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PULSE Contemporary Art Fair Opens in Los Angeles

artwork: Nate Frizzell - "Waiting to Be Unseen", 2010 - Oil on canvas - 30" x 40" - Courtesy LeBasse Projects, Culver City, CA. On show at the LeBasse Projects stand at PULSE Los Angeles from September 30th until October 3rd.


Los Angeles, CA – PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is proud to announce its first edition of PULSE Los Angeles from September 30th through October 3rd. Taking place at the Event Deck at L.A. LIVE – a 100,000 square foot, rooftop venue – PULSE Los Angeles is modeled on its flagship Miami fair, offering a comfortably scaled and dynamic event indoors and out. The fair’s signature series of original programming will make its return with an ambitious slate of sculptures, murals, performances and multimedia works, with this edition placing a strong emphasis on the contemporary art and culture of Los Angeles. PULSE Los Angeles, the newest addition to PULSE Contemporary Art Fairs, celebrates the creative energy and growing art market of the West Coast.

The newest edition of the leading series of PULSE Contemporary Art Fairs brings sixty exhibitors from Asia, Europe, and the Americas to Los Angeles’ spectacular rooftop venue, The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE, where its more than 100,000 square feet of exhibition space will be surrounded by vistas of the Downtown area. In recognition of its launch to coinciding with the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time – a collection of exhibitions by more than 60 leading Southern California institutions – the new fair features a special offering of local non-profit and alternative exhibition spaces. Galleries from diverse locales such as Tel Aviv’s Zemack Contemporary Art, Mexico  City’s ANTENA ESTUDIO, Habana’s Factoría, and Tokyo’s Megumi Ogita Gallery; along with leading New York galleries such as Mixed Greens, P•P•O•W, SCHROEDER ROMERO & SHREDDER and Von Lintel Gallery will bring the works of pioneering artists to Los Angeles.

artwork: David Buckingham - "Chris Burden", 2011 - Cut and welded re-purposed metal. Courtesy of the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA.

Local leaders such as Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, and Mark Moore Gallery will join a special presentation of nearby nonprofits to present the vanguard of Angelino artists while highlighting emerging young talents. While browsing the sixty exhibitors guests are encouraged to visit the Studios GO-designed Air Lounge, and relax within the VIP lounge created by Openhouse Gallery. Once there they will be treated to over 15 special projects including Daniela Comani’s It Was Me: Diary 1900-1999, recently on view at the 54th Venice Biennale and presented by Los Angeles’ Charlie James Gallery; the Martin Durazo installation MAX-NIGMATIX courtesy of Luis De Jesus Los Angeles; and Ted Riederer’s The Resurrectionists, courtesy of New Orleans’ Jonathan Ferrara Gallery and PULSE Official Shipping Company Elizabeth Stevens.

PULSE Play , the fair’s ongoing series of curated video exhibitions brings Industry of Fetish, curated by Dossier Journal and Skylight Projects, New York; along with “I’ll leave the stones here, but I’m taking the dream with me”, (from Fischli and Weiss’ film The Right Way) curated by Stanya Kahn for Artists Curated Projects, Los Angeles.  Further afield, a special presentation of three projects will be on view at Hotel Partner The Standard’s  Downtown and Hollywood hotels, including Brice Brown’s Service Everyday (Dish Queens) courtesy of Schroeder Romero & Shredder, New York; Dave Kinsey’s mural Prospects of Despair II, courtesy of Joshua Liner Gallery, New York; and the Noemi Lafrance short dance film Melt, courtesy of Black & White Gallery/Project Space, Brooklyn, and Sens Production. The fair will open with a private press and VIP preview on Friday, September 30 from 12 pm – 2 pm. Access is limited to registered guests.

artwork: Laurie Hogin - "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters", 2008 - Oil on canvas Courtesy of Schroeder Romero & Shredder, New York City. On show at  PULSE Los Angeles.

PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is the leading US art fair dedicated solely to contemporary art. Through its annual editions in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, PULSE provides a unique platform for diverse galleries to present a progressive blend of renowned and pioneering contemporary artists, alongside an evolving series of original programming. The fair’s distinctive commitment to the art community and visitor experience makes PULSE unique among art fairs and creates an art market experience that is both dynamic and inviting. The Fair is divided into two sections and is comprised of a mix of established and emerging galleries vetted by a committee of prominent international dealers. The IMPULSE section presents galleries invited by the Committee to present solo exhibitions of artist’s work created in the past two years.

Through its annual editions in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, PULSE provides a unique platform for diverse galleries to present a progressive blend of renowned and pioneering contemporary artists, alongside an evolving series of original programming. The fair’s distinctive commitment to the art community and visitor experience makes PULSE unique among art fairs and creates an experience that is both dynamic and inviting. PULSE Contemporary Art Fairs are a division of Ramsay Fairs. The world’s largest producer of contemporary art fairs, Ramsay Fairs is co-founder of Art HK, Asia’s largest fair; co-owner of the India Art Fair; and owner of the Affordable Art Fair, held in ten cities internationally. Visit the fair’s website at … http://www.pulse-art.com