Krull to Exhibit Bachardy, Lubliner, Shulman, Almaraz

  Beginning in September, Craig Krull Gallery will present 11 exhibitions in conjunction with the Getty program ‘Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.’   Works by Santa Monica Canyon artist Don Bachardy and Malcolm Lubliner will be exhibited in Building B-3, while exhibitions by Julius Shulman and Carlos Almaraz will be held at Building B-7, a temporary space at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. in Santa Monica. These shows open on Saturday, September 10.   Recognized as one of the pre-eminent portrait artists of our time, Bachardy has been creating fluid, graphically concise portraits of legendary literary figures, film stars and artists since the early 1950s. His show will consist of 30 portraits of L.A. artists such as Ed Ruscha, Craig Kauffman, Robert Graham and Richard Diebenkorn.   Lubliner’s photographs, entitled ‘Pacific Party Time,’ are a series of candid shots from the 1960s that capture a pivotal moment in the L.A. art scene, when local artists were introduced to visiting East Coast artists such as Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg and Warhol at parties at the homes of Betty Asher, Ken Tyler and Stanley and Elyse Grinstein. A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on September 10 in Building B-3.   An eighty-year retrospective of Shulman’s photographs will cover the architectural photographer’s career: early work from high school photo classes, formative work of the 1930s, iconic images of the 1940s through the `60s, and ending with the last decade of his life, when he collaborated with Juergen Nogai.   A small selection of work by one of the leading artists of the L.A. Chicano arts movement, Carlos Almaraz, will also be presented. Along with Frank Romero, Gilbert Lujan and Robert de la Rocha, Almaraz formed the artists’ collective known as ‘Los Four.’ Paintings, pastels and drawings that reflect the artist’s unique blend of inspirations from Mexican, Native American and contemporary Chicano culture will be included. A reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on September 10 in Building B-7.