Photo L.A. Explained

Photo L.A. is an international art photography fair held annually in Los Angeles. The fair was established in 1992[1] and is visited by between ten and eighteen thousand attendees annually.[2] [3]

History

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

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

References

  1. Web site: Kooness . 2021-02-13 . Kooness . en.
  2. Web site: Photo L.A. dates & info artfairmag.com. 2021-05-11. artfairmag.com All about art fairs worldwide. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2014-02-02. Photo LA and Classic Photographs Los Angeles. 2021-05-13. LENSCRATCH. en-US.
  4. Web site: Soto . Shelley De . Stephen Cohen (1948–2021) . Artillery Magazine . 17 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Regan . Margaret . Prints in the Sand . 2024-06-11 . Tucson Weekly . en.
  6. Web site: Ferro . Jean . 16 February 2011 . Photo LA 2011 - Photograph Collector . 2021-02-13 . womeninphotography.org.
  7. Web site: photo l.a XX art l.a projects . https://web.archive.org/web/20120106091212/https://www.itsliquid.com/photo-l-a-xx-2.html/ . 6 January 2012 . 2021-02-13 . ITSLIQUID . en-US.
  8. Web site: 16 January 2014 . photo l.a. . 2021-02-13 . Aesthetica Magazine . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Farinotti . Rossella . 17 January 2020 . Rossella Farinotti in dialogue with Photo L.A director Claudia James Bartlett... . 2021-02-13 . Kooness . en.
  10. Web site: 2016-01-25. The 25th edition of Photo L.A. by Andy Romanoff. 2021-02-13. The Eye of Photography Magazine. en-US.
  11. Web site: Inside the 2019 Edition of Photo L.A. Art Fair Widewalls. 2021-02-13. www.widewalls.ch. en.
  12. Web site: The Barker Hangar – Event Venue Santa Monica. 2021-05-11. en-US.
  13. Web site: Hazlehurst. Beatrice. 2020-01-31. Photo l.a. is curated to keep you coming back. 2021-02-13. i-D. en.
  14. Web site: Collins. Bianca. 2019-02-07. Photo L.A. 2019. 2021-02-13. Artillery Magazine. en-US.
  15. Web site: Click With photo l.a.'s 'First-Ever Virtual Photo Fair'. 2021-02-13. NBC Los Angeles. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2020-06-23. Largest Photo Art Fair in the West Coast Goes Virtual (and Global). 2021-02-13. KCET. en.
  17. Web site: 2019-01-22. Photo L.A. 2019: Programming at the Fair. 2021-05-13. Artsy. en.
  18. Web site: Desilu. 2017-01-11. Preview: 26th Annual Photo L.A. ~ opens Thursday. 2021-05-11. L.A. TACO. en-US.
  19. Web site: Vankin. Deborah. 2016-01-22. Photography's past, present and future on view at Photo L.A.. 2021-05-11. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  20. Web site: 2014-12-27. photo l.a. Opening Night Gala Honoring Catherine Opie · art weekend LA. 2021-05-11. art weekend LA. en-US.
  21. Web site: 2020-01-27. 19 Essential Events In Southern California This Week: Jan. 27 - 30. 2021-05-11. LAist. en.

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