Photo L.A.
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Photo L.A. is an international art photography fair held annually in Los Angeles, California. Established in 1992.[1] Between ten and eighteen thousand attendees have visited the fair annually.[2][3]
History[edit]
Photo L.A. was founded in 1992 by photography dealer and gallerist Stephen Cohen.[4] It was initially officially called the Los Angeles International Photographic Print Exposition.[5] The first edition (1991) was a table-top exposition at Butterfield & Butterfield auction house on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[6] In 2011, Photo L.A. joined artLA Projects, a citywide program of art installations, exhibitions, seminars, and conversations at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.[7] In 2014, it moved to The LA Mart building in Downtown Los Angeles.[8]
In 2018, Claudia James Bartlett became owner and director of Photo L.A.[9][10] In 2019, Photo L.A. moved to the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica.[11] The hangar’s 35,000 square foot space[12] hosted 60+ galleries, collectives, non-profit organizations, art schools, and booksellers from China, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, Peru, and more.[13] The opening night honored LA-based artist Jo Ann Callis and benefitted Venice Arts. [14]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic during June 2020, Photo L.A. hosted its first art photography virtual fair[15] with virtual installation showcases presented by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[16]
Description[edit]
Photo L.A. hosts a content series during each fair, with lectures, panel discussions, and docent tours led by professionals in photography.[17]
Past honorees[edit]
Weston Naef,[18] James Welling,[19] Catherine Opie,[20] Jo Ann Callis,[14] Anthony Hernandez[21]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Photo LA and Classic Photographs Los Angeles". LENSCRATCH. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Soto, Shelley De (17 March 2021). "Stephen Cohen (1948–2021)". Artillery Magazine.
- ^ Regan, Margaret. "Prints in the Sand". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Ferro, Jean (16 February 2011). "Photo LA 2011 - Photograph Collector". womeninphotography.org. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "photo l.a XX | art l.a projects". ITSLIQUID. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "photo l.a." Aesthetica Magazine. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Farinotti, Rossella (17 January 2020). "Rossella Farinotti in dialogue with Photo L.A director Claudia James Bartlett..." Kooness. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "The 25th edition of Photo L.A. by Andy Romanoff". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Inside the 2019 Edition of Photo L.A. Art Fair | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "The Barker Hangar – Event Venue Santa Monica". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Hazlehurst, Beatrice (2020-01-31). "Photo l.a. is curated to keep you coming back". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ a b Collins, Bianca (2019-02-07). "Photo L.A. 2019". Artillery Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Click With photo l.a.'s 'First-Ever Virtual Photo Fair'". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Largest Photo Art Fair in the West Coast Goes Virtual (and Global)". KCET. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Photo L.A. 2019: Programming at the Fair". Artsy. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Desilu (2017-01-11). "Preview: 26th Annual Photo L.A. ~ opens Thursday". L.A. TACO. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Vankin, Deborah (2016-01-22). "Photography's past, present and future on view at Photo L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "photo l.a. Opening Night Gala Honoring Catherine Opie · art weekend LA". art weekend LA. 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "19 Essential Events In Southern California This Week: Jan. 27 - 30". LAist. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2021-05-11.