A Project Curated by Artists: 15 Years of ACP
Mor谩n Mor谩n is thrilled to present A Project Curated by Artists: 15 Years of ACP. The exhibition celebrates the rich history of the acclaimed artist-run gallery Artist Curated Projects (ACP).
A Project Curated by Artists: 15 Years of ACP by Lauren Mackler
It was 2008, recession weather, and they were walking her dog in the parched Hollywood Hills. Quiet canyons, blaring sun, two old friends. Eve Fowler and Lucas Michael had known each other since the 鈥�90s in New York City, where they had matured as artists; they both now lived in LA. Many of their peers, they mused while walking, were exceptional artists鈥攁nd yet so many didn鈥檛 have galleries, rarely showed their work, and somehow didn鈥檛 have access to what looked like a closed circuit of biennials and exhibitions that were the ladder up in their world. The critical decision of who would be shown and sold lay solely in the hands of a seemingly elite oligarchy of curators, dealers, and collectors whose scope鈥攊n Los Angeles in particular鈥攕eemed narrow, exclusive, and impenetrable. As an antidote, Fowler and Michael decided they would open a space where artists could curate shows and harness that decision-making power for themselves, showcasing peers whom they admired and supported. They searched for a cheap garage they could paint white. When that proved harder than expected, Fowler sold her living room furniture and they began there, in her airy bungalow, bed stashed behind frosted French doors. They straightforwardly dubbed it Artist Curated Projects, the economy of its words reflecting their economical approach to exhibition making.
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Mor谩n Mor谩n is thrilled to present A Project Curated by Artists: 15 Years of ACP. The exhibition celebrates the rich history of the acclaimed artist-run gallery Artist Curated Projects (ACP).
A Project Curated by Artists: 15 Years of ACP by Lauren Mackler
It was 2008, recession weather, and they were walking her dog in the parched Hollywood Hills. Quiet canyons, blaring sun, two old friends. Eve Fowler and Lucas Michael had known each other since the 鈥�90s in New York City, where they had matured as artists; they both now lived in LA. Many of their peers, they mused while walking, were exceptional artists鈥攁nd yet so many didn鈥檛 have galleries, rarely showed their work, and somehow didn鈥檛 have access to what looked like a closed circuit of biennials and exhibitions that were the ladder up in their world. The critical decision of who would be shown and sold lay solely in the hands of a seemingly elite oligarchy of curators, dealers, and collectors whose scope鈥攊n Los Angeles in particular鈥攕eemed narrow, exclusive, and impenetrable. As an antidote, Fowler and Michael decided they would open a space where artists could curate shows and harness that decision-making power for themselves, showcasing peers whom they admired and supported. They searched for a cheap garage they could paint white. When that proved harder than expected, Fowler sold her living room furniture and they began there, in her airy bungalow, bed stashed behind frosted French doors. They straightforwardly dubbed it Artist Curated Projects, the economy of its words reflecting their economical approach to exhibition making.
Artists on show
- Acacia Marable
- Adee Roberson
- Adrian Culverson
- Alex Chaves
- Amanda Ross-Ho
- Amy Yao
- Anna Sew Hoy
- Annabeth Marks
- Calvin Marcus
- Caroline Thomas
- Catherine Fairbanks
- Celeste Dupuy-Spencer
- Chase Wilson
- Cirilo Domine
- Clifford Prince King
- Dan Wenger
- Dashiell Manley
- DW Fitzpatrick
- Florence Derive
- Guadalupe Rosales
- Harmony Hammond
- Hayden Dunham
- Hea-Mi Kim
- Jackie Rines
- Jacob Robichaux
- Jennie Jieun Lee
- Kate Mosher Hall
- Kathryn Andrews
- Keltie Ferris
- Lenard Smith
- Lucas Michael
- Mariah Garnett
- Mark Verabioff
- Mary Weatherford
- Math Bass
- Matt Connors
- Matt Lipps
- Matthew Clifford Green
- My Barbarian
- Na Mira
- Nicole Eisenman
- Paul Mpagi Sepuya
- Rachelle Sawatsky
- Ridykeulous
- RJ Messineo
- Roni Shneior
- Sam Gordon
- Shoshi Watanabe
- Siobhan Liddell
- Strauss Bourque-LaFrance
- Tabboo!
- Young Chung
- Yunhee Min
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