Winter 2016

exhibition—not in LA, but in New York. Held at Robert Kuo’s Manhattan outpost, Robert Kuo Selects: Studio and Found Collections and Represented Artists , aims to shine a light on the work being produced in Los Angeles while introducing the featured designers and galleries to New York audiences. While all of the gallerists have known one another for years, according to Bianca Chen of JF Chen, “We’re a close-knit group, but this is the first time we’ve all done a collaboration. We’re all different in so many ways and it’s very exciting to be coming together to showcase some of our artists from Los Angeles.” Adds Robert Kuo, “This was truly a wish list of all of the galleries in LA that I respect and admire. This collaboration was actually very easy and natural.” Robert Kuo Selects: Studio and Found Collections and Represented Artists is being curated by Kuo and Judith Lance—a celebrated Los Angeles-based interior Winter 42 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com HIGHLIGHTS T here’s nowhere quite like Los Angeles. Long known as the entertainment capital of the world, the sprawling and diverse metropolis has recently garnered attention for its rapidly growing design scene. While the cost of living continues to soar on the East Coast, an increasing number of artists are heading west, taking advantage of Los Angeles’ abundance of spacious (and relatively affordable) studios, as well as the city’s unique atmosphere—a result of its rich cultural past. In addition to the artists and designers driving this creative renaissance, there are the galleries who champion them. Four of these galleries—JF Chen, Blackman Cruz, Dana John, and Robert Kuo—are coming together this fall to mount an unprecedented Los Angeles’ Top Design Dealers Come Together for a Monumental Exhibition in New York Cheryl Ekstrom, artist’s proof of a Frits Henningsen high-back wing chair in stainless steel. Courtesy of JF Chen. Robert Kuo’s gallery. Herkimer Table Lamp. Patinated steel and brass, silk shade, H. 16 x W. 23 x D. 10 inches. Courtesy of Blackman Cruz. continued on page 44