LOT S107 ALEXANDRA GRANT / LOVE NEON, 2010-2013 Neon sign 18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61 cm) Auction estimate: $6,500 Gift of the artist Alexandra Grant is a Los Angeles-based artist, who uses language as a source for imagery in sculpture, painting, drawing and video. Grant is known as a "radical collaborator" - the longest of her exchanges being with the pioneering writer of hypertext fiction, Michael Joyce. Grant is also known for her work in collaboration with the Watts House Project, a non-profit in Watts, across the street from the Watts Towers. Grant's idea in creating the Love symbol is that an artist can also be a philanthropist. Alexandra has had numerous gallery exhibitions and has been included in exhibitions at MOCA, Los Angeles; LACMA; and the 2010 California Biennial of Art at the Orange County Museum of Art. PREV 23 OF 49 NEXT |