Christopher Grimes GalleryJoão Louro: L.A.Confidential

Christopher Grimes Gallery is presenting their second US exhibition of João Louro, one of Portugal's most important contemporary artists, as he explores the relationship between image and text, through looking at architecture and film.

Louro is presenting new work utilizing architectural drawings of the sites where movies were filmed, which are presented in connection to the dialogue spoken in that location. One large-scale piece, with several panels (76” x 76” each) will represent LAX International Airport where James Bond arrives during the end of the movie “Diamonds Are Forever.” The exhibition will
be on display until May 17th.

João Louro
Installation view, 2008
L.A. Confidential, Christopher Grimes Gallery




João Louro
Installation view, 2008
L.A. Confidential, Christopher Grimes Gallery




João Louro
Installation view, 2008
L.A. Confidential, Christopher Grimes Gallery




João Louro
Le Mepris #01, 2008
acrylic and paint on canvas and plexiglas
75 x 75 inches, 190 x 190 cm
(framed), JL038




João Louro
LA Confidential, 2008
acrylic and paint on canvas and plexiglas,
39-1/4 x 32 inches, 100 x 81 cm
(framed), JL041

João Louro’s work has been the subject of solo shows at important institutions such as the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, (2000), and the Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon (2004). He has participated in numerous group shows in Portugal, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Brazil and the US. His work was also included in Insite 05, San Diego-Tijuana (2005), and “The Experience of Art” in the Italian Pavilion curated by Maria de Corral for the 51st Venice Biennial (2005). Currently, he is in the group exhibition, “In the Beginning,” at the University Art Gallery, University of California, San Diego, California (2008.)


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João Louro: L.A. Confidential
April 12 - May 17, 2008


Christopher Grimes Gallery
916 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.587.3373


Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10-5:30pm.


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website: Christopher Grimes Gallery.


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Santa Monica Airport Art Walk

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk will be Saturday March 29th,
1-5pm. Located on Airport Avenue between Bundy Drive and Walgrove Avenue (23rd Street if you are coming from Santa Monica), south of Ocean Park Boulevard, the airport is home to numerous private artist studios, the Santa Monica Art Studios complex, the Sherry Frumkin and Arena One galleries, the Santa Monica College Ceramic Studios and Arts Mentor Program, and the Ruskin Group Theatre. These spaces will all be open to visitors during the Art Walk providing a unique opportunity to view the current work of local artists and explore the spaces where their imaginations take flight.

The Santa Monica Airport Art Walk is presented by the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division and Santa Monica Airport.






For additional details visit the following website.
http://arts.smgov.net/AirportArtWalk/AirportArtWalk.htm

If time allows, you might also stop by Bergamot Station or downtown to see what the galleries are showing.

Bergamot Station Gallery Guide
Santa Monica Gallery Guide