History
A Canadian citizen, Douglas Chrismas, opened his own frame shop and gallery in Vancouver at the age of 17. In 1967, he brought Robert Rauschenberg to the Canadian city for a one-man show of his lithographs. Chrismas has lived and operated art galleries in Los Angeles since 1969. He originally spelled his name Christmas but apparently changed it sometime after his move to Los Angeles. Since then made a history of installing ambitious exhibitions, showing work from artists such as Richard Serra, Donald Judd, Robert Irwin, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, and Carl Andre. More recently, the gallery has exhibited work by the artists Tara Donovan, Tim Hawkinson, Justin Bower, Melanie Pullen, Ken Feingold, Martin Schoeller, Dennis Hopper, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Wilson, John Millei, and Herb Alpert. Called the "Ace Museum", Ace Gallery launched an exhibition space in a 13,000 square feet warehouse with 25-foot ceilings at 5917 Burchard St. near Venice and La Cienega boulevards in 1985. Incorporated in June 2009, Ace Museum became a separate and independent non-profit organization.
Since 1987, the gallery has maintained an exhibition space on the second floor of the Wilshire Tower at 5514 Wilshire Boulevard. In 2003, Ace Gallery opened an annex in Beverly Hills. The gallery's exhibition program balances a selection of emerging and mid-career artists, and becoming the home of the bi-annual Concept Los Angeles Fashion Week event parading à l’avant-garde de la modernité fashion designers such as Curly-V, a FIDM alumni, and others alike.
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