Lora Schlesinger Gallery's last exhibition on Saturday, December 14, 2019.

After 45 years in the Los Angeles art business, the Lora Schlesinger Gallery will close its doors on December 31, 2019.

The gallery will hosts the Winter Group Show and its last exhibition on Saturday, December 14th from 4-6 pm, during Bergamot's Annual Winter Open House. The show will be a salon-style group exhibition featuring many of the artists the gallery represented throughout the years.

LORA SCHLESINGER GALLERY

2525Michigan Avenue #B5b Santa Monica, CA

(310) 828-1133

http://www.loraschlesinger.com

Video of "New DepARTures" exhibition at Sixty29 Contemporary

A new video of the “New DepARTures” exhibition held at Sixty29 Contemporary in May 2019.

Wheatfields LXVI featured in "A Feast for the Eyes: Edible Art from Apple to Zucchini"

Carlo Marcucci’s wall-mounted sculpture “Wheatfields LXVI” appears in Carolyn Tillie’s new illustrated book “A Feast for the Eyes: Edible Art from Apple to Zucchini”.

Throughout history, artists have used food as a subject and a medium to create art. In her second publication, Tillie explores the curious genre and explains about apple-head dolls, butter sculptures, coffee paintings, electrified vegetable sculptures, ethereal molecular gastronomy, and why artists have carved a grand cathedral entirely of salt and built a giant palace made of corn.

Two Wheatfields sculptures exhibited at Root Division in San Francisco.

Carlo Marcucci exhibited “Wheatfields LXXIV” and “Wheatfields “LXXV” at the "Feast Your Eyes" exhibition held from April 13 to 19, 2019, at Root Division in San Francisco, California. The exhibition was the background for the fundraising auction "Taste" held on April 18, 2019.

New DepARTures exhibition closed and now is available for view on-line.

The exhibition “New DepARTures” has closed at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery.

For all of those that missed it, it is now viewable on-line.

Wheatfields join "Feast Your Eyes" at Root Division.

FEAST YOUR EYES

APRIL 4 TO 18, 2019

Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 2-6 pm or by appointment.

Artist Carlo Marcucci is participating with two “Wheatfields” sculptures in the group exhibition “Feast Your Eyes” held at Root Division in San Francisco. The exhibit (which also feature the works of Alvaro Azcarraga, Jamie Bernstein, Flavia D'Urso, Margaret Dorfman, Carmina Eliason, Alyssa Eustaquio, Alex Hamilton, Francesca Mateo, Kai Nealis, Mel Nothern, Laura Sanford and Ruth Tabancay) presents works that incorporate food as the core material to their process or as a key subject matter - ranging from video, photography, installation, performance, two-dimensional work, sculpture and more.

Curated by Carolyn Tillie, this exhibition will be accompanied by the release of her upcoming book, “Feast Your Eyes: Edible Art from Apples to Zucchini” and will be presented in conjunction with Root Division’s annual spring fundraiser, TASTE on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

Feast Your Eyes is free, open to the public, and includes a Creative Station - an all ages art activity hosted in our classroom during the 2nd Saturday opening reception on Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7 - 9pm.

Images from "New DepARTures" exhibition at Lora Schlesinger Gallery

Carlo Marcucci’s exhibition “New DepARTures” has opened at Lora Schlesinger Gallery in Santa Monica, California. The show will continue until April 13, 2019.

Exhibition view

Left to right: Floaters #3, Floaters #2, Lucem Capsa II, Lucem Capsa III, Lucem Capsa I, Tension #2 & Tension #1

Exhibition view

Left to right: Tension #2, Tension #1, Wheatfields LXXVI & Rice & Rye

Exhibition view

Left to right: Lucem Capsa II, Lucem Capsa III & Lucem Capsa I

Exhibition view

Golden State XX! (left) and Red Tractor (right)

Exhibition view

Ghirigori #2 in the foreground

Exhibition view

From left to right: Tension #2, Tension #1, Wheatfields LXXVI, Rice & Rye & Scarabocchio

Exhibition view

Left to right: Scarabocchio, Ghirigori #1, Floaters #1, Floaters #3 & Floaters #2

Lucem Capsa II

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, 2019, Plexiglas, 12” x 29” x 4”

Wheatfields LXXVII

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, wonder bread and acrylic on wall, variable size

Golden State XXI

By Carlo Marcucci, 2012, 12K gold leaf, acrylic and pencil on panel, 18” x 24” x 2”

Red Tractor (In Motion)

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 39”

Ghirigori #4

By Carlo Marcucci, 2017, 24K gold leaf, acrylic and ink-jet on linen, 16” x 20”

Floaters By Day

By carlo Marcucci, 2014, framedv digital print edition 1/6 Epson Photo Luster 260 gram 44” stock, 42” x 30”

Lucem Capsa I

Lucem Capsa I, by Carlo Marcucci, 2019, Plexiglas, 12” x 12” x 4”

Lucem Capsa III

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, Plexiglas, 40” x 23” x 2.5”

Wheatfields LXXVI

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, Orzo pasta in Plexiglas boxes, 17.5” x 17.5” x 3.5”

Tension #1

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, digital print on stretched fishing line, 24” x 24”

Tension #2

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, digital ink on waistbands, 23.5” x 24”

Scarabocchio

By Carlo Marcucci, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 60” x 60”

Floaters #1

By Carlo Marcucci, 2013, vinyl on canvas, 24” x 24”

Floaters #2

By Carlo Marcucci, 2014, mixed media on panel, 30” x 30”

Floaters #3

By Carlo Marcucci, 2014), mixed media on panel, 30” x 30”

Ghirigori #2

By Carlo Marcucci, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 40" x 2"

Rice & Rye

By Carlo Marcucci, 2019, rice, acrylic, 2K gold leaf, cardboard, crackers, elastic, enamel on board, 14” x 14” x 3”

Images from the pop-up André Smits exhibition held at South Bay Contemporary SoLA.

Images of local artists shot in their studios

Artist Carlo Marcucci in front of mural

Dutch artist André Smits exhibited his Los Angeles photographs (part of the never-ending Artist In The World project) in a four-hour pop-up exhibit at South Bay Contemporary SoLA on Thursday, February 17, 2019. Many local artist, including Carlo Marcucci, attended this short exhibit featuring photographs of artists, gallery owners, art gatherers, curators, and museum directors taken from behind in their studios and spaces. Smits process is a never-ending trip through the world of art, collecting a colorful record of well-known and unknown art throughout the world.

"New DepARTures" exhibition at Lora Schlesinger Gallery

Lora Schlesinger Gallery is presenting New DepARTures, Carlo Marcucci’s third solo exhibition featuring a collection of of new works. The exhibit will open March 2, 2019 with a reception from 4 to 6 PM, and extend until April 13, 2019.

Lora Schlesinger Gallery

2525 Michigan Avenue, B5b, Santa Monica, CA 90404

(310) 828-1133

Open: Tues- Fri. 10 - 5:00 pm / Sat. 11 - 5:00 pm, Closed: Sundays & Mondays

"PRÊTS À ACCROCHER" SMALL WORK EXHIBITION OPENS MAY 26, 2018

Carlo Marcucci will open his studio to the public with “Prêts à Accrocher” on Saturday, May 26, 2018,  from 4 to 7 PM.
The exhibition features a selection of the artist and of Sallie Whistler Marcucci's small to medium “ready to hang” works (prêts à accrocher). The exhibit will remain throughout summer and will be open by appointment.

MOAH interview

The Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California, has released a short video about the exhibition about to end this coming Sunday.

Video-highlights of the "Estate Italiana" exhibition at MOAH

One week is left to view "Estate Italiana" exhibition at the Lancaster's Museum of Art and History (until October 22, 2017). For all those art enthusiasts that cannot make the long journey to the high desert, we provide you this video...

"Estate Italiana" at MOAH (Lancaster, California)

"Estate Italiana"
August 26 - October 22, 2017
Opening reception: Saturday, August 26 at 4 PM - 6 PM

Carlo Marcucci will be exhibiting two bodies of work (Staples & Wheatfields) at "Estate Italiana" (Italian Summer) with six other Italian artists (Alex Pinna, Antonella Masetti, Carla Viparelli, Marco Casentini, Max Coppeta and Nicola Evangelisti) at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) from Saturday, August 26 through Sunday, October 22. 

MOAH will host an opening reception for "Estate Italiana" on Saturday, August 26, from 4 – 6 p.m., and the public is invited to view the exhibition and meet each artist.

The exhibition will celebrates the rich and vibrant history of Italian artistic tradition and is part of a cultural exchange program between the Lancaster Museum and ART1307, an arts institution headquartered in Naples, Italy. The exchange began in 2015 when ART1307 hosted an exhibition originating at MOAH. This summer’s exhibition features a breadth of work including paintings, sculptures, video installations, and murals.

Guest curator Cynthia Penna writes, “There is no doubt that the great and immense history of Italian art hovers like a heavy and complex cloud over artists today.” Like the sons or daughters who live in the shadow of a famous parent, many contemporary Italian artists are crushed under the weight of the legacy of such masters as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, or Raphael just to name a few.

Estate Italiana is generously supported by the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation, ART 1307, Best Western – Desert Poppy Inn, Hunter Alfa Romeo/Fiat, Fregoso Outdoor Foundation, Visco Financial Insurance Services, LookUp, and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles.

While Museum admission is free, the suggested donation is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors with valid ID. 

Lancaster Museum of Art and History - MOAH
665 W Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster, California 93534
Telephone: (661) 723-6250
www.lancastermoah.org

Open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Extended hours on Thursday until 8 p.m.
Closed Monday and holidays.

Latest work

After three months in the making, the 48” x 72” "Ghirigori #3" is finally completed. The custom acrylic on canvas painting was created based on the previous (square) "Ghirigori #2".

"Estate Italiana" will open this summer at MOAH.

Carlo Marcucci will be one of the Italian artists exhibiting, along with Alex Pinna, Antonella Masetti, Carla Viparelli, Marco Casentini, Max Coppeta and Nicola Evangelisti, in “Estate Italiana”, a show that will take place at MOAH / Museum of Art & History in Lancaster, California, from July 29 to October 17, 2017.

MOAH / Museum of Art & History
665 W. Lancaster BLVD, Lancaster, CA 93534
 

Just a few days left before group show closes at Lora Schlesinger Gallery.

Just a few days left to see the "Small Group Show" held at Lora Schlesinger Gallery (Santa Monica) before it closes on January 14, 2017. This exhibition features three small paintings by Carlo Marcucci and works by artists Miya Ando, Charles Arnoldi, Laurel Bustamante, Richard Bruland, Ann Chamberlin, Samantha Fields, Gershom, Roberto Gil, Robert Ginder, Lawrence Gipe, Lani Emanuel, Gegam Kacherian, Laura Lasworth , Gilbert Magu Lujan, Susan Matzger, Raymond Saunders and Mike Tracy.

Small Works Group Show at Lora Schlesinger Gallery

Three of Carlo Marcucci's art pieces will be part of the annual "Small Works Group Show" on display at Lora Schlesinger Gallery from December 10, 2016 to January 14, 2017. The exhibit will feature many local artists such as Miya Ando, Charles Arnoldi, Richard Bruland, Laurel Bustamante, Ann Chamberlin, Lani Emanuel, Samantha Fields, Gershom, Robert Ginder, Lawrence Gipe, Gegam Kacherian, Laura Lasworth, Gilbert Magu Lujan, Susan Metzger, Raymond Saunders and Mike Tracy.

Lora Schlesinger Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue, #B5b, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 828-1133
Tue–Fri: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat: 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Marcucci open reception during Culver City's "Art Walk 2016".

Carlo Marcucci will be exhibiting "Objects, Space & Light" at Sixty29 Contemporary during the Art Walk 2016 on Saturday, October 8th, from 2 - 6:30 PM. During the event, Sixty29 Contemporary will host a live performance by singer-songwriter Victoria Van Winkle at 4:00 PM.

Sixty29 Contemporary is located at 6029 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90232

About ART WALK 2016

The Art Walk 2016 event will be centered on Washington Boulevard between Helms and Fairfax Avenues and will celebrate the beginning of the fall art season with a free self-guided tour of art galleries exhibiting new and distinguished artists, musical and dance performances throughout the day at various venues, interactive experiences and special offerings at several area restaurants. There will be activities for all ages to explore, experience and enjoy the Culver City Arts District. Throughout the day, music and dance performances will be at Art Walk venues. Performers include AVA Dance, HOLA's Rock Band, Par Avion, Super Ultra Megatones, The Sposato Brothers Band and Victoria Van Winkle.
The Arts District is conveniently located just one block east of the Culver City Expo stop. Parking in the area is limited and guests are encouraged to carpool, bike or use public transportation to the event. Guests are encouraged to park in the Ince parking structure located on the corner of Ince and Washington Blvd. Guests are advised to refrain from parking in the residential area surrounding the Culver City Art District. 
Guests can take advantage of unlimited bus rides for $1 courtesy of Culver CityBus along the Art Walk route. Culver CityBus will provide service for ARTWALKers along Washington and Culver Boulevards between Downtown Culver City and Fairfax Avenue for only $1 (One Dollar). ARTWALKers may board any Culver CityBus at participating Culver CityBus Stops and purchase an ART WALK bus pass from the driver on the day of the event. The ART WALK bus pass is valid for unlimited rides along Line 1 and Line 4 between noon and 8 p.m.

About Culver City Arts District
The Culver City Arts District encompasses more than 25 contemporary art galleries, 14 specialty restaurants and home to creative enterprises such as architecture, advertising, culinary arts, post-production, landscape and interior design.  Located on Washington Boulevard between Helms and Fairfax Avenues as well as La Cienega Blvd. between Venice and Fairfax Avenue it is easily accessible by both the Culver City and La Cienega Expo Stations. 
More information about the Art Walk 2016 and updates regarding activities, gallery events, music venues, performers, and performance times are available by visiting the Culver City Arts District's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/CulverCityArtsDistrict/

"Palate To Palette" Closes, but the video remains...

The group exhibition "Palate to Palette" at The Loft At Liz's Gallery has closed, but you can always see the video of it.