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Joshua Nathanson (b. March 26, 1976, Washington, D.C.) is an American painter who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Nathanson received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY and Master of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.

He has exhibited at venues including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Yuz Museum, Yokohama Museum of Art , Kaikai Kiki Gallery , Whitechapel Gallery , and ARNDT

Describing Nathanson’s work for Artspace, critic Andrew M. Goldstein stated, “Nathanson’s thoughtful, computery, sleek, and telegraphic paintings exemplify the city’s present-day art moment. He makes paintings by going to public spaces around L.A., like the beach or the Americana mall, and quickly sketching what he sees there—tanners lounging in swimwear, dog-walkers, picknickers, etc.—on an iPad, then goes back to his studio and simply paints these scenes on canvas in acrylic, airbrush, and oil sticks that he melts on his stovetop.”

Nathanson’s work is in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago , and the Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China.

History
Named after a box sign that had been left behind by the previous tenant, China Art Objects Galleries was founded by a group of friends that included Peter Kim, Amy Yao, Mark Heffernan, Steve Hanson and Giovanni Intra. Designed by artist Pae White, the gallery officially opened its doors in January 1999 with parties and other events held in the space prior to the official opening.[3] Following its opening, the gallery became mainly a project of critic Intra and musician/librarian Hanson with Heffernan staying on as a silent partner.[1]

China Art Objects Galleries was instrumental in the growing Los Angeles art scene and in particular the Chinatown district where they were the first gallery to set up shop along Chung King Road.[2] Following its establishment, other galleries and alternative art spaces were attracted to Chinatown, among them Black Dragon Society, Diannapruess Gallery, Goldman-Tevis and Lord Mori.[5]

In 2002, co-founder and art critic Giovanni Intra unexpectedly died after attending an opening in New York for one of the gallery's artists.[3] His death was widely considered a tragedy with writer Will Bradley of British art magazine Frieze stating at the time of Intra's death, "Giovanni Intra died much too young on 17 December 2002 in Manhattan. He will be remembered for his achievements as an artist, writer and co-founder of China Art Objects Galleries in Los Angeles, and equally for his enthusiasm, intelligence, integrity, warmth and all-around obvious decency in an art world where those characteristics can sometimes be in short supply."[7]

Currently run by original founder Hanson with wife Tuesday Yates, China Art Objects Galleries moved from its Chinatown location in 2010 to Culver City,[8] but Chinatown remains as legacy to CAOG a vibrant art community since their departure, especially for young art and new galleries in Los Angeles.[9] In 2017, the gallery closed its Culver City location and moved to a temporary location in northeastern Los Angeles.

The most definitive history of the space up to 2005 is available as a chapter in Recent pasts: art in Southern California from the 90s to now.[10]

Exhibitions
Early exhibitions included Laura Owens & Scott Reeder, Jorge Pardo and Bob Weber, Sharon Lockhart and George Porcari. Alongside the exhibition program in that first year, the gallery hosted a record release party for Stephen Prina, a poetry reading with Mike Kelley, and a Mia Doi Todd concert in an alleyway adjacent to the gallery. Independent music label Kill Rock Stars donated their discography for a record library which was housed in a secret, basement room designed by Andy Ouchi and Andy Alexander.[4]

Later exhibitions included solo and two person presentations by Jorge Pardo, Andy Ouchi, Frances Stark, Jon Pylypchuk, Sharon Lockhart, Laura Owens, Andy Alexander, Mason Cooley, Kim Fisher, David Korty, Eric Wesley, Jonathan Horowitz, David von Schlegell, Angus Fairhurst, JP Munro, R.H. Quaytman, Jennifer Moon, Andy Alexander, Morgan Fisher, Sean Landers, Isa Gensken, Walead Beshty, and Mark Hagen.[6]