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The City of West Hollywood programs the public spaces of the West Hollywood Library as a municipal art gallery for rotating exhibitions. Organized through the City's Arts Division, previous exhibitions have included original artworks by Don Bachardy, Clive Barker, Mr. Brainwash, Ellen Cantor, Jean Cocteau, Henry Diltz, Jay Lynn Gomez, Annie Liebowitz, Pat York, and Austin Young; and collaborations with CAP UCLA (UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance), the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG), the Grammy Museum, the LA LGBT Center, OutRight Action International, the Tacoma Art Museum, Venice Arts, the West Hollywood Design District, and the Women's March.
Exhibits are free to the public and viewable during regular library hours at 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. Free validated parking is provided for the Library Parking Structure adjacent to the building.
For more information on West Hollywood Library exhibitions please contact Michael Che, Arts Coordinator, mche@weho.org. You can find out more about the City's Arts Division programs by following @WeHoArts on social media.
West Hollywood Library hours:
Mondays through Thursdays, 11am-7pm
Fridays and Saturdays, 10am-6pm
Sundays, 1pm - 5pm
Closed Holidays
Current Exhibitions and Artwork:
The Studies (Untitled Flags)
Ruben Esparza's Untitled (flag) series challenges the symbolic meaning of the American flag and questions the social and political history that has made it so recognizable across the globe today. A symbol of the American dream for some and capitalist imperialism for others, the history of the American flag is fraught and complicated.
In choosing to construct his flags out of familiar utilitarian materials, table clothes, cardboard, and cast-off remnants of cloth (a nod to Rasquashismo and ready-made art) that speaks of his Chicanidad and queer identity. Esparza is the founder and director of the Queer Biennial and Queer Califas.
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Remembering Beverly Park, Historic Photos of the Amusement Park
West Hollywood Park, a painting by Jay Lynn (nee Ramiro) Gomez
Past Exhibitions:
For five decades, the ROXY Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood has been one of the world’s most revered nightclubs, hosting artists such as Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Linda Ronstadt, Cheech & Chong, the Clash, Guns N’ Roses, Jay-Z and was the launching pad for the Rocker Horror Show in the US. We hosted this exhibition and a related talk with co-founder Lou Adler. Organized with the ROXY Theatre and curated in conjunction with Jasen Emmons of the Grammy Museum. |
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was an exhibition of digital drawings and photographs relating to the theme of LGBTQIA+ Pride at the West Hollywood Library for the WeHo Pride Arts Festival. “We need in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” - Bayard Rustin.
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Historic WeHo, photography of designated historic buildings in WeHo |
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Wall Art Upcycled from City Banners - Shelley Heffler (April - December 2022) |
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Journey of the Bearded Tarot, October 26, 2019 to February 3, 2020 |
Where Love is Illegal, May 24, 2019 to October 11, 2019 (part of One City One Pride 2019) |
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The Fearless Girl Statue by Kristen Visbal - March 7 - April 1, 2019 | |
Prior Pleasures - photography by Ellen Cantor, December 11, 2018 to May 7, 2019. |
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Adelaide Drive: Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy - artwork by Wayne Shimabukuro and Don Bachardy, April 14, 2018 to November 29, 2018 |
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In West Hollywood - artwork by Jay Lynn (nee Ramiro) Gomez and David Feldman, August 15, 2017 to March 31, 2018 |
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There's Something Happening Here... -photography by Henry Diltz, October 2016 to July 2017 |
Worth a Thousand Words: Portraits of Artists and Writers -photography by Pat York, July 2016 to October 2016 | |
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Women Manifest: At the Core, group show of women artists, March 2016 to June 2016 |
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Drag Angeles: A Brief History of Drag, artwork by Austin Young and history panels by the LA LGBT Center, part of the City's One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, March 2016 to June 2016 |
In A New Land: Ten Years Later, photography by Russian-speaking immigrants, organized by Venice Arts, October 2015 to February 2016 |
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Mr. Brainwash Heart Sculpture, June 2015 to March 2024. Extended loan of sculpture made with upcycled books. |
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Art AIDS America a preview of a national touring exhibition organized by Tacoma Art Museum, June 2015 to September 2015 (jointly hosted by the City of West Hollywood and ONE Archives) |
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Decades of Design, a first ever retrospective of the West Hollywood Design District - November 2014 to March 2015 |
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Film Noir 101, curated by Professor Mark Fertig (presented as part of WeHo Reads: Noir) - Sepember 2014 to November 2014 |
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Love is Love: The Five Year Road to Marriage (photography by David McCoy) part of the City's One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival - May 2014 to August 2014 |
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A Thousand Threads of Knowledge, original artworks by Italian artist Dado Schapira - February 2014 to May 2014 |
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Clive Barker's Worlds and Words - original artworks and handwritten manuscripts of Clive Barker - October 2013 to January 2014 |
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Rock N' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip - photography by Robert Landau, July 2013 to October 2013 (later exhibited at the Skirball Cultural Center) |
Living in Limbo, Lesbian Families of the Deep South, photography by Carolyn Sherer, part of the City's One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, April 2013 to July 2013 | |
Author, Author - photography by Michael Childers, September 2012 to October 2012 |
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Jean Cocteau, original artworks (part of the City's One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival) - May 2012 to July 2012 |
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Decade of Dissent: Democracy in Action 1965-1975, (PST…It All Started Here – West Hollywood Celebrates Pacific Standard Time) - February 2012 to April 2012 (Later expanded into an exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center) |
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Deserve Dignity, Remote Control Foundation, December 2011 to January 2012 |
Platanus Bibliotechalis by David Wiseman (permanent artwork)
Peace, Freedom and Creativity by Shepard Fairey (permanent artwork)
MOCA Art in The Streets murals by Shepard Fairey, Retna, and Kenny Scharf