Started the day with a studio visit with Parker Ito (represented by Chateau Shatto) seeing new work in progress, chatting about his ‘Capitol Records Shit Toots’ photobook, and planning a collaboration in the UK for late 2018.
Followed this up with a whistlestop tour of commercial spaces in and around Culver City, with a few notable exhibitions including: Amalia Pica at Marc Foxx , Neil Raitt at Anat Ebgi, and great sci-fi / cyborg work by Ad Minolti at Cherry and Martin.
Finished the day visiting Reserve Ames and meeting Ben Echeverria who runs the gallery. Located in a residential area in a large wooden shed out the back of a house, the space is one of many spaces in L.A. that utilise domestic spaces, houses, sheds, garages and even the outdoor yard as a location from which to present a programme. A history that is noted in Jonathan Griffin’s ‘Spaces-The Live/Work Gallery’ on Art Agenda.
