Ralph Pucci Celebrates Two Decades in Los Angeles with Special Exhibition
For the last two decades, the expansive Hollywood showroom and gallery has featured extraordinary talents in what was once the rehearsal space for the L.A. Ballet Academy
On Thursday, Ralph Pucci will open “LA 20” at its Hollywood location, a celebration of local artists and makers that also marks the gallery and showroom’s two decades on the West Coast. Inside what was once the rehearsal space of the L.A. Ballet Academy, works by creatives John Koga, John Wigmore, Marjorie Salvaterra, Amy Dov, Ted Abramczyk, Stefan Bishop, and Diego Uchitel will once again transform the space into an immersive cultural experience.
“The last decade on McCadden Place has flown by,” said Ralph Pucci. “I am so grateful for our clients who have embraced us from the start. I’m humbled to celebrate 20 years in this great city and so proud of our talented artists who make this city so vibrant.”
To kick off the exciting moment, Hawaii’s Koga rendered his paintings as an exterior mural titled New Beginnings, which depicts his interpretation of connecting with natural phenomena. Wigmore has submitted the latest installation of his Film Pieces, a triptych drawn from Blade Runner (1982). Dov’s hand-built high-fire stoneware sculptures, created to embody the colors and rhythms of L.A.’s dry desert landscape, are also on view.
On the walls, guests are invited to take in black-and-white photography by Salvaterra, while Uchitel’s 3-D works on his travels through Cuba enliven the space. Abramczyk submitted a Boa light fixture, which he said “is a sculptural object inspired by the movement and flow of time and space.” And finally, Bishop’s Formus Dining Table is a bespoke piece representing Ralph Pucci’s passion for pushing the boundaries of art as furniture.
The opening, set for November 12, will also feature music experience by In Sheep’s Clothing, and an immersive mime-dance performance by The Giraffe Sisters.