Kimberly Brooks in artHAUS

Kimberly Brooks has paintings in a group show in Venice, CA. The exhibited, entitled artHAUS, was curated by Thomas Schirmboeck and will run through February 24.

Barrett Johnson Performs at Ryan Callis Opening

Opening January 10, Ryan Callis, Are You Ready To Testify

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present

Ryan Callis
Are You Ready To Testify
January 10 – February 14, 2009

Opening Reception: Saturday January 10, 2009 6pm-8pm



Are You Ready To Testify, 2008
Oil, Acrylic and Paper on Canvas, 24" x 20"

Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present Are You Ready to Testify, a new series of paintings by Southern California-based artist Ryan Callis. The exhibition will run from January 10 through February 14, 2009. The gallery will host an opening reception for the artist on Saturday January 10 from 6pm-8pm.

The exhibition consists of paintings that operate conversationally, as phrases and sentences in a larger dialogue. To create the paintings' architectural structures, Callis uses a system that codes phrases and words into geometric forms without visually making use of text. While the completed paintings do not directly reflect the original texts, every gesture, shape and concept organically flows from this unique coded system. A palette of vibrant (nearly acidic) blues, greens, yellows and pinks creates elegant passages of paint flows and color gradations.

The conception for this series of work was influenced largely by Nam June Paik’s Fluxus film, Zen For Film (1962-1964), the 1996 Dischord Records release of the self proclaimed “gospel yeah, yeah” sound of the Make-Up's debut album, Destination: Love, Live at Cold Rice, and David Hockney’s book That’s the Way I See Things.

This is the artist's second solo show at Taylor De Cordoba. His work has been featured in Artweek and the OC Weekly. Ryan Callis was recently included in Christopher Knight’s article for the Los Angeles Times, “45 Under 45.” He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2007.

Taylor De Cordoba is located at 2660 S La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles, CA and is open Tuesday thru Saturday, 11am-6pm. For additional information, contact Heather Taylor at heather@taylordecordoba.com or (310) 559-9156.

On View at Aqua Wynwood: Claire Oswalt, Extended Handshake

Claire Oswalt
Extended Handshake, 2008
Graphite, Wood, paper, twine motorized
26" x 20.5"
Courtesy the Artist and Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles
On View at Aqua Wynwood, Taylor De Cordoba, Booth #5

Taylor De Cordoba @ Aqua Wynwood

Zoseria by Frohawk Two Feathers

Claire Oswalt

Claire Oswalt, Ryan Callis, Jeana Sohn

Kyle Field & Sasha Bezubov / Jessica Sucher

Claire Oswalt, Ryan Callis, Jeana Sohn, Frohawk Two Feathers

Kyle Field

Taylor De Cordoba exhibiting at Aqua Miami Wynwood

We're happy to announce our participation in the upcoming Aqua Art Miami at Wynwood, December 3-7, 2008. The gallery will feature new work by Sasha Bezzubov & Jessica Sucher, Kimberly Brooks, Ryan Callis, Kyle Field, Charlene Liu, Melissa Manfull, Claire Oswalt, Jeana Sohn & Frohawk Two Feathers.



AQUA WYNWOOD - December 3-7
42 NE 25th St, Miami

VIP Preview
Tuesday, December 2: 5-8pm

Dec. 3, 11 am - 3 pm
Dec. 4/5/6, 11 am - 7 pm
Dec. 7, 11 am - 4 pm




The Zoseria at Aqua

An installation by Frohawk Two Feathers

Los Angeles-based, Frohawk Two Feathers work is at the confluence of graffiti, folk art and 19th century portraiture. Frohawk is creating a large decorated pyramid that will be installed in the outdoor courtyard at Aqua Wynwood. The Zoseria at Aqua is presented by House of Campari. Courtesy Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles.

Please note special gallery hours: the gallery will be open by appointment only during the Thanksgiving holiday and Art Basel Miami, beginning Thursday November 27th. We will resume normal gallery hours on Tuesday December 9th.

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Taylor De Cordoba Fall News

We're happy to announce our participation in the upcoming Aqua Art Miami at Wynwood, December 3-7, 2008. The gallery will feature new work by gallery-represented artists, including Frohawk Two Feathers, Jeana Sohn, Charlene Liu and Kimberly Brooks.




Taylor De Cordoba is currently exhibiting large scale color photographs by Sasha Bezzubov and Jessica Sucher from their new series, The Searchers. To create this body of work, the artists spent one year in India on a Fulbright Scholarship exploring western spiritual tourism. The exhibit has been featured in V Magazine and Angeleno, and will be reviewed in the forthcoming issue of THE Magazine. The exhibition closes December 20th.




Sasha Bezzubov's upcoming book, Wildfire, will be released in January 2009 by Nazraeli Press. Signed copies will be available at the gallery. Please contact us to pre-order.




Kimberly Brooks was the subject of an Artist Profile in a recent issue of art ltd Magazine. Brooks was also selected by Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator at LACMA, for inclusion in the upcoming West Coast edition of New American Paintings.




Kyle Field's recent exhibition More Country Questions was reviewed in art ltd by Allison Gibson. We have signed copies of his book Put It In A Nutshell, along with two new albums by his bands Little Wings and Be Gulls. Please contact us to place an order.




Virgil de Voldere gallery in Chelsea recently concluded a successfull solo show by Charlene Liu. We're thrilled to be exhibiting her work in Miami.




Taylor De Cordoba was recently featured in Elle Magazine and in LA2DAY.

Please note special gallery hours: the gallery will be open by appointment only during the Thanksgiving holiday and Art Basel Miami, beginning Thursday November 27th. We will resume normal gallery hours on Tuesday December 9th.

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