Gallery Collaborations

Representing more than sixty artists and estates from sixteen countries worldwide, BLUM’s hands-on approach nurtures a diverse roster of artists at all stages of their practices with a range of global perspectives. The gallery has been a pioneer in its early commitment to Los Angeles as an international arts capital and is recognized for collaborating in launching the careers of artists such as Mark Grotjahn, Friedrich Kunath, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Asuka Anastacia Ogawa, Anna Park, Umar Rashid, and Henry Taylor. The gallery has also been acclaimed for its groundbreaking work in championing artists of Korean and Japanese postwar and contemporary movements, such as Dansaekhwa, Mono-ha, and Superflat. Across its spaces in Los Angeles (opened 1994), Tokyo (opened 2014), and New York (opened 2014), the gallery has organized museum-caliber solo presentations and historical survey exhibitions, often partnering with renowned curators and scholars, and presenting retrospectives of late artists such as American painter Robert Colescott and multidisciplinary artist Thornton Dial.

Matthew Brown produces exhibitions and projects by a diverse group of contemporary artists. The gallery opened its first space in 2019 with a solo exhibition of Los Angeles based artist Kenturah Davis, and opened its second Los Angeles location in 2021 with the debut solo exhibition of New York based artist Sasha Gordon. Recent programming includes exhibitions of Julie Beaufils, Sedrick Chisom, Alfonso Gonzalez Jr., Justin John Greene, Tajh Rust, Hayley Tompkins, and Blair Whiteford.