Keegan Gibbs

On view in the project room is Marie, Is That You? by Keegan Gibbs. Known for his photography, Gibbs has focused his show on the moments that define virtually every surfer’s lifestyle: the longing for the perfect weather patterns to produce the ideal surf conditions. The exhibition, which includes paintings, photographs, videos, and room-sized installations, exemplifies Keegan’s ability to interact seamlessly with multiple disciplines and mediums in an abstract narrative about the emotions that engulf a surfer.

A California native, Gibbs’ work embodies the cultural diversity that makes Los Angeles the melting pot that it is. Striving for constant stimulation and education, his disciplines evolve and challenge the confines of the others in order to influence and generate new unique approaches. Filmmaking, sculpture, surfing, photography, entrepreneurship, design, painting and even surfboard shaping, things that typically are not associated with each other, find a fluid way to coexist in his practice. Gibbs was recently selected to commission the centerpiece for the Palms Casino Resort’s contemporary art collection, alongside artists Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, Adam Parker Smith, Christopher Wool and Dustin Yellin. Gibbs has shown in several national and international solo and group shows.