PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 6:00 - 9:00 PM,

FOR THE LAUNCH OF

AINT-BAD MAGAZINE ISSUE 11 -- METROPOLIS: LOS ANGELES

Established in 2011 by Carson Sanders, Taylor Curry, Caroline McElhinny, Caitie Moore, and James Jackman, Aint–Bad is a collective is dedicated to publishing contemporary photography and text to support a progressive community of artists from around the world through online web features, printed periodicals, monographs, and exhibitions. Their objective is to stimulate the collection of and appreciation for photography by way of accessible and affordable publications. The brand supports local initiatives by working together with artists, curators, and institutions to help foster a creative community.

Issue number 11 of Aint–Bad Magazine is subtitled Metropolis. Presented as a trio of elegant, sixty-four page publications, each is a compelling visual survey of contemporary photography from Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York - the three largest cities in the United States. While it is a challenging task to curate work from cities with such dense histories of art and culture, the contributors to the Los Angeles installment - Anthony Lepore, Jonnie Chambers, Justin Fiset, Sean Lemoine, Shawn Bush, Sinziana Velicescu, and Tim Bradley all depict our local environment in a revealing and engaging fashion.

So come meet the Aint–Bad editors and photographers, and quaff refreshments galore as they venture to Culver City this Saturday for this unique opportunity to acquire the three hot-off-the-press installments of Metropolis individually or as a set.

Arcana: Books on the Arts along with Éditions 
Invite you to a Book Launch and Signing on
Thursday, July 28th between 5:00 and 7:00 PM
for Courts 02 by Ward Roberts
 

Following the release of Courts in 2012, New York-based photographer Ward Roberts releases the second volume of his comprehensive body of work documenting sporting courts in Hong Kong, Bermuda, Hawaii, New York, and Melbourne with Courts 02. 

 
Publisher Éditions has produced two separate releases of the book - a standard edition plus a collector’s edition limited to one hundred examples - and for the very first time a selection of three 23 x 23" color prints that will be on display and available for sale at the event.
 
"As all iconic images inevitably do, Ward Roberts’ Courts have now become a force of their own, circulating the world with terrific velocity via the rushing slipstream of the Internet, gathering momentum and making their mark upon the global eye. His work has brought together a growing community of followers, with whom he feels a humble sense of connection. This is, in a sense, the most beautiful reflection of the essence of what makes his images so riveting, his art so powerful: he gives life to the spaces of photography, and photography to the spaces of life". - Excerpt from Jennifer Kransinki's foreword to Courts 02, 2016.

Ward Roberts is an independent conceptual artist who creates exquisitely composed photographs drawing on themes such as the effects of loneliness and isolation in the modern world. View his Instagram feed!

Éditions is a Sydney-based publisher that collaborates with artists to release collections of limited works. Éditions allows the release of re-interpretative and unexpected forms of contemporary art and publishing. View their Instagram and Facebook feed!

Available at the event will be signed copies of Ward Roberts: Courts 02, Ward Roberts: Courts 02 Special Edition, and three individual color prints in editions of two hundred examples each. If you cannot attend but wish to pre-order a book or a print, please place your online order here by 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 28th, or call us at 310-458-1499.

BETTINA HUBBY: THANKS FOR THE MAMMARIES

SUNDAY, JULY 10th FROM 4:00 - 6:00 PM
WITH SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST JANET KLEIN,
AND FEATURING CUPCAKES, WINE, AND MORE!
 

Please join us, Klowden Mann, and LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) on Sunday, July 10th, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM to celebrate the release of Bettina Hubby’s Thanks for the Mammaries. This artist's book, published by LAND with support from Klowden Mann, documents the various iterations of Hubby’s ongoing project Thanks for the Mammaries, the Facebook feed which was originally installed at the LAND HQ from October through November of 2015.
 
In 2014, Hubby announced her Breast Cancer diagnosis on Facebook and asked her friends and community to submit “boob-related imagery.” People showered Hubby with images, videos, and verbiage that helped her heal, and inspired her to pay it forward. Touched by the uplifting effect of this communal support, Hubby sent out a call to artists to submit works for an exhibition. The exhibitions and online Facebook feed displayed the outpouring of support that resulted from Hubby’s call to action; selections of which are documented in the publication. “What continues to bring me the most satisfaction is the feedback regarding my approach, in that it has been positively impacting and inspiring people who have (and even many who have not) faced illness in their lives, or in their loved ones’ lives. This is why I wanted to release this as a book to a wider audience. This book is dedicated to the medicinal power of boobishness”.
 
In addition, the artist’s new limited multiple, B(*)(*)B DOOB, produced by Klowden Mann, will also be unveiled at the event. The serial edition consists of eight Hubby-centric self-portrait figurines created using DOOB-3D printing technology. The first in the series will be a portrait of Hubby that directly relates to Thanks for the Mammaries. These figures will be published quarterly, and offered by subscription individually.

If you cannot attend but wish to purchase a signed copy of Thanks for the Mammaries please place your online order here by noon on Sunday or call us at 310-458-1499.

B

BETTINA HUBBY: THANKS FOR THE MAMMARIES BOOK RELEASE

with musical guest, Janet Klein!

JULY 10, 4:00 - 6:00

Please join LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division), Klowden Mann Gallery and Arcana in celebrating the release of Bettina Hubby’s new artist publication, Thanks for the Mammaries, on Sunday, July 10, 2016 from 4-6pm at Arcana: Books on the Arts (8675 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232). Published by LAND, the book documents the various iterations of Hubby’s ongoing project, Thanks for the Mammaries, the Facebook feed, which was installed at the LAND HQ from October through November of 2015.

In 2014, Hubby announced her Breast Cancer diagnosis on Facebook and asked her friends and community to submit “boob-related imagery.” People showered Hubby with images, videos, and verbiage that helped her heal and inspired her to pay it forward. Touched by the uplifting effect of this communal support, Hubby sent out a call to artists to submit works for an exhibition. The exhibitions and online Facebook feed displayed the outpouring of support that resulted from Hubby’s call to action, selections of which are documented in the publication. Hubby writes, “What continues to bring me the most satisfaction is the feedback regarding my approach, in that it has been positively impacting and inspiring people who have (and even many who have not) faced illness in their lives, or in their loved ones’ lives. This is why I wanted to release this as a book to a wider audience. This book is dedicated to the medicinal power of boobishness.”

Hubby’s new limited edition, B(*)(*)B DOOB, produced by Klowden Mann, will also be released at the event. The serial edition, What will she DOOB next?, consists of eight Hubby-centric self-portrait figurines created using DOOB-3D printing technology. The first in the series will be a portrait of Hubby that directly relates to Thanks for the Mammaries. These figures will be offered as a subscription, published quarterly, or sold individually. For further details, please contact Klowden Mann at Deb@KlowdenMann.com.

If you can't make it and would like to pre-order a signed book, you may do so here.
 

PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, JUNE 18th FROM 5:00 to 7:00 PM FOR TWO BOOK SIGNINGS!

DEANNA TEMPLETON: THE SWIMMING POOL
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CLINT WOODSIDE: UNDERCOVER CARS

Mark your calendars! Details here.

Join us at Helms (@HelmsBakeryDistrict) on Saturday (you’ll be able to ride the Expo Line from DT-LA or DT-SM!) for A Design Field Day: #ThisModernLife at Helms Bakery District Saturday, May 21, 12pm to 6pm. Come for for pop--up installations, refreshments and a lively panel discussion with three design experts. There will also be festivities, music, food, Trunk Club stylists, and Happily’s event planning app demo. In addition, you can visit our newest neighbors for the first time: Louis Poulsen , Kohler and Harbour Outdoor. . Details here http://helmsbakerydistrict.com/this-modern-life/

Please join us Saturday, May 14th, 5:00-7:00 for a book signing for 

OLIVIA BEE: KIDS IN LOVE
With an acoustic set by special guest BØRNS!

Olivia Bee is celebrated for her dreamy, evocative portraits and landscapes rich with implied narratives of intimacy, freedom, and adventure. Her first full-length book Kids in Love from Aperture showcases two bodies of photographic work, including the series "Enveloped in a Dream" that first brought Bee recognition as a teenager. These images offer a visual diary of girlhood friendship and the exploration of self, showcasing Bee’s unique ability to convey the bittersweet nostalgia of adolescence on the brink of adulthood and new possibilities. The second, "Kids in Love", continues Bee’s photographic chronicle of her circle of friends and new loves, capturing both the pleasures and terrors of the fleeting passage of romanticized youth. While the work continues to evolve, what remains constant is her seductive use of color and photographic artifact, as well as the immediacy and charge of each image. Bee gives voice to the self-awareness and visual fluency of the millennial generation. Experiences are sharply felt, and easily communicated and shared, generating visual records that render these memories as significant as the moments themselves. Tavi Gevinson, founding editor of the online magazine "Rookie" as well as Bee’s frequent collaborator and model writes about the work and about the role of images as social currency in today’s image-driven world.

Joining Olivia Bee here at Arcana on May 14th will be her friend and very special musical guest, BØRNS, who will present an acoustic set as part of the evening's festivities!

If you cannot attend but wish to purchase a signed copy of Kids In Love - please place your secure online order here or call us at 310-458-1499.

See you this weekend at the fabulous Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair. We'll be in booth Q02 with walls and vitrines filled with dozens or rarities and delights.

Click here for all the details!