Durden and Ray Los Angeles, USA Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave. #832, 90021 Los Angeles, United States of America dandrart@gmail.com | www.durdenandray.com
Alexandra Wiesenfeld, ‘American Gods’, oil on canvas, 147 x 122 cm, 2019 Valerie Wilcox, ‘Blue Skies Smiling At Me’, acrylic, papier-maché, plaster, foam core, 61 x 41 x 2.5 cm, 2020 Steven Wolkoff, ‘Fahrenheit 451 500mg (Palliative Literary Replacement)’, ashes in cellulose capsules in plastic bottle, 7.62 x 4.45 cm, 2022 Max Presneill, ‘Parallax #6’, oil, spray paint, ink transfers and patch on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, 2022
Founded in 2009, Durden and Ray comprises 25 artists/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 focuses on small, tightly curated group shows at the gallery, organised by the members, and hosts international artists as part of a commitment to global exchange and alternative networks. The Durden and Ray model 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 in the manner of a collective, and the shared fiscal support of its programmes by members and project partners similar to a nonprofit organisation. 27
