The Hole is proud to present our summer group exhibition featuring contributions from not just artists, but also Los Angeles art galleries and collectors. Storage Wars grants visitors a peek inside the shipping crate, a hand-fabricated vessel that protects and all too often—when left for years in a storage facility, archive or freeport—entombs some of the best and most precious work of art.

We stack the crates to the ceiling and open them! This long-standing curatorial project came from the grind of art fairs where we would uncrate an artwork, have it out for just a few days, and then pack it back up in its little wood box. It came from selling art to collectors who had the works ship directly to their storage; and it came from working at art museums where I got to poke around the amazing racks where true masterpieces were squirreled away from the public eye.

For this installation The Hole wanted to offer their new West Coast neighbors a chance to air out one of their works from storage as well! Every gallery has some masterpiece that for whatever reason hasn't gotten to see the light of day in a while. The Hole Gallery also wanted to offer their collector friends a chance to show off something incredible that they couldn't quite fit on their wall. And even artists often have a piece in their own storage racks whether unsold, unpaid or a special work that they decided to keep for themselves.

This show will feel like poking around the most amazing art storage ever, and what started out as a critique of this unfortunate aspect of running a contemporary art gallery has turned into a celebration!

Featuring: 1301PE, Adam Beris, Adam Parker Smith, Albertz Benda, Alex Anderson, Alex Gardner, Anat Ebgi Gallery, Anders Oinonen, Andy Dixon, Anna Zorina Gallery, Anthony Fein, Ariane Heloise Hughes, Astra Huimeng Wang, Aurel Schmidt, Bob Baxter, Botond Keresztesi, Bill Kleiman, Bradley Hart, Brittany Tucker, Brittney Leeanne Williams, Caleb Lyons, Caroline Larsen, Chris Johanson, Christian Rex van Minnen, Cleon Peterson, Cole Sternberg, Colleen Herman, Craig Krull, Dabin Ahn, Dan Attoe, David Hicks, David Shrigley, Dean Dempsey, Diana Yesenia Alvarado, Diane Rosenstein, Dimitri Lorin, Emily Ludwig Shaffer, Eric Shaw, Eric Yahnker, Erik Olson, Evgen Čopi Gorišek, Fred Lonidier, FriendsWithYou, Gavlak Gallery, GGLA, Gosha Levochkin, Graeme Flegenheimer, Greg Bogin, Harper's Gallery, Hashimoto Contemporary, Henry Gunderson, Holton Rower, Hooman Dayani, Ivan Seal, Jade Thacker, James Hayward, Jan Albers, Jason Swartz, Jeremy Shockley, Jingze Du, JJ Manford, Joakim Ojanen, John Wolf, Joe Reihsen, John Millei, Jonathan Chapline, Jordi Ribes, Katie Hector, Katsu, KAWS, Keenan Derby, Kpe Innocent, Larissa De Jesús Negrón, Lily Ramirez, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Madeline Tonzi, Make Room, Mariano de la Torre, Mark Flood, Mathew Zefeldt, Matthew Stone, Michael Benevento, Misaki Kawai, Monica Kim Garza, Naoki Koide, Nat Meade, Nicodim Gallery, Nikko Washington, Nino Mier, Ochi Projects, Palma Blank, Pedro Pedro, Peter Opheim, Philip Gerald, Philipp Kremer, Philjames, Praz-Delavallade, Raul De Lara, Reginald Armstrong, Roberts Projects, Roby Dwi Anotono, Rosson Crow, Roxanne Jackson, Ruby Neri, Ry David Bradley, Ryan Schneider, Ryan Travis Christian, Sam Friedman, Samantha Rosenwald, Samual Weinberg, Sarah Brook Gallery, Sargent’s Daughters, Scout Zabinski, Shrine Gallery, Simphiwe Mbunyuza, Shulamit Nazarian, Sophie Larrimore, Stefan Bondell, Stefan Rinck, Stefan Simchowitz, Steve Powers, Steve Turner, Sue Hancock, Tammi Campbell, Tao Jiang, Taylor McKimens, The LODGE, The Pit, Thomas Trum, UTA Artist Space, Vanessa Prager, Vassilis H, Wendy White, Willie Jinks.