China Art Objects Galleries
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Location | 6086 Comey Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034 United States |
| Coordinates | 34°02′07″N 118°22′37″W / 34.03516°N 118.37702°WCoordinates: 34°02′07″N 118°22′37″W / 34.03516°N 118.37702°W |
| Founder | Amy Yao, Peter Kim, Mark Heffernan, Steve Hanson and Giovanni Intra |
| Website | www |
China Art Objects Galleries was a contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles, instrumental to the history of art in Los Angeles.
Named after a box sign that had been left behind by the space's previous tenant, China Art Objects was founded by a group of friends that included Peter Kim, Amy Yao, Mark Heffernan, Steve Hanson and Giovanni Intra. Shortly after its opening however, the gallery became mainly a project of critic Intra and musician/librarian Hanson (with Heffernan staying on as a silent partner). The gallery was instrumental in bringing about a renaissance in Los Angeles art and in particular the Chinatown district where they were the first gallery to set up shop along Chung King Road. Designed by artist Pae White, the gallery officially opened its doors in January 1999, though parties and other events were held in the space prior to that. Their first year established a special identity for the gallery and proved to a larger audience the increasing importance of the space. Early exhibitions included Laura Owens & Scott Reeder, Jorge Pardo & Bob Weber, Sharon Lockhart & George Porcari. Alongside the exhibition program in that first year, the gallery hosted a record release party for Stephen Prina, a poetry reading with Mike Kelley, and a Mia Doi Todd concert in an alleyway adjacent to the gallery. Influential indie label Kill Rock Stars donated their discography for the basement record library, housed in a secret room designed by Andy Ouchi and Andy Alexander.
The gallery quickly attracted other galleries and alternative art spaces to Chinatown, including Black Dragon Society, Diannapruess Gallery, Goldman-Tevis, Lord Mori, and later Peres Projects, Daniel Hug, David Kordansky, Ooga Booga, Alleged Gallery, 4-F, Thomas Solomon, David Patton, Human Resources-LA, The Box LA, Telic Arts Exchange, Trudi, 2nd Cannons, KChung Radio and others. With China Art Objects at its center, Chinatown grew to become along with Mid-Wilshire (in particular around the 6150 Wilshire gallery complex) and later emerging Culver City as one of the primary commercial art gallery districts in Los Angeles, and the most important for young art. Exhibitions have included solo and two person presentations by Jorge Pardo, Andy Ouchi, Frances Stark, Jon Pylypchuk, Sharon Lockhart, Laura Owens, Andy Alexander, Mason Cooley, Kim Fisher, David Korty, Eric Wesley, Jonathan Horowitz, David von Schlegell, Angus Fairhurst, JP Munro, R.H. Quaytman, Jennifer Moon, Andy Alexander, Morgan Fisher, Sean Landers, Isa Gensken, Walead Beshty, and Mark Hagen.
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