In nearly forty-two years of operation
as one of the foremost art venues in Los Angeles (1970 -2012), Margo Leavin Gallery
presented over five hundred exhibitions. Grounded in Minimalism and Pop Art, the gallery
showed a mix of works by both New York and Los Angeles artists such as Dan Flavin and Claes
Oldenburg, and gradually moved into the terrain of Conceptual Art, representing artists such
as Alexis Smith, John Baldessari, and Sherrie Levine. In 1976 Wendy Brandow joined the
gallery staff, and became Director and Partner in 1989. Brandow played a key role in the
gallery: she was active in all aspects of the enterprise, from conceptualizing and
organizing exhibition to managing business affairs, and was instrumental in engaging with a
younger, conceptually oriented generation of artists such as Larry Johnson, Stephen Prina,
Christopher Williams, and Roy Dowell. Leavin and Brandow placed numerous works at the
world's top museums, had a profound effect on the art world of the city, and made an
indisputable contribution to the international acclaim accorded to Los Angeles Conceptual
Art.
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