Pacewildenstein Gallery

Puzzled: To get an idea of what Julian Schnabel's eight paintings at PaceWildenstein Gallery look like, picture one of those generic portraits that often show up in thrift stores: the type in which a solitary figure hovers in front of a blurry field of color. Next, take away all of the earnest charm the amateur work might have. Then multiply its dimensions four or five times, dunk it in resin and splash a bucket or two of Liquid Paper over large parts of its shiny surface.

New York-based PaceWildenstein Gallery will suspend the exhibition program at its Beverly Hills location in July. The gallery, which opened to great fanfare in September 1995, plans to maintain its present office and some inventory at its Wilshire Boulevard address in the former Gump's department store and will be open by appointment. "It never really took off [with the public]," explained a spokeswoman for the gallery from New York.

New York-based PaceWildenstein Gallery will suspend the exhibition program at its Beverly Hills location in July. The gallery, which opened to great fanfare in September 1995, plans to maintain its present office and some inventory at its Wilshire Boulevard address in the former Gump's department store and will be open by appointment. "It never really took off [with the public]," explained a spokeswoman for the gallery from New York.

Puzzled: To get an idea of what Julian Schnabel's eight paintings at PaceWildenstein Gallery look like, picture one of those generic portraits that often show up in thrift stores: the type in which a solitary figure hovers in front of a blurry field of color. Next, take away all of the earnest charm the amateur work might have. Then multiply its dimensions four or five times, dunk it in resin and splash a bucket or two of Liquid Paper over large parts of its shiny surface.

The planned opening of a PaceWildenstein Gallery branch in Los Angeles has generated much curiosity since being formally announced more than 18 months ago. A 1993 merger between Wildenstein & Co., the venerable dealer of Old Master and Impressionist art, and New York's Pace Gallery, whose stable includes some of the most important artists of our time, had created a formidable partnership. With plans to open branches in L.A.

Cindy Sherman had visions of horror films dancing in her head when she made her latest body of work, an exhibition of which opened this week at PaceWildenstein in Beverly Hills. The 14 photographs of lurid and somber masks and faces were inspired by Sherman's current foray into film on the heels of the '80s art pack.

* "Georg Baselitz"--Several recent oils by the noted artist including "Elke si riposa," above, is part of three separate shows at PaceWildenstein Gallery in Beverly Hills. * "Lo Que Me Corresponde/What Is Rightfully Mine"--Drawings, photographs and objects by Tania Bruguera explore art and power in Cuba starting Friday at Iturralde Gallery. * "Elliot Erwitt"--An exhibition of photographys focusing on dogs of all kinds opens Friday at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery, 138 N. La Brea Ave.

Elizabeth Murray, an artist who painted richly colored, evocative, abstract works after the Minimalist art movement had reduced the art form to a fleet of monochrome canvases, has died. She was 66. Murray died Sunday at her home in Granville, N.Y. The cause was complications from lung cancer, said Jennifer Joy of PaceWildenstein gallery in New York City, which represented Murray. She had been a resident of Granville and New York City.

The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art at Las Vegas' Bellagio resort and casino has announced plans to present a yearlong exhibition of nearly 50 works by American photographer Ansel Adams, to be on display May 3 through May 6, 2007. Works in the exhibition, from the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, will include "Monolith, Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California" (1927), "Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco" (ca. 1933) and a 1941 image of Boulder Dam.

Cindy Sherman had visions of horror films dancing in her head when she made her latest body of work, an exhibition of which opened this week at PaceWildenstein in Beverly Hills. The 14 photographs of lurid and somber masks and faces were inspired by Sherman's current foray into film on the heels of the '80s art pack.

The planned opening of a PaceWildenstein Gallery branch in Los Angeles has generated much curiosity since being formally announced more than 18 months ago. A 1993 merger between Wildenstein & Co., the venerable dealer of Old Master and Impressionist art, and New York's Pace Gallery, whose stable includes some of the most important artists of our time, had created a formidable partnership. With plans to open branches in L.A.