Hannah Hoffman, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, and the Estate of Rosemary Mayer are pleased to announce a presentation introducing the work of Rosemary Mayer (1943-2014) to Los Angeles for the very first time. Mayer’s work spans an array of media exploring themes of history, temporality, and biography, paired with a formal fixation on challenging the assumed properties of fragility. This exhibition, spanning across two gallery locations and including new site-specific work, provides a unique insight into Mayer’s process by introducing works that haven’t been exhibited since the time in which they were made and platforming the interplay of documentation, drawing, and sculpture to encapsulate Mayer’s fundamental interests.
The day before on November 11, The Wallis will host Connections (Los Angeles) 1978/2023, conceived by the late artist Rosemary Mayer and reenacted in Beverly Hills by the artist’s estate, will celebrate the community of artists in Southern California and their connections to time, place, and nature. Several oversized latex balloon “monuments” designed by h / e / li / os (Hannah O’Brien, Ei Araka- wa-Nash, Liz Berger, Oscar Corona), Martine Syms, Nancy Soto Stella and Guadalupe Rosales will float over The Wallis’ Promenade Terrace during a one-day event.
