Founded in 2009, Durden and Ray is comprised of artist/curators who work together to create exhibition opportunities at their downtown Los Angeles gallery as well as in concert with artist groups and gallery spaces around the world.
Durden and Ray concentrates on small, tightly curated group shows at the gallery, organized by the members, and hosts international artists as part of a commitment to global exchange and alternative networks. The Durden and Ray model expressly overlaps multiple strategies, including the commercial potential and visual identity of a gallery, the democratic structure of an artist group, the potential to create collaborative works of art in the manner of a collective, and the shared fiscal support of its programs by group members and project partners similar to a nonprofit organization.
Durden and Ray is committed both to individual praxis and to shared aims of curatorial experimentation, visual research, and artistic exchange with international partners.
Collaborative International Exchanges/Exhibitions/Fairs have included:
QiPO Fair - Mexico City, Mexico
SUPERMARKET Independent Art Fair - Stockholm, Sweden
Neon Foe Studio Artists - Australia
NOKS - Istanbul, Turkey
Fosforita - Madrid, Spain
Siao-Long Cultural Park and Tainan University of Technology - Tainan, Taiwan
Alex Obiger Gallery - Berlin, Germany
Turps Studio Programme - London, England
The Garage - Bristol, England
Redaktion - Lucerne, Switzerland
Galleri Rostrum - Malmo, Sweden
Gallery 70 - Tirana, Albania
ruimte CAESUUR - Middleburg, Netherlands
ETAJ - Bucharest, Romania
Altan Klamovka - Prague, Czech Republic
Address: 1206 Maple Avenue, #832 Los Angeles, CA 90015
Hours: Hours: Saturday 12pm to 5pm or by appointment:
Email: DandRart@gmail.com
Media Contact: ssherwood.art@gmail.com