We’ll be tabling at the LA Art Book at the end of this month and releasing two new zines for the occasion: First one by Olympia Washington based musician/visual artist Arrington de Dionyso and another by the LA based artist duo Sumi Ink Club. We’re stoked! See you there.
Join us this Thursday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. for the launch party of the & Pens Press Book Nook – a curated selection of specialty artist books and zines at Alchemy Works. Special musical guest for the evening TBA. Alchemy Works is open daily and located at 826 E. 3rd Street Los Angeles
We’re having a party! Join us on Thursday July 24 from 7-9pm for an evening in the & Pens Press Reading Room – a launch celebration for our summer pop-up shop at Unis LA 138 S. La Brea Ave. LA CA 90036. Featuring zines, art books, and a live musical performance by Lee Noble. Refreshments will be served. See you there!
The & Pens pop-up at Unis LA on La Brea is now up and running and will be through the rest of the summer. Stop by and peruse the selection of books and zines curated for your reading pleasure.
UNIS LA – 138 S. La Brea Los Angeles, CA 90036,
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00-7:00. Sunday 12:00-6:00
*UPDATE: The downtown LA pop-up is moving to July. Stay tuned.
Bitches Rule, Cycle 3 Zine Release/Show
Bitches Rule is an occasional “queer centric” art event and casual collective created to foster and showcase the artwork of LGBTQ artists of Los Angeles in an unconventional, non-traditional environment. Bitches Rule cycle 3 showcases both the work of emerging and established artists, exemplifying the sense of community and support that queer artists share. Some of us are in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, others show internationally and others simply just create. But one thing is clear, all these Bitches Rule!
Brian Gainey, Juan Martin Del Campo, John Arsenault, David Rasmussen, Zackary Drucker, prvtdncr, Bodega Vendetta, Paul Gellman, Brandon Andrew, Darin Klein, artist unknown, Duane Paul, Enrique Castrejon, Jesse Bernea
Bitches Rule cycle 3 zine release
On display, May 17th through June 1, 2014
So long, Culver City. It’s time for us to go…
& Pens Press is closing it’s Culver City location and setting it’s sights on moving to the east side of LA. The last day we’ll be open for business in Culver City will be June 1, 2014. It’s been a great year, but we’ve decided to not renew our lease. We’re looking to relocate to a new spot in the Silver Lake, Echo Park, or Atwater Village areas.
Do you know of a great location that would suit us well or do you want to host us as a pop-up in your coffee shop or laundromat? We’re open to ideas, drop us a line at andpenspress (at) gmail.com. In the mean time, you can keep up with us here – the online shop will continue to serve your zine + art book needs, and of course if your in San Francisco at our sister shop Needles & Pens.
BUT before we go, we’ve got one more dynamite show planned for the gallery – Bitches Rule, Cycle 3 Zine Release/Show
Bitches Rule is an occasional “queer centric” art event and casual collective created to foster and showcase the artwork of LGBTQ artists of Los Angeles in an unconventional, non-traditional environment. Bitches Rule cycle 3 showcases both the work of emerging and established artists, exemplifying the sense of community and support that queer artists share. Some of us are in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, others show internationally and others simply just create. But one thing is clear, all these Bitches Rule!
Brian Gainey, Juan Martin Del Campo, John Arsenault, David Rasmussen, Zackary Drucker, prvtdncr, Bodega Vendetta, Paul Gellman, Brandon Andrew, Darin Klein, artist unknown, Duane Paul, Enrique Castrejon, Jesse Bernea
Opening Reception
And Bitches Rule cycle 3 zine release
Saturday, May 17th 7-9:30
@ & Pens Press
8564 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232.
*On display through June 1, 2014.
photo by Devin Sarno
This Saturday (April 19, 2014) from 2-6 pm, down the street at our neighbors spot, Rapt Studios, Colt Bowden and Co. are having a closing reception for their Icy Caps Show. Rapt Studios is located at: 8970 Washington Blvd. Culver City, California
AND THEN AFTERWARDS…
& Pens will be hosting a little Book/Zine Signing + Sign Painting Demo with Colt Bowden from 6-7 p.m.!
SEE YOU THERE!!!
&Pens is pleased to present “World on a Wire”, a solo exhibition of paintings by CLUB PAINT.
The show runs from Saturday, April 12 to Monday, May 12.
Opening reception on Saturday, April 12 from 7-10pm.
CLUB PAINT is the collaborative project of Keith Boadwee, Isaac Gray and Erin Allen. For nearly five years Club Paint has exhibited widely. Shows include White Columns, New York; PROSPECT, New Orleans; Steven Wolf Fine Art, San Francisco; Niklas Schechinger Fine Art, Hamburg/Berlin
Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles; Rocks Box, Portland, OR; Paradise Garage, Los Angeles and Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles.
Image Credit, Club Paint:
“World on a Wire”
CLUB PAINT, 2011
Oil on Canvas, 84 x 66 inches
Up next in the gallery at & PENS –
MOVE, a group show curated by RICH JACOBS
Opening Saturday March 15, 2014
Reception 7-9:30 p.m
featuring: Garry Davis (GSD), James Gallagher, Jordon Isip, Rich Jacobs, Tim Kerr, Rob Leecock, Matt Leines, Alex Lukas, Leah Mackin, Lucy McLauchlan, Mat O’Brien, Jason Polan, Robert Ryan, Chris Shary, Emily Shur, Billy Sprague, Jai Tanju, Trevor Traynor, Dustin Wengreen, and Sandy Yang. PLUS, a guest musical performance TBA!
On display through April 8, 2014