Dan Levenson

Deeply rooted in an overarching conceptual theme, the paintings of Los-Angeles based artist Dan Levenson connect to both art historical tradition and fantasy. Says the artist of his work, "My work involves a completely fictional narrative about a community of Swiss artists in a generic modernist past. The institutions that surround the artists are the protagonists of the story, while the individual identities of the artists remain unknown. These institutions include an art school, an art gallery, an art and office supply manufacturer, a publishing company, a philanthropic tobacco company, and the quasi-governmental Swiss Standards Organization. Although the setting is ostensibly Zürich in the year 1997 I treat both time and place with total license. I avoid any claims to authenticity. The fragmented history is told through a wide variety of media that represent the material remnants of a forgotten culture. At the center of the project are the paintings.”

Dan Levenson’s work has been exhibited at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA, White Columns, New York, NY, Praz-Delavallade, Independent, Brussels, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, PARTICIPANT INC, New York, NY, EFA Gallery, New York, NY, Peloton, Sydney, Australia, and OfficeOps, Brooklyn, NY.