Explore the Era

Delve into the postwar Los Angeles art world in this online archive, which provides additional material related to the exhibitions on view at the Getty Center. Learn about hipsters and happenings, and the venues across the city where all the action took place through images from the archives and first-hand accounts with the artists.

Mizuno Gallery

Ed Moses with his installation at Mizuno Gallery

Ed Moses with his installation at Mizuno Gallery, 1970. Image courtesy of and © Billy Al Bengston

In 1967, Riko Mizuno opened the 669 Gallery at the location formerly occupied by Rolf Nelson Gallery. Her opening exhibition was of works on paper by her friend the famed novelist Henry Miller. Following a brief partnership with Eugenia Butler, the space reopened as the Mizuno Gallery in 1969 and supported a broad mix of local artists, including Larry Bell, Ken Price, Vija Celmins, Ed Moses, Chris Burden, and Alexis Smith.

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  • Video: Riko Mizuno, Vija Celmins, and Ed Moses

    Video: Riko Mizuno, Vija Celmins, and Ed Moses speak about the Mizuno Gallery, 2009–11

  • Announcement for Grup Shrow at Mizuno Gallery

    Announcement for the exhibition Grup Shrow at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1972. © Riko Mizuno. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.3

  • Announcement, Tom Wudl exhibition at Mizuno Gallery

    Announcement for Tom Wudl exhibition at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1974. © Tom Wudl. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.2

  • Poster for Ed Moses exhibition

    Poster for Ed Moses exhibition at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1969. Courtesy Mizuno Gallery. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Michael Asher , 2009.M.30

  • Announcement, Chris Burden at Mizuno Gallery

    Announcement for Dead Man performance by Chris Burden at the Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, November 12, 1972. © Chris Burden. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.4

  • Announcement, Jack Goldstein at Mizuno Gallery

    Announcement for Jack Goldstein exhibition at the Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, November 1972. © Jack Goldstein Estate. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.1