IAO Gallery plays host to visual art, performative, and installation-based exhibitions from artists working at the intersection of scent and art. We welcome artists from around the world in collaborative exhibitions that showcase visual art, performance, installation and – of course – scent.
The IAO gallery form has changed over the years in response to the space that the IAO has occupied. Since 2016, the IAO Gallery occupies a 154 square foot room located within the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Chinatown, as well as two window display spaces facing Chung King Road.
ON VIEW
Beneath the Earth, the Sky
by Carrie Paterson
April 26 – May 26, 2024
Opening: April 26, 6-8pm
Beneath the Earth, the Sky uses the sculptural idea of inversion to contemplate the current moment within a history of contemplative practices. Miniature landscapes and olfactory sculptures serve as mnemonic devices for “home” and temporal experiences. Glass vessels construct models of the cosmos and cognitive psychology — the processes of humans’ understanding of self within the contexts of body, society, world, universe, and the imagination of the invisible, immaterial beyond. Several works are specifically designed for spacefarers, featuring orientation and navigation in combination with olfactory chemistry and cues. The artworks embrace open systems, unpredictability, and feature some degree of stochastic decay.
Residencies and artists not listed in the menu at the right
Hilda Kozari
Residency
November 18-26, 2014
A 9 day arts and research residency, with Hilda Kozari (Finland), where Kozari researched aromatic components for the smell of Proust’s Madeleine.
Jazmin Sarai
Residency
September 1-10, 2014
A ten day artist residency with perfumer Dana El Masri (Montreal, Quebec)
Imitations of Life
by Ben Chase
August-September, 2014
A site-specific exhibition of prints by Ben Chase, exploring the visual tropes of perfume advertising.
Pen on Paper, Drawings
by Sarana Mehra
May-June, 2014
IAO presents an exhibition of pen and ink drawings by British-born artist, Sarana Mehra.
Four Paintings
by Franco Castilla
November-December, 2013
IAO presents an exhibition of paintings by Franco Castilla, on view at IAO’s experimental laboratory at downtown’s L.A. Mart.
Desire Lines and Garden Paths: Nine Years of Type
by Micah Hahn
April, 2013
IAO presents a wide-ranging exhibition of typographic and graphic work by designer and artist Micah Hahn. Covering nine years of type development, Hahn presents over forty printed works on paper.
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