Honor Fraser

Honor Fraser is a gallery on Abbot Kinney, a street I had never visited before, which made me excrutiatingly uncool. Abbot Kinney is a destination unto itself, similar to Main Street in Venice, or Sunset Boulevard in Silverlake (Sunset Junction). Surrounding the gallery are restaurants stocked with beautiful people. Honor Fraser is nestled adjacent to a design showroom, stocked with pricy yet desirable home furnishings. In fact, I walked in there thinking it was the gallery, only to complete an about face when I realized my error.

I was specifically looking forward to this show because Matt Chambers was part of the line up. He is the Basquiat of my generation, and successfully merges urban/youth/street culture with "high-brow" art. He recently showed at Angstrom Gallery in Culver City, and received mad props from the critic on Art Forum. I got to the gallery early, and it was the typical early crowd of forty and fifty-somethings. However, it was nice to be able to view the artwork without the constant fear of spilling my wine on my neighbor.

Things picked up around quarter after seven, and an outdoor grill materialized, with a table of tortillas, lettuce, cheese, etc. After chowing down on two delectable tacos, I tracked down Matt and gave him props for kicking the art world in the teeth by staying true to the game, and still making relevant, marketable artwork. The bar was serving white wine and Coronas at a great price (read: free), so I chugged a few more dranks and took off. Check out honorfraser.com.