Words by Chris Greenspon, Features Writer, Bermudez Projects “F**k if I know.” That’s what Andy Morahan said when Rolling Stone asked him what Axl Rose meant by the symbolism in a trio of bizarre Guns N’ Roses videos he directed. When asked if I liked Guns N’ Roses enough to analyze this trilogy for [...]
April 23 through June 4, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 23, 7-10PM Emmanuel Crespo’s broad-spectrum personal iconography includes whales, paper boats, grasshoppers, goldfish, umbrellas and other images drawn from the bottomless depths of his imagination and memory. It is the juxtaposition of these immaculately rendered creatures and objects, sometimes conjoined and sometimes simply hovering in [...]
Emmanuel Crespo | The Mythmaker April 23 through June 4, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 23, 7-10PM Emmanuel Crespo’s broad-spectrum personal iconography includes whales, paper hats, grasshoppers, goldfish, umbrellas and other images drawn from the bottomless depths of his imagination and memory. It is the juxtaposition of these immaculately rendered creatures and objects, sometimes conjoined [...]
Sean Patrick Sullivan | Blur February 20 through March 26, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 20, 7-10PM Sean Patrick Sullivan, Ascension, 2015. Oil and gesso on panel. Courtesy of the Artist and Bermudez Projects, Los Angeles. Sean Patrick Sullivan, Ascension, 2015. Oil and gesso on panel. Courtesy of the Artist and Bermudez Projects, [...]
February 20 through March 26, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 20, 7-10PM Bermudez Projects is proud to present the debut solo exhibition of Sean Patrick Sullivan | Blur, opening February 20, 2016 at its sky-lit space in Downtown Los Angeles. Missouri-born Sullivan’s painting can remind you of the Action painting of 60 or 70 years [...]
Camilla Taylor, Waiting Shadows, 2015. One is a suite of 12 intaglio (etchings). Ink on cotton rag. 10 x 8 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Bermudez Projects, Los Angeles. All rights reserved. Opening Reception Saturday, November 7, 7-10PM RSVP at info@bermudezprojects.com (Note our new email address) The hauntingly beautiful and brooding artworks of Camilla [...]
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November 7 through December 19, 2015 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 7, 7-10PM The hauntingly beautiful and brooding artworks of Camilla Taylor beckon audiences to draw ever closer toward them in order to achieve a deeper understanding of their own thoughts or desires. Inciting profound introspection and analysis, each artwork serves as a catalyst, actualizing feelings [...]
Bermudez Projects is proud to announce that Enrique Castrejon is one of the participating artists in the Craft & Folk Art Museum's "Paperworks" exhibition opening this September. Curated by Howard Fox, LACMA's Curator Emeritus of Contemporary Art, the exhibition features a wonderful range of contemporary artists who use cut paper to create visually stunning works [...]
Vol. 90 August 27, 2012 – Print the August 27, 2012 Issue AUGUST 27, 2012 Light Years is an non-cynical look at Los Angeles, a great starting point for new arrivals, and refreshing for long-time residents. Opens September 1 at Bermudez Projects. […]
Call her “The Re-Animator.” In her new show at Bermudez Projects in Downtown Los Angeles, Erynn Richardson brings back to life the deer that hunters across America stalk, kill, stuff, and display; and turns them into nigh-religious icons. Richardson, who earned her MFA at California State University, Long Beach, says, “In my artistic practice I [...]
September 5 through October 24, 2015 Opening Reception: September 5, 7-10PM Call her “The Re-Animator.” In her new show at Bermudez Projects in Downtown Los Angeles, Erynn Richardson brings back to life the deer that hunters across America stalk, kill, stuff, and display; and turns them into nigh-religious icons. Richardson, who earned her MFA [...]
July 18 through August 15, 2015 Private Collectors Reception: Saturday, July 18, 7-10PM […]
Erynn Richardson’s intricately constructed mixed-media etchings and beautiful ink and watercolor drawings belie the truth that the artist is indeed a reluctant romantic. Through her artworks, the artist attempts to capture the very essence of objects she struggles not to be attached to. Yet, by the extremely elaborate nature of her work process, [...]
From 2006-2017, as host of 89.3-KPCC’s Off-Ramp, John S. Rabe delighted local public radio listeners with broadcasts combining the best journalistic practices with his highly personal style. Through his photography, Rabe mirrors his broadcast style and offers a take on Los Angeles never seen before. These images can only be described as psychedelic, [...]
Emmanuel Crespo’s fantastical imaginings are dreamlike apparitions of his own personal journey. Through his body of work, the artist uncovers and interprets symbolic meanings and narratives in his personal life and the universe in which he exists. Each painting presents a cast of characters – some recurring, some new – created to [...]
Amanda Beckmann’s beautifully rendered artworks are like spending a long, lazy afternoon in the best vintage store imaginable, leafing through dog-eared books and magazines, stroking old silk Rooster® ties and the Bakelite cabinets of vintage radios, picking up gold-leafed barware and imagining the cocktails they held. Each mixed-media collage is a visual kaleidoscope [...]
Nanci Amaka is an interdisciplinary conceptual artist exploring ideas surrounding trauma, memory, and the liminal space between experience and language. Working from the theory that traumatic events challenge perceptions of power, autonomy, and identity; her work explores displacement due to widespread ecological destruction and global warfare – as well as the effects [...]
APRIL 18 through MAY 23, 2015 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 18, 7-10PM Bermudez Projects is proud to present Nanci Amaka | Beast, the artist’s first solo exhibit in which she explores the aftermath of trauma, identity, memory and the liminal spaces between experience and language with richly-layered mixed media paintings, drawings and audience-involved performances as a [...]
February 21 – March 28, 2015 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 21, 7-10PM It is literally “International Women’s Year” at Bermudez Projects as owner and curator Julian Bermudez, is devoting his Downtown Los Angeles art space solely to up-and-coming female artists in 2015. “For years, male artists have dominated the art scene. They’ve commanded much higher [...]
Crespo_The First Lesson November 15 through December 27, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, Novembver 15, 7-10PM A man seeks counsel from a whale as a murder of crows fly overhead; a young elephant crouches in front of a faceless child sitting on a tree stump, offering a branch with its trunk; and a [...]
October 4 through October 25, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 4, 7-10PM Bermudez Projects’ best-selling artist, Amanda Beckmann, whose works have spurred near riots at the gallery, is back with “Acknowledged,” an exhibit of 26 new mixed-media paintings – one for each letter of the alphabet – that are her most ambitious to date. On view [...]
September 6 through September 27, 2014 3 Year Anniversary Group Show Opening Reception: Saturday, September 13, 7-10PM Back in 2012, “SPACELAND,” Bermudez Projects’ first group show to be presented in its Downtown Los Angeles aerie, celebrated the vibrant, beautiful LA of today. Now, two-years later, “SPACELAND II” looks to the city’s dystopian future, when the [...]
June 7 through July 26, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7, 7-10PM Bermudez Projects is proud to present “Synthesis,” a two-man show featuring the works of emerging artists Kevin Cheng and Kellan Shanahan.Each artist renders stunningly beautiful images made of ink on paper in an attempt to understand the macro and micro universes within ourselves. By exploring the [...]
April 5 through May 31, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 5, 7-10PM Bermudez Projects is proud to present “Striking at Wind,” a new series of paintings by Vancouver-based artist Johnny Taylor. Taylor, whose method of internalizing his traditional urban surroundings through high-impact, physical exploration, such as running and the balcony-leaping, railing-hurdling sport known as parcours, has taken a [...]
February 8 through March 29, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 8, 7-10PM In “i Am a Camera,” an artist at last delivers an un-snarky, un-ironic take on iPhone culture. And who better to do it than John Rabe, host of 89.3-KPCC’s award-winning Off-Ramp, which unashamedly celbrates the LA we know and love. “i Am a Camera,” [...]
November 16 through December 21, 2013 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16, 7-10PM
September 28 through November 2, 2013 Exploring the nuances of solitude and isolation, Enrique Castrejon chose to create his own personal universe by producing a multi-platformed symphonic exhibition in three stages: a large-scale, site specific installation, mixed-media paintings, and drawings. The resulting “song” gave audiences a greater insight to the artist’s personal struggle and continued self-exploration. [...]
June 8 through August 4, 2013 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 8, 7-10PM Erynn Richardson is a reluctant romantic, but you wouldn't get that when experiencing her intricately constructed mixed media etchings. Her new show, “Ethereal Echoes,” which opens Saturday, June 8 at Bermudez Projects in Downtown Los Angeles, consists of more than twenty artworks in [...]
February 9 through April 30, 2013 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 7-10PM As host of 89.3-KPCC’s Off-Ramp, John Rabe delights local public radio listeners with broadcasts combining the best journalistic practices with his highly personal style. “John Rabe's Acid Free,” a photo exhibit at Bermudez Projects in downtown Los Angeles, mirrors Rabe's broadcast style and, [...]
January 5 through January 26, 2013 Kicking off its new year, Bermudez Projects presented highlights from its collection in its Downtown Los Angeles space featuring the works of Amanda Beckmann, Enrique Castrejon, Gordon Henderson, John S. Rabe, and Johnny Taylor. Paintings, illustrations, photography and prints were presented to illustrate the diverse range of artistic styles, [...]
November 30, 2012 through January 18, 2013 In commemoration of World AIDS Day, AltaMed Health Services presented an exhibit featuring the works of Enrique Castrejon, Ruben Esparza and Miguel Angel Reyes, long-standing members of the community and ardent advocates for HIV and AIDS education. Their works offered diverse perspectives and reactions in the wake of the AIDS crisis. Words and [...]
November 3 through December 29, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 3, 7-10PM You want to be careful when you meet collage artist Carlos Ulloa at his new show Calamitous Conundrums at Bermudez Projects in downtown Los Angeles. He’s trying to read your mind, despite your best efforts. “It is much safer,” Ulloa says, “to not [...]
October 26 through December 12, 2012 Curated in partnership with KPCC 89.3 Southern California Public Radio to further SCPR’s mission of connecting the communities of Southern California, this exhibit presented artworks by the next generation of Black artists who continue to examine the themes from past generations, as well as explore current and future concepts on both a local and [...]
September 1 through October 27, 2012 Opening Reception: September 1, 7-10PM To inaugurate its fall season, Bermudez Projects is delighted to welcome its first international show, Light Years, by Canadian artist Johnny Taylor who is as energized by the city as we are. Whether at home in Vancouver or visiting Los Angeles, Taylor internalizes his [...]
July 26 through October 20, 2012 Curated in partnership with KPCC 89.3 Southern California Public Radio to further SCPR’s mission of connecting the communities of Southern California, this exhibit examined how artists utilize visual imagery to critique or support information, as well as art’s power to influence the masses. Featured artists included Lalo Alcaraz, Robbie Conal, Enrique [...]
June 2 through July 28, 2012 Opening Reception: June 2, 7-10PM It's probably safe to say that no start-up gallery in downtown LA has ever had a first year to match Bermudez Projects, which included not only packed openings and sold-out shows, but earned recognition from the Getty Foundation … all accomplished by someone the [...]
April 7 through May 25, 2012 Opening Reception: April 7, 7-10PM She wakes up at 5 every morning, climbs the stairs to her mother's attic, puts on Martin Denny's "Exotica" album, and gets out the sharp scissors. No, it's not the first scene of a new Tim Burton movie; it's the start of every day [...]
February 2 through March 22, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 2, 7-10PM Waifs & Strays, Enrique Castrejon’s examination of queer subculture, investigates, dissects, and reinterprets images of the male form. the artist uses mathematical equations and measurements to transform nude bodies, scantily clad “masseurs,” bears, twinks, jocks and studs into geometric line drawings on collage. [...]
November 11, 2011 through January 14, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 11, 7-10PM During the 1950s, David Weidman began his career as a commercial illustrator and animator, earning great acclaim for working with the upstart animation studio United Productions of America (UPA) which produced classics such as Mr. Magoo and the Academy Award-winning Gerald McBoing-Boing. [...]
October 19 through December 30, 2011 As part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, 89.3 KPCC’s AirTalk hosted a conversation with Chicano artists looking back at this critical period in art history when Chicano artists were trying to define and express themselves even as the LA art scene as a whole was re-defining [...]
September 9 through October 29, 2011 Opening Reception: September 9, 7-10PM For more than a quarter-century, LA-based artist and performer Gordon Henderson has been beguiling his fans with the Nib Geebles calendar. The 26th Calendar, titled Dogs Deserve Our Compliments, is now out, and to celebrate, Bermudez Projects in downtown Los Angeles is mounting an [...]
July 7 through August 24, 2011 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 7, 7-10PM Amanda Beckmann’s beautifully rendered collages-on-board are like spending a long, lazy afternoon in the best second-hand store imaginable, leafing through dog-eared books and magazines, stroking old silk Rooster® ties and the Bakelite cabinets of vintage radios, picking up gold-leafed barware and imagining the [...]
May 26 through June 22, 2011 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 26, 6-9PM Dark, beautiful, and melancholic, John Rabe’s photographs of discarded television sets are reminders of our own mortality. The hyper-saturated Polaroid-inspired images, taken with the Hipstamatic® iPhone app, lend a retro, dreamlike feeling to Rabe’s sophisticated compositions, which capture a mood that’s welled within [...]
October 14 through October 27, 2010 Popular culture, queer images, politics, sex and images of beauty all inspire Enrique Castrejon’s mesmerizing artworks. Through mathematical equations, Castrejon meticulously transforms graphic imagery into geometric line-drawings on paper by measuring distances between points. In creating rigid shapes – fragments – Castrejon challenges our perceptions of what is real, [...]
January 28 through January 31, 2010 David Weidman began his career as a commercial illustrator and animator during the 1950s. During the 1960s and 1970s, he produced an extensive body of work, including lithographs, serigraphs, and posters. However, perhaps Weidman’s greatest acclaim is having worked for the upstart United Productions of America (UPA), which produced [...]