The Hole is proud to present our summer group exhibition featuring contributions from not just artists, but also Los Angeles art galleries and collectors. Storage Wars grants visitors a peek inside the shipping crate, a hand-fabricated vessel that protects and all too often—when left for years in a storage facility, archive or freeport—entombs some of the best and most precious work of art.
We stack the crates to the ceiling and open them! This long-standing curatorial project came from the grind of art fairs where we would uncrate an artwork, have it out for just a few days, and then pack it back up in its little wood box. It came from selling art to collectors who had the works ship directly to their storage; and it came from working at art museums where I got to poke around the amazing racks where true masterpieces were squirreled away from the public eye.
For this installation we wanted to offer our new West Coast neighbors a chance to air out one of their works from storage as well! Every gallery has some masterpiece that for whatever reason hasn't gotten to see the light of day in a while. We also wanted to offer our collector friends a chance to show off something incredible that they couldn't quite fit on their wall. And even artists often have a piece in their own storage racks whether unsold, unpaid or a special work that they decided to keep for themselves.
This show will feel like poking around the most amazing art storage ever, and what started out as a critique of this unfortunate aspect of running a contemporary art gallery has turned into a celebration!
Exhibiting artists: 1301PE, Adam Parker Smith, Albertz Benda, Alex Gardner, Anat Ebgi Gallery, Anders Oinonen, Andy Dixon, Anna Zorina Gallery, Anthony Fein, Ariane Heloise Hughes, Aurel Schmidt, Botond Keresztesi, Bill Kleiman, Caroline Larsen, Christian Rex van Minnen, Cole Sternberg, Craig Krull, Dabin Ahn, Dan Attoe, David Shrigley, Dean Dempsey, Diane Rosenstein, Dimitri Lorin, Eric Shaw, Eric Yahnker, FriendsWithYou, GAVLAK, GGLA, Gosha Levochkin, Graeme Flegenheimer, Greg Bogin, Harper's Gallery, Hashimoto Contemporary, Holton Rower, Hooman Dayani, Ivan Seal, Jason Swartz, Jeremy Shockley, Joakim Ojanen, John Wolf, Joe Reihsen, Katie Hector, KATSU, Kpe Innocent, Larissa De Jesús Negrón, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, MAKE ROOM, Mariano de la Torre, Mark Flood, Mathew Zefeldt, Matthew Stone, Michael Benevento, Misaki Kawai, Monica Kim Garza, Nat Meade, Nicodim Gallery, Nikko Washington, Nino Mier, OCHI Projects, Palma Blank, Pedro Pedro, Philip Gerald, Praz-Delavallade, Raul De Lara, Roberts Projects, Rosson Crow, Roxanne Jackson, Ry David Bradley, Ryan Schneider, Ryan Travis Christian, Samantha Rosenwald, Samual Weinberg, Sarah Brook Gallery, Sargent’s Daughters, Scout Zabinski, SHRINE, Shulamit Nazarian, Stefan Simchowitz, Stefan Bondell, Steve Turner, Sue Hancock, Tao Jiang, Taylor McKimens, The LODGE, The Pit, UTA Artist Space, Vanessa Prager, Vassilis H.