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.

Space Gallery

Ed Den Lau, a native Hawaiian, founded Space Gallery in 1975 at this location and opened with an exhibition by Masami Teraoka. He went on to promote the work of artists from around the world, including many ceramicists and sculptors.

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  • Announcement, "Recent Works by Masami Teraoka"

    Announcement for the inaugural exhibition Recent Work by Masami Teraoka at Space Gallery in Los Angeles, 1975–76. © Masami Teraoka. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of George Herms, 2009.M.20.5