CARTWHEEL Highlights from Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair 2013
Bright colors, glitter, and kooky-creepy found object art were among the trends in contemporary art we observed at the Art Los Angeles Contemporary fair at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica Jan. 24-27, 2013. With an official fair theme exploring the relationship between French and L.A. art culture, the presence of Parisian galleries (Galerie Hussenot, Galerie Loevenbruck), was as strong as those from L.A. (Night Gallery, Ace Gallery), Miami (Spinello Projects, David Castillo Gallery) and New York (The Hole, Tracy Williams Ltd.). Keep scrolling to see a selection of les œuvres d’art showcased at Barker Hangar.

The nine-foot-tall installation “It’s not you, it’s me, I will always love you dear,” by Jon Pylypchuk greeted attendees upon arrival.

Los Angeles artists Buck Silva and Scott D. Wilson in front of Black Cherries (gold plated urethane on aluminum) by Vincent Szarek at Ace Gallery.

Warren Brand (Branded Arts), Artist Justin Bower and Artist Robert Standish at the ALAC Opening Night Party.

Alex of Spinello Projects held up a small, unframed work by Farley Aguilar so we could see what ink-on-mylar looks and feels like. CARTWHEEL’s Megan Abrahams recently interviewed Aguilar.

With works by Mel Bochner, Quint Contemporary Gallery, La Jolla, brought a little of New York to the Art L.A. Contemporary fair.

Mel Bochner’s works are monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper.

Murad Khan Mumtaz is trained in the Pakistani craft of miniature painting. His work is influenced by time spent in the American west.

(l to r:) Untitled (Triptych), 2008, and Road Trip (Video), 2012, by Ben Jones with The Hole Gallery, New York.

One More Nice Day, by Taylor McKimens with Loyal. The artist uses Acrylic, flasche and acryla-gouache on canvas.

Night Gallery was one of the most crowded booths at ALAC and its new location Grand Opening coincided with the fair on Saturday. David Korty with Night Gallery, Los Angeles.

The Printed Matter booth drew a crowd. CARTWHEEL’s Marilyn Nix got the scoop on the L.A. Art Book Fair.