LOS ANGELES, CA.- Charles Gaines
Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood
19 February – 24 May 2025

Following a major 2023 – 24 museum survey and an acclaimed public commission, Charles Gaines returns to his hometown of Los Angeles to present a new series of his signature Plexiglas works and watercolors at Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood. With his first LA solo exhibition since 2019, Gaines will deliver the most elaborate treatment yet of his Numbers and Trees series, combining first-time variations of his celebrated systems that culminate in explosively colorful and complex works. Consisting of eight largescale triptychs, the new Plexiglas works are based on photographs of baobab trees that the artist shot during a trip to Tanzania in 2023. Exacting and intricate, these monumental pieces unfold in sequence, each one evolving to unravel the mystery of representation while challenging the limits of our perceptual experience.

The exhibition coincides with the surveys ‘Charles Gaines: 1992 – 2023’ (30 October 2024 – 9 March 2025) and ‘Charles Gaines: Arizona Series’ (30 October 2024 – 20 July 2025) at the Phoenix Art Museum.

David Hammons. Concerto in Black and Blue
Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, North A & B Galleries
18 February – 1 June 2025

Presented for the first time since its debut over twenty years ago, artist David Hammons’ acclaimed installation work ‘Concerto in Black and Blue’ will be reprised at Hauser & Wirth’s Downtown Los Angeles Arts District complex.

Coinciding with this presentation of Hammons’ work, Hauser & Wirth Publishers will launch a new publication, created entirely under the artist’s direction, that chronicles his major 2019 exhibition at the gallery, the most expansive of his career to date.

George Rouy. The Bleed, Part II
Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, South Gallery
18 February – 1 June 2025

Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles will host ‘The Bleed, Part II,’ British artist George Rouy’s first US solo exhibition with the gallery. Following upon Rouy’s recent London presentation, this ‘second chapter’ will feature all new works extending his exploration of human mass, multiplicity and movement. In works characterized by a distinctive dynamism, Rouy captures essential experiences of contemporary life—desire and vexation, the urge to connect frustrated by alienation—to address emotional extremities in a globalized, technologically-driven age.

The exhibition will be accompanied by the US premiere of ‘BODYSUIT,’ a collaborative creation between Rouy and internationally acclaimed choreographer Sharon Eyal.