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Philip-Martin-Gallery

Philip Martin Gallery presents innovative, experimental and ambitious artworks in all media at its gallery location in Los Angeles, and at art fairs, both in the United States and abroad. 

Philip Martin Gallery represents Ericka Beckman, Kwame Brathwaite, Brian Bress, Edgar Bryan, Carl Cheng, Holly Coulis, Katy Cowan, Tomory Dodge, Daniel Dove, Sedrick Huckaby, Pamela Jorden, Kristy Luck, Nathan Mabry, Robert Overby, Pat O’Neill, Joanne Petit-Frère, Bernard Piffaretti, Micheal Rey, and Lew Thomas. The gallery also presents works associated with the French Supports/Surfaces movement; and expanded photographic objects, many of which were included in curator Peter Bunnell’s landmark 1970 MoMA exhibition, “Photography into Sculpture.” 

Philip Martin presented the first American or Californian solo exhibitions in decades for artists like Hal Fischer, Ferdinand Kriwet, Alan Shields and the under-known, Bay Area-based "Photography and Language" group. Philip Martin launched the careers of Matt Connors, Elad Lassry and Amanda Ross-Ho; in 2011, he won the International Art Critics Association award for Best Show in a Commercial Gallery Nationally. He has published or provided support for such catalogs as: "Kwame Brathwaite" (Aperture, 2018); "Ericka Beckman" (Secession, 2017); "Bernard Piffaretti" (MAMCO, 2016); "Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends" (MCA Denver, 2016); "Matt Connors: Machines" (Rainoff, 2014); "Hal Fischer: Gay Semiotics" (2014);  "Robert Heinecken: Lessons in Posing Subjects" (WIELS, Contemporary Art Centre, 2014); "Robert Overby: Works 1969-1987" (Mousse Publishing, 2014); and "Robert Overby: 336 to 1 August 1973—July 1969" (JRP|Ringier, 2013). 

Philip Martin Gallery participates in such art fairs as Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, The Armory Show, and FIAC.  Reviews have appeared in such publications as Art Forum, Art in America, Frieze, Flash Art, Art Review, New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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