In anticipation of PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, an initiative funded by the Getty Foundation that will endeavor to explore and chronicle the birth of post-war to contemporary Los Angeles art, Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery presents LA’s RISEN, a sweeping exhibition that historicizes significant Los Angeles art from 1940 through to the 1980s. Inspired by Lyn Kienholz’s substantial new book, LA RISING—which provides images and review quotations for around 475 Los Angeles artists from before 1980—this exhibition showcases the development of modern and contemporary art in Southern Californian by major Los Angeles artists, from Anders Aldrin to Milford Zornes.  

To celebrate the exciting enterprises initiated by the Getty’s PACIFIC STANDARD TIME project and the recent publication of Lynn Kienholz’ new book, Sullivan Goss will present LA’s RISEN, an overview of the gallery’s long-standing commitment to the art of that time and place and to the artists that have shaped both the scene and the conversation in one of the new global art centers. No longer in the shadows, Los Angeles art thrives due to the exceptional artists of Los Angeles, who overcame their remote position from traditional art centers and a reputation for provincialism. 

Of the roughly 500 artists in Kienholz’s book, Sullivan Goss has exhibited and represented over one in seven of those featured. Over the last ten years, the gallery has mounted 29 solo shows for the artists found in LA RISING, created 16 original publications, and has assembled 7 themed shows which dealt primarily or exclusively with Los Angeles art from 1940-1980. 

Join the conversation about postwar Los Angeles art that has been taking the art world by storm. Artists included in LA’s RISEN are: Anders Aldrin, Edgar Ewing, Dan Lutz, Howard Warshaw, Hank Pitcher, Bentley Schaad, Ben Messick, Milford Zones, Hans Burkhardt, John McCraken, Leonard Edmonson, Arthur Secunda, Edward Kienholz, Peter Krasnow, Emil Kosa Jr., Milllard Sheets, John Bernhardt, William Dole and Nell Brooker Mayhew. Come celebrate this exhilarating period of art with us. 

Opening Reception: 1st Thursday, August 4, 2011, from 5 – 8 pm 

Also on view: RICHARD HAINES: Subdividing the Space through August 28, and HANK PITCHER: TIDAL FORCE through August 28.