LA5: Sculpture That Shaped The City

September 26, 2011, Previews

Sun, Sep 25, 2011

Curated by Molly Barnes, this group exhibition features contemporary Los Angeles sculpture of artists whose work continues to grow in prominence and with historical review. Opens October 1 at PYO Gallery LA.

The exhibition includes the work of five, well known Los Angeles based artists who have worked in the region since 1965; Guy Dill, Lloyd Hamrol, Peter Shire, Michael Todd, and Robert Williams. This timely exhibition highlights and celebrates the contributions Los Angeles artists have made to both the local and international art scene. Many of the artists featured in this exhibition will be included in the forthcoming citywide exhibition Pacific Standard Time.

Molly Barnes, who curated this exhibition, ran a successful gallery on La Cienega Boulevard from 1970 until 1989, selected artists of importance to her as a dealer and whose work continues to grow in prominence and with historical review. As a bi-coastal gallery dealer, art collector and author, she transformed the Los Angeles art circuit by finding and introducing new artists to the public. Molly Barnes tirelessly promoted their works on national television and public radio for over twenty years. She is also credited with discovering the photo-realism movement and launched the careers of Mark Kostabi, Gronk and John Baldessari, to name just a few.