exhibition space. For his works on paper, each piece is spontaneously created without the use of patterns or pre-drawing—this stream-of-consciousness approach is, in fact, the crux of the artist’s practice. Graphic silhouettes emerge from a meditative-channeling activated by the repetitive practice of cutting paper. Natrop works on enormous sheets of Lenox 100 drawing paper stretched out vertically on his studio wall. Wielding a standard utility knife, he spontaneously cuts away at the paper to create a hybrid of landscape imagery. Natrop’s free-form process of “knife drawing” reveals the negative space by removing the emptiness in-between forms. Often an amalgam of things previously observed, the graphic nature of the work becomes a freeze-frame of Natrop’s own direct surroundings revealing the artist’s particular sense of place. In many cases one feature will be multiplied over and over, resulting in a dense layering of a single element. A multiplicity of water droplets, crawling vines or cracks in the pavement may be rendered and reworked within each installation.

Emotional forces further contextualize the work within this structure: feelings of anticipation, apprehension, disorientation or joyfulness often encapsulate the work’s inherently myopic narrative. This fusion between internal, emotional space and the external, physical landscape continue to be the framework for much of Natrop’s practice.

Chris Natrop in INFINITY group exhibition

2009-10-09T17:24:00.000-07:00

"Infinity", curated by Andrew Schoulz, is a group exhibition of artists whose practices or aesthetics relate to the many facets of the infinite. The Vastness of this concept will be explored through painting, drawing, photography, and 3D multi-media installation. The subject matter as well as the medium will vary greatly. Some artists work may be a more literal representation of this subject, suggestive of such things as mathematics, space, time, technology, abstraction, pattern, or repetition, while others have chosen to address the opposite or "finite", such as fragility, mortality, the temporary, and even doomsday scenarios.

The show features original work by:

Ryan Travis Christian
Richard Colman (appears courtesy of New Image Art, LA)
N. Dash
Noah Davis (appears courtesy of Roberts and Tilton, LA)
Chris Duncan (appears courtesy of Baer Ridgeway, SF)
Andres Guerrero
Joseph Hart
Andy Diaz Hope (appears courtesy of Catherine Clark, SF)
Xylor Jane (appears courtesy of CANADA, NYC)
Butt Johnson (appears courtesy of CRG gallery, NYC)
Chris Natrop (appears courtesy of Taylor de Cordoba, LA)
Aaron Noble
Hilary Pecis (appears courtesy of Triple Base Gallery, SF)
Andrew Schoultz (appears courtesy of Roberts and Tilton, LA)
Ryan Wallace (appears courtesy of Envoy Enterprises, NYC)

Opening Reception is Saturday, October 10th, from 7-10pm.

Free Valet and Beverages will be provided.

Clare Vivier & Dream Collective Sample Sale

2009-09-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

Clare Vivier Sample Sale
introducing Dream Collective

Thursday October 1st, 2009, 7-9pm

2660 S La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles
(310) 559-9156

The Sample Sale will feature timeless artisan handbags and accessories of Clare Vivier and introduce Dream Collective, the newest line of high end costume jewelry by Katherine Bentley.

rsvp to info@taylordecordoba.com

L.A. FASHION BLOOM IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF ANGELENO

2009-09-25T14:43:00.000-07:00

Angeleno Magazine
September 2009

Gallerist-cum-fashionista Heather Taylor hosted a multi-designer installation at her La Cienega gallery to benefit P.S. Arts - spotted were local seam-stars Gregory Parkinson, Jesse Kamm, Clare Vivier, and Wren's Melissa Coker. (Pages: 84 & 86)

2009-08-27T16:16:00.000-07:00

Claire Oswalt: Peril In Perfection
September 12 – October 31, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday September 12, 6-8PM

The Chase, 2009

graphite, paper and wood
49''x74''

“…. yet it is possible to see peril in the finding of ultimate perfection. It is clear that the ultimate pattern contains its own fixity. In such perfection, all things move towards death.” - Dune, Frank Herbert

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present Peril In Perfection, a new series of sculptural drawings by New York-based artist Claire Oswalt. The exhibition will run from September 12 – October 31, 2009 with an opening reception for the artist on Saturday, September 12th from 6 - 8PM. This is the artist’s second solo show with the gallery.

With her jointed figures made from wood and graphite on paper, Oswalt continues to explore the push and pull between control and freedom. In the tradition of puppets and marionettes, these pieces are designed to be controlled and moved, yet here the subjects appear abruptly frozen in the moment. The fixity of these otherwise aggressive, passionate, dynamic and often violent scenes suggests “the artist” as a master of manipulation and calculation. Although they are put into a position that lacks control, the puppets place their trust in the artist and subsequently the viewer.

While her previous body of work highlighted the vulnerability of adolescence, here Oswalt depicts scenes of aggression among primarily male adults. In one piece, two men violently wrestle each other and in another, a struggling subject is doubled over in pain. At first glance these images seem loud and explosive, yet by restricting their movement these moments become quiet places of ordered beauty.

Claire Oswalt lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She was recently included in “Under The Knife,” a group show at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA. Articles and reviews have appeared in Artweek, Angeleno Magazine and Paper among other publications.

Taylor De Cordoba is located at 2660 S La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles, CA and is open from Tuesday – Saturday, 11am-6pm. For additional press information, contact Heather Taylor at heather@taylordecordoba.com or (310) 559-9156.

L.A. FASHION BLOOM

2009-07-07T17:08:00.000-07:00

L.A. FASHION BLOOM
Public Dates: Friday, July 10 - Saturday, August 8

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present L.A. FASHION BLOOM, a temporary fashion boutique installed in a contemporary art gallery setting. In lieu of a traditional "summer group show," gallery co-owner Heather Taylor has curated a selection of artfully installed pieces by five Los Angeles-based fashion designers:

Melissa Coker of Wren - clothing designer
Annie Costello Brown - jewelry designer
Jesse Kamm - clothing designer
Gregory Parkinson - clothing designer
Clare Vivier - handbag and accessory designer

All items will be available for purchase and a portion of proceeds will be donated to P.S. Arts, a local organization dedicated to restoring arts education in public schools. The designers will be featuring pieces from previous seasons in addition to debuting new fall items.

Some of L.A.'s most sought after design talent will transform the space from gallery into boutique. Local artist and Reorganica designer, Tony Brown, has created reclaimed wood store fixtures. Vintage lighting and accessories are courtesy Empric with floral landscaping designed by Holly Flora. L.A. FASHION BLOOM will exist for one month.

Artwalk Culver City 2009

2009-05-29T15:53:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, Saturday May 30, is the Culver City's annual artwalk. We'll be open from noon to 8PM. Please stop by, say hello and see Jeana Sohn's new work.

TImothy Hull in V

2009-04-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

Linlee Allen wrote about Timothy Hull's current exhibition at the gallery for V Magazine. Click HERE see the full text.

Sasha Bezzubov + Jessica Sucher in Frieze

2009-04-25T17:02:00.000-07:00

Christy Lange reviewed Sasha Bezzubov and Jessica Sucher's recent exhibition, The Searchers, in Frieze Magazine. Click HERE to read the full text.

Melissa Manfull in The Architect's Newspaper

2009-04-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

Melissa Manfull's recent exhibition, Tesseracts was featured in The Architect's Newspaper. Click HERE to read the full text.

Kimberly Brooks at Tarryn Teresa Gallery

2009-04-09T15:40:00.000-07:00

Kimberly Brooks has been included in a group exhibition at Tarryn Teresa Gallery:
All Under One Roof: A selection of LA Artists curated by Yasmine Mohseni

Artists: Amir H. Fallah, Carrie Jardine, Claressinka Anderson, Doug Busch, Gabriela Anastasio, Irving Greines, Kimberly Brooks, Kristin Jai Klosterman, Roya Falahi, Susan Anderson

Artist Reception and Two Year Anniversary Party, April 10th, 7pm-11pm
Exhibition runs through May 8th 2009
Mon- Fri: 11am-5pm, Sat: 11am-4pm

Tarryn Teresa Gallery
1820 Industrial Street #230
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Culver City Gallery Walk

2009-04-02T15:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend is Los Angeles Art Weekend and a great event they have organized is a Culver City Gallery Walk, tomorrow evening from 6-8PM. Partipcating galleries include: Los Angeles Art Weekend. Participants include Blum & Poe, David Kordansky, Honor Fraser, Kim Light, LAXART, Susanne Vielmetter, Taylor De Cordoba and Western Project

6:30pm: Exhibition walkthrough with Dave Muller at Blum & Poe
7:30pm: Exhibition walkthrough with Walead Beshty at LAXART

Food trucks include Green Truck, Kogi BBQ and Tacos Bevida

Clare VIVIER at Taylor De Cordoba for P.S. Arts

2009-03-19T12:11:00.001-07:00

The gallery is delighted to be hosting a fashion week event for Echo-Park based designer Clare Vivier. Ms. Vivier will be presenting her Spring/Summer '09 collection of handbags for her line VIVIER. A percentage of the proceeds from all handbag sales and art sales will be donated to P.S. Arts, a local non-profit dedicated to restoring the arts in public schools in and around Los Angeles. To get YOUR invitation for tonight's event click HERE.

Melissa Manfull in Dwell

2009-03-19T12:06:00.000-07:00

Laure Joliet wrote an article about Melissa Manfull's current exhibition, Tesseracts, in Dwell Magazine. Read the full text by clicking HERE.

GalleryEquality LA Artwalk & Silent Auction

2009-02-14T15:41:00.000-08:00

Taylor De Cordoba is proud to participate in GalleryEquality LA, an art walk and silent auction benefitting Marriage Equality USA, Family Equality Council and Create Equality. Artists in the silent auction include Timothy Hull and Melissa Manfull.

Sunday, February 15th

6:00pm - 9:00pm

2651 S. La Cienega

Los Angeles, CA 90034

$10 suggested donation

Art walk on La Cienega - Participating galleries include: Walter Maciel, Blum & Poe, Taylor de Cordoba, George Billis Gallery, Sardoni.Rey, Maloney Fine Art and more...

Silent auction at Smogshoppe (complimentary valet by Smogshoppe for first 200 people).

"Transformational Project" by Jen Rosenstein on exhibit.

After party with DJ Outre.

Suggested donation: $10

For more details, go to: http://createequality.wordpress.com/events/

To check out some of the auction art work, go to: http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/41928-gallery-equality

Kimberly Brooks in artHAUS

2009-01-29T15:21:00.000-08:00

Kimberly Brooks has paintings in a group show in Venice, CA. The exhibited, entitled artHAUS, was curated by Thomas Schirmboeck and will run through February 24.

Barrett Johnson Performs at Ryan Callis Opening

2009-01-13T08:24:00.000-08:00

Opening January 10, Ryan Callis, Are You Ready To Testify

2009-01-05T09:43:00.000-08:00

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present

Ryan Callis
Are You Ready To Testify
January 10 – February 14, 2009

Opening Reception: Saturday January 10, 2009 6pm-8pm

Are You Ready To Testify, 2008
Oil, Acrylic and Paper on Canvas, 24" x 20"

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present Are You Ready to Testify, a new series of paintings by Southern California-based artist Ryan Callis. The exhibition will run from January 10 through February 14, 2009. The gallery will host an opening reception for the artist on Saturday January 10 from 6pm-8pm.

The exhibition consists of paintings that operate conversationally, as phrases and sentences in a larger dialogue. To create the paintings' architectural structures, Callis uses a system that codes phrases and words into geometric forms without visually making use of text. While the completed paintings do not directly reflect the original texts, every gesture, shape and concept organically flows from this unique coded system. A palette of vibrant (nearly acidic) blues, greens, yellows and pinks creates elegant passages of paint flows and color gradations.

The conception for this series of work was influenced largely by Nam June Paik’s Fluxus film, Zen For Film (1962-1964), the 1996 Dischord Records release of the self proclaimed “gospel yeah, yeah” sound of the Make-Up's debut album, Destination: Love, Live at Cold Rice, and David Hockney’s book That’s the Way I See Things.

This is the artist's second solo show at Taylor De Cordoba. His work has been featured in Artweek and the OC Weekly. Ryan Callis was recently included in Christopher Knight’s article for the Los Angeles Times, “45 Under 45.” He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2007.

Taylor De Cordoba is located at 2660 S La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles, CA and is open Tuesday thru Saturday, 11am-6pm. For additional information, contact Heather Taylor at heather@taylordecordoba.com or (310) 559-9156.

On View at Aqua Wynwood: Claire Oswalt, Extended Handshake

2008-12-06T10:21:00.000-08:00

Claire Oswalt
Extended Handshake, 2008
Graphite, Wood, paper, twine motorized
26" x 20.5"
Courtesy the Artist and Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles
On View at Aqua Wynwood, Taylor De Cordoba, Booth #5

Taylor De Cordoba @ Aqua Wynwood

2008-12-05T15:10:00.000-08:00

Zoseria by Frohawk Two Feathers

Claire Oswalt

Claire Oswalt, Ryan Callis, Jeana Sohn

Kyle Field & Sasha Bezubov / Jessica Sucher

Claire Oswalt, Ryan Callis, Jeana Sohn, Frohawk Two Feathers

Kyle Field

Taylor De Cordoba exhibiting at Aqua Miami Wynwood

2008-11-23T23:47:00.000-08:00

We're happy to announce our participation in the upcoming Aqua Art Miami at Wynwood, December 3-7, 2008. The gallery will feature new work by Sasha Bezzubov & Jessica Sucher, Kimberly Brooks, Ryan Callis, Kyle Field, Charlene Liu, Melissa Manfull, Claire Oswalt, Jeana Sohn & Frohawk Two Feathers.

AQUA WYNWOOD - December 3-7
42 NE 25th St, Miami

VIP Preview
Tuesday, December 2: 5-8pm

Dec. 3, 11 am - 3 pm
Dec. 4/5/6, 11 am - 7 pm
Dec. 7, 11 am - 4 pm

The Zoseria at Aqua

An installation by Frohawk Two Feathers

Los Angeles-based, Frohawk Two Feathers work is at the confluence of graffiti, folk art and 19th century portraiture. Frohawk is creating a large decorated pyramid that will be installed in the outdoor courtyard at Aqua Wynwood. The Zoseria at Aqua is presented by House of Campari. Courtesy Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles.

Please note special gallery hours: the gallery will be open by appointment only during the Thanksgiving holiday and Art Basel Miami, beginning Thursday November 27th. We will resume normal gallery hours on Tuesday December 9th.

2660 S La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

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Taylor De Cordoba Fall News

2008-11-16T06:02:00.000-08:00

We're happy to announce our participation in the upcoming Aqua Art Miami at Wynwood, December 3-7, 2008. The gallery will feature new work by gallery-represented artists, including Frohawk Two Feathers, Jeana Sohn, Charlene Liu and Kimberly Brooks.

Taylor De Cordoba is currently exhibiting large scale color photographs by Sasha Bezzubov and Jessica Sucher from their new series, The Searchers. To create this body of work, the artists spent one year in India on a Fulbright Scholarship exploring western spiritual tourism. The exhibit has been featured in V Magazine and Angeleno, and will be reviewed in the forthcoming issue of THE Magazine. The exhibition closes December 20th.

Sasha Bezzubov's upcoming book, Wildfire, will be released in January 2009 by Nazraeli Press. Signed copies will be available at the gallery. Please contact us to pre-order.

Kimberly Brooks was the subject of an Artist Profile in a recent issue of art ltd Magazine. Brooks was also selected by Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator at LACMA, for inclusion in the upcoming West Coast edition of New American Paintings.

Kyle Field's recent exhibition More Country Questions was reviewed in art ltd by Allison Gibson. We have signed copies of his book Put It In A Nutshell, along with two new albums by his bands Little Wings and Be Gulls. Please contact us to place an order.

Virgil de Voldere gallery in Chelsea recently concluded a successfull solo show by Charlene Liu. We're thrilled to be exhibiting her work in Miami.

Taylor De Cordoba was recently featured in Elle Magazine and in LA2DAY.

Please note special gallery hours: the gallery will be open by appointment only during the Thanksgiving holiday and Art Basel Miami, beginning Thursday November 27th. We will resume normal gallery hours on Tuesday December 9th.

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Opening November 1, Sasha Bezzubov & Jessica Sucher

2008-10-25T16:54:00.000-07:00

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present

Sasha Bezzubov & Jessica Sucher

The Searchers

November 1 – December 20, 2008

Opening Reception: Saturday November 1, 2008 6pm-8pm

Temple 1, 2008
C-Print, 40" x 55" edit. 1/7

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present The Searchers, the West coast debut of a new series of photographs by the collaborative team of Sasha Bezzubov and Jessica Sucher. The exhibition will run from November 1 – December 20, 2008. The gallery will host an opening reception for the artists on Saturday, November 1 from 6pm-8pm.

The Searchers is a series of large-scale photographs examining Western spiritual tourism in India. Bezzubov and Sucher investigate the magnetic pull of India’s rich religious history and the utopian communities that cater to Western seekers. While exploring yoga centers, meditation retreats and ashrams, the artists straddle the line between observers and participants. The project results in distinct groupings: spatially astounding interiors, bizarre landscapes, and portraits of those who simultaneously appear both lost and found. The connecting thread is the visual strangeness and cultural collisions inherent in this phenomenon. This series includes photographs taken at the Osho Meditation Resort in Pune and the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram in Nayyar Dam, Kerala.

With The Searchers, the artists build on themes explored in their previous bodies of work, specifically Expats and Natives (Bezzubov and Sucher) and The Gringo Project (Bezzubov). These previous projects center around young Western travelers exploring developing countries and how the relationship to one’s host country relates to larger issues of race, class, and identity.

New York-based Sasha Bezzubov and Jessica Sucher have been collaborating since 2002. In 2006, they spent a year in India on a Fulbright Scholarship Award for their project, The Searchers. Their work has previously been exhibited in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, The Netherlands.

CONTEMPORARY ART FOR CHANGE - Sunday, October 12

2008-10-04T17:27:00.001-07:00

Taylor De Cordoba invites you to a BENEFIT FOR OBAMA!

Sunday, October 12, 2008 3 - 8 pm
in collaboraton with the following artists, galleries, and organizers:

Charlene Liu in New York

2008-09-13T15:44:00.000-07:00

Charlene Liu's solo show opens today at Virgil de Voldere Gallery in New York. This piece, "Pile of Cherries," is among the new works on paper on exhibit.

Frohawk Two Feathers in Flaunt

2008-06-21T16:58:00.000-07:00

Frohawk Two Feathers wrote and illustrated a six page piece in the new issue of Flaunt Magazine. Click HERE and scroll down to Flaunt to download the story.

New work and press by Jeana Sohn

2008-06-21T16:49:00.000-07:00

"Sea Flowers," 2008. 13" x 20"

"Sea Urchins and a Shiny Thing," 2008. 5.25" x 7.5"

Jeana Sohn is featured in the current issue of Spaces Magazine. Click HERE to read.

Kimberly Brooks in Style.com

2008-06-21T16:44:00.001-07:00

Kimberly Brooks' exhibition, "Technicolor Summer," received a wonderful write-up on Style.com. Click HERE to read the piece.

Claire Ellen Oswalt in Artweek

2008-06-21T16:41:00.001-07:00

Claire Ellen Oswalt's recent exhibition, "Trust Fall," received a beautiful review in Artweek, written by Ashley Tibbits. Click HERE to read.

Kyle Field at New Image Art

2008-06-21T16:34:00.001-07:00

Kyle Field has two new pieces on exhibit in the group show "Ginger," at New Image Art Gallery . Also on display: new work by Tauba Auerbach, Sean Cassidy, Nico Dios, Keegan McHargue, Devendra Banhart, Cleon Peterson, Leigh Ledare and Antti Laitnen.

The show is up through July 12.

Taylor De Cordoba @ NEXT Chicago

2008-04-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present new work by

Charlene Liu & Frohawk Two Feathers

NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL

Booth # 7-2038

April 24 - 28

Opening Preview
Thursday, April 24, 7-10pm

www.nextartfair.com

www.taylordecordoba.com
info@taylordecordoba.com

image: Charlene Liu, Untitled, 2008, 30 x 40 inches, mixed media on paper

Kimberly Brooks in Marie Claire

2008-04-12T12:53:00.001-07:00

Jeana Sohn in Oprah Magazine

2008-04-12T12:52:00.001-07:00

Claire Oswalt in Angeleno

2008-04-12T12:51:00.000-07:00

New pieces by Melissa Manfull

2008-04-09T17:47:00.000-07:00

I just did a studio visit with Melissa Manfull and am blown away by her new ink on paper pieces. We installed them in our gallery back room right away. Click on the image to see all the beautiful details. Please email if interested.

POP-UP @ THE PARKER

2008-03-26T13:56:00.000-07:00

Taylor De Cordoba presents:

POP-UP @ THE PARKER

featuring new work by:
Kimberly Brooks, Frohawk Two Feathers, Kyle Field, Charlene Liu & Jeana Sohn.

Saturday March 29
Sunday March 30

Le Parker Meridian
118 W. 57th St.
New York, NY 10019

To schedule a viewing appointment contact Heather Taylor
310.413.7665
heather@taylordecordoba.com

Mike Quinn Opening at Perry Rubenstein Gallery

2008-03-25T17:01:00.000-07:00

Friend of the gallery Mike Quinn opens his solo show at Perry Rubenstein Gallery in New York this thursday.

Mike Quinn
Winning is Not For Everyone
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 27, 6-8PM

@ Perry Rubenstein Gallery
534 West 24th Street between 10th and 11th Ave.

Frohawk Two Feathers review in Los Angeles Times

2008-03-01T18:45:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles Times
Friday February 29, 2008

AROUND THE GALLERIES
by Holly Myers
A chapter from colonial times

"In the Court of the Crimson King" is Frohawk Two Feathers' second solo show at Taylor de Cordoba and the second chapter of an epic saga whose details are difficult to keep straight. They're scrawled on a long, scroll-like sheet posted to a gallery wall for those who want to give it a try. But the themes are all too familiar: power, war, colonialism, imperialism and the lure of global trade.

The hero is one Nancy of Gonaives, heir to the fictional kingdom of Frengland, who has embarked on a mission to avenge his father's death and reclaim the throne from his villainous uncle, Lord William (a.k.a. King Billy). Haiti figures in the story in some way, as do the sugar trade, the Inuit people, a pope and a certain pink sperm whale, hunted with Ahab-like obsession by the ill-fated King L'Oreal.

The bulk of the story is told through drawings and paintings that mimic the conventions of colonial-era genres -- particularly portraiture -- while remaining wonderfully fresh and strange. The project is a peculiar one that manages to balance a number of unlikely qualities -- lighthearted and earnest, endearing and unsettling, humorous and scathingly critical.

Two Feathers, who goes by a number of different pseudonyms, seems to have a lot going on: He has several musical projects underway and will perform at the gallery Saturday as Kent Cyclone. The full scope may take some time to unfold, but the promise is striking.

Charlene Liu in Cleveland

2008-02-27T14:40:00.000-08:00

Charlene Liu has new work on exhibit at Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art in Cleveland.

You can view some of her new pieces by clicking here.

Kent Cyclone performs at Frohawk's closing party

2008-02-22T17:23:00.001-08:00

Frohawk Two Feathers in Daily Candy's Weekend Guide

2008-01-31T08:28:00.000-08:00

January 31, 2008
The Weekend Guide
What to Do This Weekend

SEE
In the Court of the Crimson King
What: Frohawk Two Feathers’s new paintings and drawings of colonialism, imperialism, and conquest.
Why: This is a takeover.
When: Feb. 2-Mar. 8. Reception, Sat., 6-9 p.m.
Where: Taylor De Cordoba, 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd., b/t Venice & Washington Blvds., Culver City (310-559-9156).

http://www.dailycandy.com/los_angeles/article/34773/The+Weekend+Guide

Weekly Column by Kimberly Brooks

2008-01-25T14:37:00.000-08:00

Gallery artist, Kimberly Brooks can now add "columnist" to her resume. She recently launched "First Person Artist," a weekly column on the Huffington Post. Kimberly interviews contemporary artists (most recently Liat Yossifer and Kirsten Hassenfeld) and through her own commentary draws connections with current social, political or cultural issues. See more info here:
http://www.firstpersonartist.com/

Image courtesy Kirsten Hassenfled and Bellwether, New York

New work by Mike Quinn at Perry Rubenstein Gallery

2008-01-25T14:18:00.000-08:00

Friend of the gallery, Mike Quinn, has new work in an excellent group show at Perry Rubenstein Gallery in New York. The show runs through February 16, so there is still time to check it out.

SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION:
TAUBA AUERBACH, DANIEL BUREN, SOL LEWITT, MIKE QUINN AND ROBIN RHODE

PERRY RUBENSTEIN GALLERY
527 WEST 23 STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10011
T 212-627-8000

http://www.perryrubenstein.com/

Frohawk Two Feathers Performs as Kent Cyclone

2008-01-22T12:00:00.000-08:00

Frohawk Two Feathers will perform as his improvisational rapper alter-ego, Kent Cyclone, this Friday night at Chung King Projects. From the Press Release:

Kent Cylcone is another creation from Umar Rashid, which is freestyle fusion of his two personas, the rapper, and the contemporary artist. Based on improvisation, and large amount of distilled liquids, Kent Cylcone attempts to become the best artist/performer in the universe, and his crew, the Forces of Natures, aka The Fifty Foot Wave, Peggy Sunami, and Monsoon Season, backs him up for a site specific performance. Please find below the one hit wonder by Kent Cyclone, which has brought him worldwide fame, and a whiskey sponsor.

Friday, January 25, 2007. 10:00PM.
Chung King Projects.
945 Chung King Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90012
http://www.chungkingproject.com/

Jeana Sohn: Final Week!

2008-01-22T11:46:00.000-08:00

Don't miss the final week of Jeana Sohn's solo show here at Taylor De Cordoba. Sohn's new paintings were a huge success in Miami and at the gallery. Please contact the gallery for more info: 310.559.9156.

Kyle Field Exhibition Opens in Paris

2008-01-22T11:30:00.000-08:00

Kyle Field: Old Spirits
January 19 - February 16, 2008
Cardenas Bellanger
43, rue Quincampoix, 75004 Paris, France
t/f. +33 [0]1 48 87 47 65
http://www.ateliercardenasbellanger.com

Frohawk Two Feathers in New American Paintings

2007-12-06T12:48:00.000-08:00

MOCA curator Alma Ruiz selected Frohawk Two Feathers for New American Paintings #73, Pacific Coast Edition. Frohawk's painting, Haiti (Sugarcane Republic) is reproduced on the back cover of the book. Available at www.NewAmericanPaintings.com

Taylor De Cordoba at Aqua Art Fair

2007-12-04T12:34:00.000-08:00

Taylor De Cordoba is thrilled to be participating in Aqua Art Miami 2007 at the Aqua Hotel.

Visit us at Room No. 221
Aqua at the Aqua Hotel
1530 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Get GoogleMaps directions from Art Basel

Preview
Wednesday, December 5, 12-4pm
the preview is free & open to the public

Fair dates:
December 6/7/8, 11am-8pm
December 9, 12-5pm

Exhibiting works by...
Sasha Bezzubov + Jessica Sucher
Kimberly Brooks
Ryan Callis
Frohawk Two Feathers
Kyle Field
Timothy Hull
Charlene Liu
Melissa Manfull
Claire Oswalt
Jeana Sohn

For more fair information: www.aquaartmiami.com/hotel.html

Taylor De Cordoba
2660 S La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034
www.taylordecordoba.com

Dinner at David's Cafe II

2007-12-04T10:42:00.001-08:00

We had our first meal in Miami at David's Cafe II, a great cuban joint frequented by many locals. Heather ordered grilled grouper with a side of plantains and moros. I ate hearty arroz con pollo.

view from our hotel

2007-12-03T22:59:00.001-08:00

Ryan Callis - one of "45 under 45"

2007-12-03T14:14:00.000-08:00

Long Beach-based Ryan Callis was included in an article highlighting 45 painters under 45 by Christopher Knight in the LA Times this past Sunday. A segment of Callis' 2006 painting, How It Feels to be Something On (Trim Your Life Away), was reproduced on the cover of the Calendar Section. You can see the rest of the article by clicking on this link:
Painting Gets a Broader Brush by Christopher Knight

Miami Crate!

2007-12-01T15:38:00.000-08:00

We're all packed up and ready to head off to Miami first thing Sunday morning. New artwork by gallery artists, including Kyle Field, Frohawk Two Feathers and Kimberly Brooks, is traveling across the country as we speak in the above crate.

Claire Oswalt debut in Miami

2007-11-27T13:07:00.001-08:00

Puppets by LA-based Claire Oswalt.

Aqua Art Miami

2007-11-27T12:56:00.000-08:00

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to be participating in the Aqua Hotel Art Fair next week in Miami. The gallery will be featuring new work by Kimberly Brooks, Jeana Sohn, Kyle Field, Claire Oswalt, Sasha Bezzubov + Jessica Sucher and Melissa Manfull. Fair dates: December 5, 12-4PM, December 6/7/8, 11am-8pm, December 9, 12pm-5pm.

Fall News

2007-10-31T16:54:00.000-07:00

Sasha Bezzubov
-Image reproduced on cover of the New York Times Magazine, August 26th, 2007
-New work from the series The Searchers, on exhibit at the Noorderlicht Photofestival 2007, in collaboration with Jessica Sucher.
-Review of The Searchers on Daily Serving

Kimberly Brooks
-Recently exhibited a selection of paintings at Versace, Beverly Hills
-Donated a piece to the LAXART Benefit Auction, November 4th
-Named "Best in Show" in November issue of Elle Magazine
-Launched weekly column "First Person Artist" on the Huffington Post

Kyle Field
-Included in group show, Bliss, at Roberts and Tilton, curated by by Lindsay Charlwood, thru November 10th.
-Included in group show, Biome, at Lincart, curated by Johanna St. Clair, thru December 1st.
-Contact Taylor De Cordoba to order a copy of Kyle Field's new book, Put it in a Nutshell published by Ahornfelder.
-Upcoming: Exhibition at Atelier Cardenas Bellanger, Paris, January 2008

Timothy Hull
-Included in recent group show, Painted Faces - The Mask in Contemporary Art, at Kinkead Contemporary
-Recently exhibited new work in solo show, The Swarm of Possible Meanings Surrounding the Ancient Pyramids, at Freight+Volume
-Interviewed on Huffington Post

Charlene Liu
-Recently exhibited new work in solo exhibiton, Before The Storm, at Taylor De Cordoba
-Received rave review by Leah Ollman in the Los Angeles Times

Jeana Sohn
-Upcoming: Solo exhibition, My Hands Are Crispy, at Taylor De Cordoba, December 15th, 2007 thru January 26th, 2008

Frohawk Two Feathers
-Selected for New American Paintings 2007 Pacific Coast Competition, juried by MOCA curator Alma Ruiz
-Debuted 2 new paintings at Art Forum Berlin with Spencer Brownstone Gallery
-Upcoming: Solo exhibition at Taylor De Cordoba, February 2008

Gallery
-Interview with Heather Taylor in the November issue of Elle Magazine
-Gallery review in Beautiful Decay magazine by Sasha Lee
-Currently on exhibit: A Great Delicacy, curated by Melissa Levin, thru December 1st, 2007.
-Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to be participating in Aqua Art Miami, December 4th thru 9th, 2007

Heather Taylor Interviewed in Elle Magazine

2007-10-31T16:51:00.001-07:00

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A Great Delicay opens at Taylor De Cordoba

2007-10-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

The gallery opened a new show entitled, A Great Delicacy, on October 20th. This exhibition was curated by Melissa Levin and features work by six New York-based artists: Michael Bilsborough, McKendree Key, Danica Phelps, Gregory Parma Smith and Rebecca Veit + Kathryn Hillier.