March 29, 2023: Last night, 3 guy friends & I walked over & attended the opening reception for Gajin Fujita at LA Louver. I'm grateful that such a creative space is only a short walk away from my place in Venice Beach! After all, art makes the world go round, as well as stimulates the mind & dances with creativity! Oct 2019 & March 2023/Edward & Nancy Kienholz: Speaking of Merry-Go-World, it was one of the most fun & wildly popular shows I have attended thus far at LA Louver! I decided to walk over to the gallery solo! I'm so happy I did, such a colorful exhibit with a spinning wheel, blinking lights & music! Imagine, a merry-go-around inside of an art gallery...FUN! Once I stepped inside of the actual carousel to hear my fortune read... To my wonderful surprise, the words displayed said I would be... A rich woman in Paris! Haha! Last night, their word play displayed upstairs was plenty of fun, as they framed the walls! Jan 25, 2023/Alison Saar: While returning home from my walk on the beach, I ran into my neighbor/artist, and she invited me to African American Artist Alison Sars opening at LA Louver! We had a great time! What a show, it was packed! Her artwork made such a huge statement & spoke volumes about African American hair, as well as further messages that commanded the room. A behind the scenes video upstairs of Alison at work was amazing! Happy Meeting: While at LA Louver, I've been able to ask questions & speak to Artist Alison Saar at a Saturday brunch, run into some of my neighbors, as well as attended shows with my neighbors, & met new creative people! In fact, while waiting in line to go into the Merry-Go-World, I ended up meeting someone who's a great friend to this day, which invited me into a whole other world of art shows, museums & events! Imagine that! March 29, 2023: Graffiti/Fine Artist: The Gajin Fujita opening reception was fun: emblazoned with strong color, graffiti & especially the gold leaf of it all rocked my world! There were plenty of stylish people mingling about, both upstairs & downstairs, as the colorful art sparked the imagination of the crowd & conversation poured out excitedly! My drink of choice was a few sips of sake. I was grateful that my friends and I were giving access beyond the gray velvet ropes to the 3rd level to view more artwork of Gajin Fujita! (Thanks, again!) Artist Deborah Butterfield: Her horse sculptures have me in awe! #Love I can't help but take in the beauty each time I spot her work at LA Louver. Christmas 2022, after stepping off of a plane, I saw one of her larger than life horse sculptures while walking through the airport, and it stopped me in my tracks!! Haha! Overall: LA Louver is a wonderful gallery to buy art, browse & enjoy art... and maybe even take a walk on the boardwalk & step onto the sand, as it's right at Venice Beach! Score! In fact, I stopped by earlier today to see the show, once again, in detail & up close, minus the lively crowd from last night!! read more

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*** "You've gotta have art ... all you really need is art ..." *** That's the commercial jingle that I recall most from childhood. Detroit Institute of Arts ran that ad relentlessly on television. Now I can't imagine life w/o it; what's life w/o imagination? LA Louver was the first gallery I visited when i moved to LA. Why? Location, location, location! Perfect when walking along the beach. So whenever I decide to cruise the Venice broadwalk, I try to stop in. Today was no exception. I went down to the beach after a late lunch. I parked east on N. Venice Blvd then started walking to the gallery. From that perspective, I will walk by the adjacent brick bldg first. That's so I can see the mural of the industrialist, Abbott Kinney. LA Louver exhibits are a mix but mostly modern art pieces. You won't be buying anything here most likely because pieces sell for $5,000~1,000,000. Perhaps a 401K for a Hockney piece? I've posted pics of the pieces I liked most ... an amazing oil painting and a bronze sculpture that looks remarkably like it's made of wood. *** A gallery walk is free. I'm sooo glad b/c it is a joy to glimpse. *** read more

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Saw the Fujita Exhibition a while back and it has been one of my favorite installments that I have seen. I do not know Venice Beach area too well and I couldn't find LA Louver at first but I made it to my destination. From the outside, this gallery looks small but it is far from that! This gallery is soooo spacious! When I went, there was no visitors and I had the entire gallery to myself. It was nice! The art was amazing and enormous! The receptionist was super friendly and welcoming! Their second floor also showcases art pieces but it is tiny compared to downstairs. A visit would be a great addition to the Venice Beach experience! read more

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What can I say? It is an art gallery with nice architecture. Standing out from its surroundings in Venice, you cannot walk by without wondering what is going on inside. Eduardo Sarabia's History of the World is time consuming and thought-provoking. I don't know if this is a good thing, but at least it was interesting. BTW, don't come on the weekend. Parking will be expensive, or impossible. But yay admission is free read more

A place for serious art collectors or buyers to visit. I saw the Fujita exhibition and it was wicked. Loved the presentation and the work was just marvelous. I have a feeling this artist and his work will be remembered throughout the years to come. LA Louver is located in the heart of Venice. There are two levels and tons to see. Everyone who works here is extremely passionate about art and the artists. As a gallery that's been around since probably the 70's it's been kept in impeccable shape and houses relevant and intriguing works of art. Totally worth a visit, and if you're thinking of investing in some art then this might be a good start. read more

Offering a piece of Beatrice Wood ceramic at 4X the amount of any of her pieces based on auction records. It's a great piece, but this is ridiculous. read more

David Hockney; has captured Yosemite in his iPad renditions with expertise, the artist eye, and a sage soul. Bravo David We saw the film narrated by Heull Houser interviewing David Hockney ( lots of good insites) read more

I did see several pieces I either found fascinating or greatly enjoyed. The problem was a great deal of inconsistency; with kitsch at best, and crap at worst, outnumbering the few amazing works. Don't get me wrong. I adore kitsch. See my recent review of "The Museum of Kitsch"..... but not at these prices. I loved the video wall with 12 individual soldiers dressed in fatigues loudly chewing gum, blowing huge bubbles that went off like artillery fire. A beautiful bronze entitled "Mourning" really reached me, as did a mixed media spider-webbish piece that threaded it's way cleverly out the building. I took away one star for a stand-offish owner?, manager? curator? .... I'm not really sure who she was. In theory it shouldn't interfere with the appreciation of art, but it can and it does. Galleries receive a high markup from the artists work. They need to represent the artist well, or maybe just being in a great location near the beach is enough, as one yelper has pointed out. read more

I really love the layout and space they have here. Parking sucks! The exhibit does their best in providing special collections and rotate them for other art works. The staff here are amazing and accommodating. I can't wait to return for another event. read more

The gallery is smaller than i thought. I came here for Chen Man's exhibitions. Her works were amazing! The bright colors, strong contrast and underlying meanings behind the paintings captured me! The gallery itself is a piece of art and is very close to the venice beach! Parking for the first half an hour if you are visiting the gallery is free, then for the additional hours, $4 for two hours. read more

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Stark and smooth and yet somewhat unassuming for gallery that's brought in some of the world's most critically acclaimed and controversial artists such David Hockney to Peter Shelton to Richard Deacon Currently on display: Eduardo Sarabia's 1000 ceramic Hadley style plates hand painted with automatic weapons, marijuana leaves and scantily clad women. One can only imagine Guillermo from "Weeds" handing them out as Christmas gifts to his posse of employees... read more

Dale Chihuly will snub you if you're not well dressed. I don't really care for Enrique Martinez Celaya's paintings but his current figurative sculpture is cool. Sometimes people overdress for the openings. There is a little balcony upstairs where people smoke and pretend not to eavesdrop. This is so close to the beach, I used to love it (especially during a Gaijin Fujita show). read more

I love the space and the location. The art is always surprising and interesting.

FYI: they close at 6pm not 8pm (didn't get to go in so pls disregard the star rating) read more

a good to place to go if you have an extra twenty thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket. I went here to see some Hockney paintings they had for sale. It's a small gallery so they don't have very many paintings on display. If you happen to be in Venice it's not a complete waste of time to stop in and see what they have on the walls (hey, it's free to peruse). But let's face it, galleries are set up to sell expensive paintings to rich people. If you have a problem with rich art snobs don't go here. read more

love the Alice Neel portraits, nice but small show selection. always amazed at the cool frosty supercilious attitude of the gallery staff, come OFF it, that went out of fashion thankfully. read more