Kohn Gallery is an art gallery established in 1985 in Hollywood, California.^[1] The space, under the direction of gallerist Michael Kohn,^[2] has exhibited works by seminal Pop artist Wallace Berman,^[3][4] Colombian painter María Berrío,^[5] polymath artist Enríque Martínez Celaya,^[6] German painter Rosa Loy,^[7] American abstract painter Ed Moses,^[8] Pop/graffiti artist Keith Haring^[9] and numerous other artists. In addition to presenting exhibitions of contemporary art, the gallery also represents the estates of historically relevant West coast artists, including Ed Moses^[10] and John Altoon.^[11]

Guest curators at the gallery have included journalist, critic, and curator Kristine McKenna,^[12] New York artist Heidi Hahn,^[13] and West Coast Pop artist Tony Berlant.^[14]

One of the gallery's inaugural exhibitions in 1986 included Andy Warhol's Campbell’s Soup Boxes.^[15]

Background

The gallery was founded by Michael Kohn, former Flash Art Magazine editor and art critic for Arts Magazine.^[16][17] The gallery has existed in its current location since 2014.^[1] The building had previously been used as a printing press facility.^[1]

In 2010, the business celebrated its 25th anniversary with Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Clifford Einstein, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and other public figures in attendance.^[18][19]

In 2015, the Wall Street Journal dubbed the gallery "among the most important showcases of modern art on the West Coast."^[20]

In media

In June 2016, the gallery was featured on the podcast You Can't Eat the Sunshine in celebration and exploration of the gallery's major exhibition of Wallace Berman's work.^[21]

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