Hauser & Wirth Reveals New Works by Firelei Báez, Hélène Delprat, Charles Gaines and Uman at Frieze Los Angeles
Press Release
29 February – 3 March 2024
Stand D12
- Further highlights include historical masterpieces by Frank Bowling, John Chamberlain and Ed Clark
Los Angeles...Hauser & Wirth will return to Frieze Los Angeles with a presentation of contemporary and historical works by gallery artists that complements the important exhibitions debuting at the gallery’s spaces in West Holllywood and the Downtown Arts District.
At the fair in stand D12, exceptional works by Rita Ackermann, Firelei Báez, Frank Bowling, Mark Bradford, John Chamberlain, Ed Clark, Hélène Delprat, Charles Gaines, Jenny Holzer, Thomas J Price, Mika Rottenberg, Henry Taylor and Uman, among others, will together capture the diversity and depth of the gallery’s cross-generational program while introducing West Coast visitors to several acclaimed artists who have joined Hauser & Wirth in recent months.
Among key works on view in Hauser & Wirth’s stand at Frieze Los Angeles 2024 will be:
- The debut of new works by artists who have recently joined Hauser & Wirth, including ‘Balangandan (we are each other’s magnitude and bond)’ (2024) by Firelei Báez, who will be the subject of a survey opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston on 4 April; Uman’s optically dazzling, monumental ‘Maasai Mara Mara’ (2023); and the first LA presentation of work by celebrated Paris-based artist Hélène Delprat.
- ‘Numbers and Trees: Arizona Series 1, Tree #2, Eagle’ (2023), a triumphant new work from Charles Gaines’ acclaimed Arizona series, which will be exhibited in its entirety in fall 2024 at the Phoenix Museum of Art.
- Large-scale paintings by artists Rita Ackermann, George Condo and Jenny Holzer.
- Sculptural works will include an exquisite readymade assemblage by critically lauded Los Angeles-based artist Henry Taylor and Thomas J Price’s striking ‘Fixed Point, Moving Object’ (2023) from the artist’s pink marble head series, emblematic of his boundless and unfixed identities.
- Historical masterworks include Frank Bowling’s ‘Fishes, Wishes in Summertime Blue’ (2016), a sublime example of the artist’s mature oeuvre; Ed Clark’s radiant late painting ‘Untitled’ (2010), demonstrative of the artist’s pioneering brushstrokes; and a hallmark painted and twisted stainless steel sculpture by pathbreaking American artist John Chamberlain, ‘MISCHIEVOUSMERRIMENT’ (1999).
Hauser & Wirth’s booth at Frieze LA will complement an array of exhibitions in its locations across the city:
Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood
8980 Santa Monica Boulevard
Pat Steir. Painted Rain
Starting 28 February, Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood will proudly present Pat Steir’s first Los Angeles solo exhibition in over three decades. Renowned for her pioneering approach to painting which synthesizes conceptual art, figuration and abstraction, the exhibition will debut a suite of canvases which have as their origin Steir’s recollection of the light in Los Angeles, the ocean and sky she experienced while teaching at CalArts in the 1970s. Complementing the exhibition, Hauser & Wirth’s Downtown Los Angeles art center will feature a special presentation of Steir’s limited-edition prints, produced in collaboration with San Francisco’s Crown Point Press.
Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles
901 East 3rd Street
Catherine Goodman. New Works
Hauser & Wirth will also mount the first Los Angeles exhibition by celebrated London-based artist Catherine Goodman in its South Gallery. Featuring all new paintings, this will be Goodman’s first body of predominantly abstract works, marking a distinct development for the artist, whose signature dynamic surfaces and energetic brushstrokes will occupy some of her largest canvases to date.
Jason Rhoades. DRIVE
Starting 27 February, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles will dedicate an entire gallery at its Downtown Arts District location to a yearlong exploration of Rhoades’ art via the subject of cars and car culture. Known for the driving imagination and ambition of his work, as well, at times, its reckless provocation and overwhelming materiality, Rhoades (1965 – 2006) was a world builder for whom the making of sculptures and the creation of narratives were intertwined.
RETROaction (part two)
In 1993, Los Angeles-based artist Charles Gaines developed the seminal exhibition ‘Theater of Refusal: Black Art and Mainstream Criticism’ for the Fine Art Gallery at the University of California, Irvine. On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, ‘RETROaction’ looks back at Gaines’ project to understand its resonances today. Curated by Homi K. Bhabha, Kate Fowle, Charles Gaines and Ellen Tani, featuring historical works by Charles Gaines, Gary Simmons and Lorna Simpson with contemporary works by Edgar Arceneaux, Kevin Beasley, Mark Bradford, Torkwase Dyson, Lauren Halsey, Leslie Hewitt, Rashid Johnson, Caroline Kent, Tony Lewis and Rodney McMillian.
‘Implicit Explicit’ at Make Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles
Marking the sixth anniversary of Make Hauser & Wirth, the gallery is pleased to announce its inaugural exhibition in Los Angeles: ‘Implicit Explicit,’ a group presentation of four American artists whose practices encourage thoughtful consideration of our perceptions of and assumptions about craft. Included are works by Joe Feddersen, Keiko Fukazawa, Sabrina Gschwandtner and Shari Mendelson. The exhibition was conceived and curated by Meaghan Roddy, in collaboration with Make Hauser & Wirth.
Press contacts:
Ben Thornborough, Hauser & Wirth, benthornborough@hauserwirth.com, +1 914 456 9302
Andrea Schwan, Andrea Schwan Inc, andrea@andreaschwan.com, +1 917 371 5023
Caption and courtesy information:
Firelei Báez, Balangandan (we are each other’s magnitude and bond), 2024, Oil on canvas, 218.4 x 289.6 x 3.8 cm / 86 x 114 x 1 1/2 in © Firelei Báez. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Thomas Barratt
Charles Gaines, Numbers and Trees: Arizona Series 1, Tree #2, Eagle, 2023, Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph, 3 parts, Overall: 241.9 x 336.9 x 14.6 cm / 95 1/4 x 132 5/8 x 5 3/4 in © Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Keith Lubow
Uman, Maasai Mara Mara, 2023, Acrylic, oil and oil stick on canvas, 243.8 x 243.8 x 3.8 cm / 96 x 96 x 1 1/2 in © Uman. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Nicola Vassell. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer
Rita Ackermann, Sandman’s Dust 3, 2023, Oil, acrylic and pigment on canvas, 193 x 142.2 cm / 76 x 56 in, 196.1 x 145.3 x 6.4 cm / 77 1/4 x 57 1/4 x 2 1/2 in (framed) © Rita Ackermann. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer
Frank Bowling, Fishes, Wishes in Summertime Blue, 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 182.6 x 215.6 cm / 71 7/8 x 84 7/8 in, 188.3 x 221.6 x 6.4 cm / 74 1/8 x 87 1/4 x 2 1/2 in (framed) © Frank Bowling. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Thomas Barratt
Henry Taylor, Untitled, 2022, Mixed media, 108 x 87.6 x 82.6 cm / 42 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 32 1/2 in © Henry Taylor. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Keith Lubow
Jenny Holzer, dignity, 2023, Caplain and platinum leaf and oil on linen, 147.3 x 111.8 x 3.8 cm / 58 x 44 x 1 1/2 in © 2023 Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sveva Costa Sanseverino
Hélène Delprat, Sans titre (Untitled), 2023, Pigment, acrylic binder and glitter on canvas, 200 x 180 x 4 cm / 78 3/4 x 70 7/8 x 1 5/8 in © Hélène Delprat. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Ed Clark, Untitled, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 182.9 x 125.7 x 2.5 cm / 72 x 49 1/2 x 1 in, 187.3 x 130.8 x 6.4 cm / 73 3/4 x 51 1/2 x 2 1/2 in (framed) © The Estate of Ed Clark. Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Thomas Barratt
Thomas J Price, Fixed Point, Moving Object, 2023, Pink marble 58.5 x 31 x 46.6 cm / 23 x 12 1/4 x 18 3/8 in © Thomas J Price. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Keith Lubow