RICHARD ANKROM THE CURIO SHOP ).'82/+0'3+9-'22+8? RICHARD ANKROM THE CURIO SHOP charlie James Gallery is delighted to Richard Ankrom (b. 1955) is best known present our first solo exhibition of LA- for his 2002 Guerrilla Public Service based artist Richard Ankrom titled The piece, wherein he fabricated and attached Curio Shop. an Interstate 5 freeway panel and shield to an existing overhead sign on the In The Curio Shop, Ankrom will transform northbound 110 Fwy in downtown Los Angeles the gallery into a gift-shop retail because valuable merge lane information environment littered with sculptures was missing from the provided signage. large and small from his Fetish Figurine Ankrom has exhibited widely around the series. Objects are selected for their Los Angeles area, including the Fowler cultural resonance and are then subjected Museum, Grand Central Art Center, Museum to a process of masking with synthetic of Neon Los Angeles, and the Riverside rubber. Zippers, studs, hooks and the Art Museum, as well as internationally in like are tucked into the rubber surface Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan. His using dental tools. Some zippers are work has been covered by the Los Angeles painted gold, other are shiny stainless Times, Newsweek, KCET, Modern Painters, steel. A bristling contempt for effusive and LA Weekly. Ankrom works and lives in sentimental goods that pander to contrived Los Angeles. pop nostalgia leads Ankrom to distort these figures and subvert their original manifestations. In this process, mass produced figurines become individualized and in a way surreal. RICHARD ANKROM THE CURIO SHOP RICHARD ANKROM The Neo-Classicals THE CURIO SHOP David Found fiberglass with synthetic rubber, zipper, studs, plywood, fabric, chain 84 x 26 x 15 in 2015 RICHARD ANKROM The Neo-Classicals THE CURIO SHOP Venus with ball gag Found fiberglass with synthetic rubber, zipper, studs, plywood, chain 80 x 24 x 24 in 2015 RICHARD ANKROM The Neo-Classicals THE CURIO SHOP Augustus Caesar Found fiberglass with synthetic rubber, zipper, plywood 73 x 19.5 X 16 in 2015 RICHARD ANKROM The Neo-Classicals THE CURIO SHOP Rebecca Found fiberglass with synthetic rubber, zipper 26 x 8 x 9 in 2013 RICHARD ANKROM Famous Faces THE CURIO SHOP RICHARD ANKROM Famous Faces THE CURIO SHOP Beethoven Mozart Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, Found ceramic figurines with synthetic rubber, zipper zipper 12.75 x 7.5 x 5.5 in 13.5 h x 7.5 x 5 in 2015 2015 RICHARD ANKROM Famous Faces THE CURIO SHOP Scarlett and Rhett Elvis Found ceramic figurines with synthetic rubber, Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, zipper zipper, spikes 10.5 x 11 x 8.5 in 13 x 6 x 5.5 in 2015 2015 RICHARD ANKROM Famous Faces THE CURIO SHOP Marion Morrison Found ceramic figurines with Synthetic rubber, zipper 12.5 x 9 x 9 in 2015 Marion Morrison Kitsugi Mao, standing Found ceramic figurines with Synthetic rubber, Found ceramic figurines with synthetic rubber, zipper zipper 12.5 x 9 x 8 in 10.75 x 9 x 6 in 2015 2015 RICHARD ANKROM Famous Faces THE CURIO SHOP Reagan Lenin Found ceramic figurines with Found ceramic figurines with synthetic rubber, zipper synthetic rubber, zipper 18 x 5.5 x 7 in 15 x 9 x 7 in 2015 2015 RICHARD ANKROM Dogs, Cats and Pigs THE CURIO SHOP RICHARD ANKROM Dogs, Cats and Pigs THE CURIO SHOP Pig with saddle Pig sailor Pig with wings Pig prince Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic figurine with figurine with figurines with figurines with synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, zipper Synthetic rubber, zipper zipper 11.25 x 10.5 x 7.75 in zipper 6 x 6 x 4 in 10 x 6.5 x 8 in 2013 10 x 11.5 x 10 in 2013 2013 2013 RICHARD ANKROM Dogs, Cats and Pigs THE CURIO SHOP Cat with saddle Poodle Dog w/ open mouth Found ceramic figurines Found ceramic Found ceramic with Synthetic rubber, figurines with figurines with zipper Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, 10.25 x 11.75 x 9.5 in zipper zipper 2013 11 x 5 x 7 in 11.5 x 13 x 6 in 2013 2012 RICHARD ANKROM Dogs, Cats and Pigs THE CURIO SHOP Cat with spikes Found ceramic figurines with Synthetic rubber, zipper 17.75 x 6 x 6.5 in 2013 Pig (broken) Leopard and Cub Cats for TV Cat wink Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic figurines with figurines with figurines with figurines with Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, zipper zipper zipper zipper 9 x 11 x 7 in 10 x 19 x 8 in 15 x 9 x 7 in 13.5 x 5 x 4 in 2013 2015 2013 RICHARD ANKROM Rear Gallery Display Case THE CURIO SHOP RICHARD ANKROM Rear Gallery Display Case THE CURIO SHOP Tink on rose #4, #5, #6 Found ceramic figurines with Synthetic rubber, zipper 12.5 x 9 x 9 inches 2015 RICHARD ANKROM Rear Gallery Display Case THE CURIO SHOP Tink on mushroom Cindy with bouquet #2 Cindy’s Bust #2 Tink pouting Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic figurines with figurines with figurines with figurines with Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, zipper zipper zipper zipper 11 x 9.5 x 9.5 in 12.5 x 9 x 8 in 10.75 x 9 x 6 in 12 x 6.5 x 8 inches 2014 2014 2014 2014 RICHARD ANKROM Rear Gallery Display Case THE CURIO SHOP Boy n Girl Doughboy #4 Dopey Kirk, Kirk #2 Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic figurines with figurines with figurines with figurines with Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, Synthetic rubber, zipper zipper zipper zipper Diptych 12.25 x 6.5 x 6.5 in 14 x 9 x 9 in 10 x 11 x 6.5 in/each 11 x 5 x 4 in/each 2015 2013 2014 2014 RICHARD ANKROM Animalia and the Miscellaneous THE CURIO SHOP RICHARD ANKROM Animalia and the Miscellaneous THE CURIO SHOP Robin (VanValkenburgh) Boots & Plugs Penguin Rooster #22 Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic figurine figurine with figurine with figurine with with synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, zipper zipper zipper zipper 18.75 x 4.5 x 4 in 14 x 10.5 x 7 in 8 x 4.5 x 4 in 11.5 x 12 x 6 in 2014 2015 2012 2012 Swan Bass vase Rabbit butler Horse Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic Found ceramic figurine with figurine with figurine with figurine with synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, zipper zipper zipper zipper 9 x 10 x 5.5 in 15.75 x 12 x 7 in 12.25 x 7 x 6 in 10.5 x 8 x 4 in 2013 2012 2013 2012 RICHARD ANKROM Animalia and the Miscellaneous THE CURIO SHOP Tiger Fight Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, zipper 5.5 x 10 x 3.5 in 2013 Cat and Kitten Pig (Color me) Found ceramic Found ceramic figurine with figurine with Elephant #2 Unicorn with crystals synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, Found ceramic figurine with Found ceramic figurine with zipper zipper synthetic rubber, zipper synthetic rubber, zipper 5.5 x 9 x 3.5 in 3.5 x 2.5 x 5.5 in 5.75 x 3.5 x 5 in 7 x 4.5 x 6 in 2013 2013 2012 2013 RICHARD ANKROM Animalia and the Miscellaneous THE CURIO SHOP Jeezus Bunny eyelash Found ceramic Found ceramic figurines with figurine with synthetic rubber, synthetic rubber, zipper zipper 7 x 6 x 8.5 in 7 x 3 x 3 in 2013 2012 Clown Found ceramic Candle twins figurine with Found ceramic synthetic rubber, figurine with zipper synthetic rubber, 7 x 2.5 x 2.25 in zipper Pig creamer 2012 Diptych Found ceramic Boy: 8 x 3.5 x 3 figurine with in synthetic rubber, Girl: 8.25 x 3.5 x zipper 3 in 4.5 x 6 x 2.5 in 2012 2013 RICHARD ANKROM Animalia and the Miscellaneous THE CURIO SHOP Deer Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, zipper 6 x 6 x 3.5 in 2012 Whale Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, zipper 5 x 7.5 x 3.5 in 2012 Angel Vase One Vase Three Found ceramic (double face) (double face) figurines with Found ceramic figu- Found ceramic figu- synthetic rubber, rine with synthetic rine with synthetic zipper rubber, zipper rubber, zipper 8 x 4 x 4 in 7.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 in 6 x 5 x 3.5 in 2012 2012 2012 RICHARD ANKROM Animalia and the Miscellaneous THE CURIO SHOP Cat #2 Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, zipper 7.5 x 4.75 x 4.5 inches 2013 Cats, half back Found ceramic figurine with synthetic rubber, zipper Prone: 4.5 x 7 x 4 in Sitting: 6.5 x 4 x 3.5 in 2015 RICHARD ANKROM THE CURIO SHOP RICHARD ANKROM THE CURIO SHOP Selected Solo Exhibitions 1995 Neon Abstractions Lynn Basset Gallery Los Angeles, Ca. 2015 Charlie James Gallery Los Angeles, Ca. Selected Group Exhibitions 2011 2015 Guerrilla Public Service Future Studios Highland Park, Ca. Artillery Mesa Art Center Mesa Az. Richard Ankrom - Suzi Moon District Gallery Los Angeles, Ca. 2009 End of the Line Artshare Los Angeles, Ca. 2014 Landscapes District Gallery Los Angeles, Ca. 2007 Xerox & Figurines Antebellum Gallery Hollywood, Ca. Manifest Destiny Raid FC Los Angeles, Ca.