08/26/2026
Opening September 10—𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 presents new works on paper in two and three dimensions by the Los Angeles-based artist. For this project, Chow mined the photo archives of the Los Angeles Public Library, drawing on images of movie palaces, shop windows, and apartment buildings contemporaneous with the construction of Hollyhock House to conjure an invented cast of buildings—structures that look documentary but exist nowhere.
The title of the exhibition evokes Chow’s interest in architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable’s exploration of America’s cultural obsession with fake, synthetic, and themed environments. She also cites cultural theorist Charles Jencks’s observations of Los Angeles’s “Daydream Houses”—metaphorical structures that have “an immediate, sensual quality, an ability to make you turn your head away from the traffic, look and, however reluctantly, smile.”
Alongside her work, Chow has curated The Lifted Veil, an exhibition of photographs by Deborah Turbeville (1932-2013), who is widely recognized for her work that appeared in fashion campaigns for Comme des Garçons, Guy Laroche, and Charles Jourdan, and publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. With a background in dance and theater and a passion for film and literature, Turbeville brought an avant-garde sensibility to fashion photography.
Chow’s interest in Turbeville’s practice dates back to her time as a student, when she first encountered the photographer’s work. Chow is particularly drawn to Turbeville’s staged, weathered environments and the quiet tension between disparate temporal markers. In her own drawings, Chow seeks to channel similar surreal qualities and formal poise.
Organized by Hollyhock House, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 is curated by Cole Akers, and 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘝𝘦𝘪𝘭 is curated by Milano Chow. Special thanks to Bel Ami, Los Angeles; Chapter NY; MUUS Collection; and Joshua da Silva.
