“The rise of the West was not made possible by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion . . . but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence.” – Alex Karp, quoting Samuel Huntington, Palantir Q4 2024 shareholder letter, Feb 3, 2025
—
Ian James is an artist who lives in Los Angeles. He has presented solo exhibitions at Timeshare (LA), Et Al (SF), Five Car Garage (LA), The Fulcrum (LA), and Hernando’s Hideaway (Miami), as well as group exhibitions at Flatline Gallery (Chicago), Lower Cavity (Holyoke, MA), Roberts Projects, The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, the UNLV Barrick Museum, REDCAT, and Holiday Forever (Jackson, WY), among others. He recently screened his 16mm film, Eighteen Pyramids, at Now Instant Film Hall in Los Angeles.
He recently a published a monograph with The Fulcrum Press & Special Effects and his work is held in the permanent collection at LACMA.
Since 2018, he has run the artist-project space, Leroy’s.
Opening This Saturday from 6-10 pm.
