LOS ANGELES, CA.- To coincide with Frieze L.A., Gallery FUMI announced FUMI LA, a six-week ground-breaking exhibition in Los Angeles, California, featuring new works by its roster of artists and designers. Taking over the iconic SIZED STUDIO in Melrose Hill – a burgeoning art and design hub that has recently welcomed leading blue-chip galleries – this major showcase marks FUMI’s debut show in the US.

Building on its past successes in the US, including sell out presentations at Salon Art+Design in New York, Art Basel Design Miami and FOG Design+Art in San Francisco as well as the placement of works in major institutional and private collections, FUMI LA stands as a testament to the gallery’s committed following in the country whilst simultaneously providing an opportunity for new collectors to discover its inspiring family of artists and designers, each renowned for their extraordinary level of artistry and craftsmanship.

Blending the beautiful with the provocative, the refined with the quirky, FUMI’s inaugural presentation spotlights a fresh collection of standout pieces including Space Relics, a large-scale chandelier installation by American ceramic artist Jeremy Anderson, complemented by a pair of table lamps and four Piccolo vases; Copper Roots, a new floor light crafted by British duo JAMESPLUMB; a new bronze console and sculptural gypsum plaster mirror titled Volumetric Mirror 1 by Voukenas Petrides, the creative partnership of Greek designer Andreas Voukenas and American architect Steven Petrides; and Esfinge Absorta, a powerful, monumental screen in the shape of a curled-up woman that exudes both physical presence and fragility by Spanish artist and designer Saelia Aparicio.

Central to the gallery's debut showcase in Los Angeles is BOX 2, a captivating series of new works, by acclaimed British artist and designer Max Lamb, on display from February 14th. For his West Coast debut, Lamb will unveil a collection of new entirely sustainable cardboard designs – an extension to his recent presentation BOX, shown at FUMI in London during Frieze Week in October.

PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS & ARTISTS

6:AM Glassworks (Italy), Saelia Aparicio (Spain), Leora Honeyman (UK), Allan Collins (UK), Max Lamb (UK), Francesco Perini (Italy), Rowan Mersh (UK), Eelko Moorer (The Netherlands), Tuomas Markunpoika (Finland), Johannes Nagel (Germany), Shinta Nakajima (Japan), Glithero (The Netherlands/UK), Kustaa Saksi (Finland), Jochen Holz (Germany), Voukenas Petrides (Greece/US), JAMESPLUMB (UK), Jie Wu (China), Lukas Wegwerth (Germany), Jeremy Anderson (US), Casey McCafferty (US), Sam Orlando Miller (UK) and Studio O Portable (The Netherlands/Japan).