SHED

NOTE. SHED was a gallery-as-work project in Los Angeles open to the public from September 2024 to March 2025. Located directly across Clinton Street from David Zwirner and surrounded by established L.A. galleries, SHED occupied real estate rarely colonized by artists. A narrative publication was planned but currently halted after its near-completion. Below is the index for the book SHED ding. Images of the project follow.

Index

A

Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, see Eric Dolphy
Angelus Novus, see Paul Klee, see The Israel Museum, 108
Artists, various soliciting to show in SHED, 7, 32–38, 42, 45, 50, 52–58, 62, 69, 72, 78, 89–92; J P troubled by, 7
Aryan Brotherhood, see Swastika, grafitti by (found emblazoned in SHED before rennovation), 2
A-frame sign, fabrication of, 52; notice by J P of increase of attendance due to, 58

B

Ballard, J.G., 104
BANK Collective, 4
Bar Etoile, see martini, 45
Bernhard, Thomas, Wittgenstein’s Nephew, 14
Brick, The, 25
Buchloh, Benjamin H.D., Exit Interview, 75

C

Chateau Shatto, 32
Chekhov, Anton, The Lady with the Dog, 20; Ward 6, 21
City Racing, 4
C l e a r i n g, 22, J P notices security cameras close to but not part of artwork at, 79
Clinton St, at 4861, discovery by J P of Zwirner owning 2BR 1BA home in former-working class neighborhood at, 12; drawing by J P of, 38; J P informed home eventually to be rennovated and converted to boarding for visitors and artists, 102; revealed to J P that DZ uses home as storage and woodshop for gallery next door at, 12; Zillow listing of sale at $1.1 M of, 13;
Clinton St, at 4866, SHED located at, 1
Curate LA, $450 purchase by J P to feature SHED on site and Instagram of, 12–13

D

Dolphy, Eric, see Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, gravesite of, 2–3, 8, 16, 22, 31, 56, 59, 65, 82, 90
Door, see vinyl

E

Election, 68

F

flag, installation of, 12; theft of, 32; see Paris
Fernberger Gallery, 44
Fire alarm replace-battery-beep, 10-18, 24-28, 32, 44-55, 62
Flowers, J P buys, 8, 17, 29, 33, 39, 44, 53, 68, 72, 83

G

Guest book, see legal pad, addition of, 10; reinstatement of, 30; removal of, 22;

H

Hammad, Isabella, Recognizing the Stranger, 45
Home Depot, 2–7, 9, 15–18, 32, 88, 102

I

Iced Americano, 1, 3, 4–20, 23–32, 32–44, 46–49
Israel Museum, The, see Paul Klee, see Angelus Novus, 108

J

Jambon-beurre, see Maison Matho
Joyce, James, Finnegans Wake, 4–10, 18–22, 98
Jury Duty, J P relieved of, 83; J P summoned for 78

K

KBJ Sign 본전간판, fabricates SHED sign ($484.97), 8; “it’s crooked,” 9
Klee, Paul, see Angelus Novus, see the Israel Museum, 108

L

LA Grocery & Café, 12, 17, 22, 28, 30, 43, 55, 62-63
Landlord, see Rick
LAPD, 3
Laurent, J P meets, 3; “Lo-raunt like YSL,” 3; repairs window, 14; “sic like Slipknot?”, 5
Legal pad, see address book
Lispector, Clarice, Complete Stories of, 34

M

Maison Matho, 5–10, 15, 22, 28–30, 44, 58, 63
Malcolm, Janet, Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey, 23
Musso & Frank Grill, 12; see martini
Martini, see Bar Etoile, Musso & Frank Grill, Taylor’s Steakhouse
Miranda Warning, see Pillar
Morán Morán, 74

N

Nabokov, Vladimir, Pale Fire, 32–34

P

Paris, J P notes culprit wearing pink ‘Paris’ t-shirt and turquoise single-speed bike, 35; J P spots then loses on Oxford Avenue, 42; return to scene by, 62; theft footage recovered from Rick, 35; theft of flag (2 pcs), 32
Passiflora edulis, (Passionfruit vine), attachment to Zwirner gate of, 13
Paul, takes SHED install images ($700), 32
Penman, Ian, Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors, 24
Pillar, see Vitruvius, see Miranda Warning, editing of 74–84, failure to show due to SHED rent increase (see Rick), 98
Plantain, John, art practice, 4; credit score dips, 110; financial worries, 1, 8, 48–50, 99; health, 58; lie, tendacy to, 10–12, 89–91; networking, unwillingness to, 88; O S, alleged resemblance to, 48; pirating, reverence for, 28–30; self-analysis, 58, 102; solitude, 98; supposed white-passing, 32; walks and reads, 2–8, 12–20, 23–28, 32–35
Press release, 4–6, 10, 14–16, 32, 54, 88, 92

R

Rent, see Rick
Rick, see landlord, embarks on 40 day around-the-world trip, 6; email correspondence with, 2–3; explains the streaming of Christmas live footage of Washington town in office waiting room, 77; “I got this shed in the back that may suit what you’re looking for,” 1; “I’m a big Christmas guy,” 78; L.A. 2025 fires, 85; mentions ownership of Mercedes Benz E Class “don’t hit my car,” 5; increases rent by 40%, 102; mentions possible bathroom addition, 98; mentions price increase due to air conditioning and new roof, 4; mentions J P or someone should open a speakeasy in bigger space nextdoor to SHED, 2–3, 8, 24, 48, 62, 98; notice to J P of San Francisco gallery interested in renting SHED at increased rate, 104; provides security camera footage to J P of sculpture theft, 35; rental agreement with, 4; rental discussion with, 1; says “my return on investment,” 1, 4, 34, 48, 78, 102; suggestion to J P to open coffee shop instead, 103; “We design churches,” 3
Rilke, Rainer Maria, The Duino Elegies, 20–21; Sonnets to Orpheus, 21

S

See-Saw, purchase by J P to feature SHED on ($650), 22–23
SEGA Signs, (Salvador E. Gutierrez Ayala) designs and prints exhibition posters, 6; payment to ($379), 6; refuses to install posters throughout city due to <1,000 units sold, 10
Sherwin-Williams, paint brand applied to interior walls manufactured by (SW 7006 Extra White Flat), 9
Smit, Jimmy, one of two, sometimes three, artists claimed by J P to have been in collective, 24–30, 44, 46, 50–56, 63, 70, 73–80
Swastika, see Aryan Brotherhood, 2

T

Taos, Wolkswagen, 1–4, 6–9, 12–20, 34, 48, 66
Taylor’s Steakhouse, see martini, 8, 12, 18, 28, 42, 60–1, 96, 108

V

Vargas, Fern, one of two, sometimes three, artists claimed by J P to have been in collective, 2–8, 24–30, 44, 46, 50–56, 63, 70, 73–80
Vinyl, purchase and application for show title ($219.94), 6
Vitruvius, see Pillar, auctoritas 78–83; Doric Order 75–77; ratio 84

W

Western Doma Noodles, 14, 48
Wilde, Oscar, The Critic as Artist, 58
Works list, see press release

Z

Zwirner, David, discovery by J P of private home owned by, 10–18 (see 4861 Clinton St); ‘~~CIA~~’ grafitti on, 5; SHED proximity to, 2; J P uses restroom at, 3, 4, 8, 18, 28, 47, 62

SHED (exterior)
2024–25
Building, drywall, paint, lights, shelves, chair, books, artworks, rent
20 x 25 x 12 ft

SHED (interior)

sic! Poster
Silkscreen on paper
2024

King Size Zero Bar (detail)
Powder coated (Toyota Blizzard White Pearl) aircraft aluminum alloy
48 x 61 in
2024

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