Past Exhibitions

Michael DeLucia, Exhibition view, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Brussels, 2014, Courtesy the Artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. Photo: WE DOCUMENT ART

Bloom Projects: Michael Delucia, Appearance Preserving Simplification

Michael DeLucia (lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) uses sculpture and installation to suggest a conflict between the digital and physical realms, underscoring a growing…

Tam Van Tran, Aikido Dream II, 2015, Acrylic and marker on canvas, 84” H x 79” W x 1.5” D, Courtesy the Artist and Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Tam Van Tran, Aikido Dream

Since the early 1990s, Tam Van Tran has been producing an impressive body of work comprising abstract paintings, mixed-media collages, ceramic tiles, and sculpture. By…

Yara El-Sherbini, The Current Situation, 2014, Mixed media participatory sculpture (Buzzwire), 7.8 M x 3.5 M, Commissioned by the NAE, Courtesy the Artist and La Caja Blanca

Bloom Projects: Yara El-Sherbini, Border Control

Yara El-Sherbini (b. 1978, London, UK; lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA) is an artist who uses humor and play to address structures of…

Cécile B. Evans, Hyperlinks or it didn't happen, 2014, HD video, 22 minutes, Courtesy the Artist

Then They Form Us

Xavier Cha, Constant Dullaart, Cecile B. Evans, Devin Kenny, Hayal Pozanti, and Julien Previeux Digital technologies in the 21st century permeate nearly every aspect of…

Jack Lavender, Hannah, 2012, Dried limes, magnum tonic wine bottle, posters, resin object, plastic peanuts, ocean scent air freshener, fire sealant, beer glass, Wimpy sugar packet, novelty magnets, sand in a bottle, plastic rock, energy drink bottle, wicker object, and steel, 51.25 in. x 31.5 in. x 9.5 in., Collection Dr. Michael I. Jacobs

Teen Paranormal Romance

Kathryn Andrews, Ed Atkins, Chris Bradley, Roe Ethridge, Jill Frank, Guyton\Walker, Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen, Anna K.E., and Jack Lavender Museum of Contemporary…

Nick Wilkinson, Sleeper Car, 2014, Acrylic, Colored Pencil and Spray Texture on Birch Panel, 24 x 30 in., Courtesy the Artis

Out of the Great Wide Open

Ryan Bulis, Cathy Ellis, Wendy Osher, Erik ReeL, Sommer Roman, Nick Wilkinson, and Seyburn Zorthian Since originating as an artist-run space in 1976, Museum of…

Conrad Ruiz, Knuckles, 2012, Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 in., Courtesy the Artist and Jessica Silverman Gallery

Bloom Projects: Conrad Ruiz

loom ProKnuckles and Bubbles In his large-scale paintings and new explorations in sculpture, Conrad Ruiz (b. 1983, Monterey Park, CA) delves into the concept of…

Zachary Cahill, USSADREAM, 2014, 9 x 12 in., Watercolor on paper, Courtesy the Artist

Magic Mountain

MCASB Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara For centuries, travelers to remote mountain villages, seaside escapes, desert oases, and elsewhere, have sought out nature’s curative…

Rodolfo Choperena, Untitled #1, 2013, Archival digital print with mica glaze, 29 x 39 in., Edition of 3, Courtesy the Artist.

The Vastness is Bearable

In his book, Contact (1985), noted astronomer and science writer, Carl Sagan wrote, “She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its…

Lisa Tan, Sunsets, 2013, HD video with sound, Courtesy the Artist

Bloom Projects: Lisa Tan

Sunsets Sunsets (2012) is a video by Stockholm-based artist Lisa Tan that confronts the limits of language in giving meaning to creative work. In an informal…