Matthew Brown More Than Doubles Los Angeles Space

(MENAFN- USA Art News) Matthew Brown's Los Angeles gallery is moving into a former warehouse - and the new address signals a larger bet on the city

Dealer Matthew Brown is expanding his Los Angeles operation into a 13,000-square-foot former warehouse at 1145 Seward Street in the Hollywood Media District, more than doubling the footprint of the space he has occupied since opening in 2019. The new gallery, which sits about a mile from his current Hollywood location at 712 N La Brea Avenue, will open with an exhibition by Mimi Lauter on May 2.

Brown said the move reflects both practical experience and a deeper commitment to Los Angeles. The new site includes 6,000 square feet of exhibition space, along with offices, viewing rooms, and storage. It also preserves the building's wood bow truss beam ceilings and exposed brick, while bringing in abundant natural light - a combination Brown said marks a sharp evolution from his first gallery.

“It's night and day,” Brown said of the difference between the two spaces, pointing to the lighting, skylights, and the way the offices and viewing rooms are arranged.“When we built the first gallery, I just didn't have the experience I have now.”

For the project, Brown again turned to architect Markus Dochantschi of StudioMDA, who designed his New York gallery at 390 Broadway in Tribeca. The Los Angeles project is Dochantschi's first gallery in the city, adding another entry to a portfolio that includes Marian Goodman Gallery, Karma Gallery, Harpers Gallery, PPOW Gallery, and the headquarters of Phillips auction house.

The new gallery is located among a cluster of established spaces in Hollywood, including Jeffrey Deitch, Karma, Lisson, Nonaka Hill, and Regen Projects. Brown said the neighborhood context matters, but not as a matter of short-term positioning.“For me, LA is home,” he said.“It's a long-term outlook. I love and really believe in LA.”

Lauter's exhibition will also mark a return to Los Angeles after an eight-year gap. The San Francisco-born, Los Angeles-based artist last showed in the city in 2018 at Blum and Poe. Brown said he had been thinking about her work since seeing that exhibition and bought a small piece from it before he had his own gallery. The new show will set the tone for a space Brown hopes will support his roster of artists, which includes Uri Aran, Kenturah Davis, Sasha Gordon, Vincent Valdez, Carroll Dunham, and Darren Bader.

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