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L.A. Louver is pleased to participate in the fourth edition of Frieze Los Angeles with a powerful presentation of rare works by the American artists Edward and Nancy Kienholz. Titled American Exceptionalism, this focused exhibition of works created between the years of 1961 and 2008 platforms the couple’s aesthetic criticisms of American ideology, society, and government.

Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) began his artistic career in Los Angeles in 1952. Central to the LA art scene, Kienholz founded the seminal Ferus Gallery with Walter Hopps in 1957, which became a creative force in the city and …