In the third installment of the gallery’s new Podcast, Motion in Field, New York-based artists Kristen Wentrcek & Andrew Zebulon reflect on Quaternion (2024), the duo's site-responsive installation of sculptural furniture works commissioned by the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles. Motion in Field, presented by Marta and writer Christopher Schreck, is the sibling to the gallery’s ongoing Mezzanine program. The interview-based Podcast is a deep-dive into the extracurricular output of contemporary artists and designers. Listen to—or read an illustrated transcript of—Episode 003 HERE, or subscribe free via Apple, Spotify, or the podcast provider of your choice HERE.

Marta is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Marta Editions, an autonomous program that highlights the work of 6-12 artists per year in the form of limited print editions of new and existing artworks. With a multi-modal focus, each group of Marta Edition prints will bring together work by artists who occupy different spheres of making, including, but not limited to, painters, sculptors, architects, photographers, illustrators, and designers. By collaborating with artists of diverse geographies, artistic approaches, and stages of their career, Marta Editions will offer a rich range of editions that meaningfully translate the spirit of original works into the more accessible format of print. Follow the Marta Editions Instagram for a preview of the inaugural print release.

Nifemi Marcus-Bello has been shortlisted for the 2025 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize for his work TM Bench w/ Bowl. Realized in tandem with artisans in Marcus-Bello’s hometown of Lagos, Nigeria, the work was part of the artist’s solo presentation Oríkì (Act II): Tales by Moonlight, presented by the gallery at Design Miami in 2023. Each of the thirty finalist’s work will be exhibited at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid from May 30 – June 29, 2025. View the Craft Prize finalists and their work here.

On February 01 2025, Marta hosted OBJECTS for L.A., a one-day fundraiser organized by the gallery and artist Ricky Swallow to raise money for entities helping artists and communities affected by the recent L.A. wildfires. On that Saturday, the effort collectively raised $68,022 for Grief & Hope and Mutual Aid L.A. Many thanks to the immediate and extended community for making the day so joyous and hopeful beyond its success as a fundraiser; and many more thanks to the participating artists and studios whose time and generosity made the day possible.

From November 02, 2024 – January 25, 2025, the gallery had the pleasure of presenting new sculptural furniture works by Los Angeles-based artists Lindsey Muscato & Joshua Friedman. The pieces in Treehugger—with their focus on response to found forms—reveled in the virtuosity of organic growth, finding strength in both the constraints of structural preservation and the depth of material possibility inherent to the natural occurrences of Wood. View the exhibition and its component works HERE.

From November 02, 2024 – January 25, 2025, the gallery hosted Terra Firma, a presentation of new and continually developing functional ceramic works by Los Angeles-based artist Henry Kim. Housed in the gallery’s Anteroom and conceptualized as a space in which to escape and reflect, this immersive presentation invited viewers to turn their focus inward, encouraging, with sensorial aids, a connection to one’s internal landscape—a plane of contemplation that begets fantasy and a meditative relationship to the self. View the exhibition and its works HERE.

From October 04 – November 16 2024, in partnership with Galerie Rauminhalt, Marta hosted Bernhard Hausegger’s Doppelgänger, an online exhibition of the Vienna-based artist’s works, and the inaugural entry in the gallery’s nascent Paintings & Chairs program. This selection of two- and three-dimensional works, arranged as diptychs, or doubles, as the German etymology of the show’s title implies, centralized the dual focus of Hausegger’s practice and his expressions—articulation, then deconstruction, and then reconfiguration—of form. View the exhibition and its works HERE.

From September 07 – October 12 2024, Marta hosted Objects for a Heavenly Cave, the gallery’s first guest-curated exhibition, which explored the materiality and mythos of the grotto. Inspired by a broad set of historical references, curator Krista Mileva-Frank brought together thirteen different artists and collectives including A History of Frogs, Sula Bermúdez-Silverman, Charlap Hyman & Herrero, Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi, Lily Clark, F Taylor Colantonio, Emily Endo, Ficus Interfaith, Mr. Liz Hopkins, MT Objects, James Naish, Emma Witter, and Masaomi Yasunaga. View the exhibition and its works HERE.

In the second installment of the gallery’s new Podcast, Motion in Field, artist and designer Doug McCollough reflects on the circumstances that led to Rosebud (2024), a static-kinetic sculpture whose abstracted form, inbuilt potential for movement, and decided lack of function marks a clear departure in his practice. Motion in Field, presented by Marta and writer Christopher Schreck, is the sibling to the gallery’s ongoing Mezzanine program. The interview-based Podcast is a deep-dive into the extracurricular output of contemporary artists and designers. Listen to—or read an illustrated transcript of—Episode 002 HERE, or subscribe free via Apple, Spotify, or the podcast provider of your choice HERE.

In the early summer months, the gallery hosted a small contingent of Barcelona’s artistic community via the presentation of works from two creatives from the Poblenou neighborhood of that dynamic Catalonian city. Klas Ernflo & Marc Morro’s Árboles (June 22 – August 03 2024) comprised lush textile paintings from the former alongside distilled furniture works from the latter. View the exhibition and its component pieces HERE.

In the first instance of the gallery’s diminutive anteroom playing host to an autonomous solo exhibition, Box Works (June 22 – August 03 2024) saw the collation of some fifteen works from Isabel Rower’s ongoing series of the same name. Realized in high-fire stoneware, the series’ title, tonality, and contours recall the very same castoff material—cardboard boxes that once shipped raw clay to Rower and her mom, the artist Maria Robledo—that earlier comprised the loose molds and formworks for the pieces in question. View the exhibition and its works HERE.

The gallery is happy to present its new Podcast, Motion in Field, a binary star to the gallery’s ongoing Mezzanine program. Presented by Marta and writer Christopher Schreck, Motion in Field is a deep-dive into the extracurricular output of contemporary artists and designers. Each installment features a single guest discussing their contribution to the gallery’s Mezzanine series, which hosts small, focused, often supplementary work from artists within and outside of Marta’s regular exhibition program. The ensuing conversations provide insight into the concepts and techniques that have inspired each practitioner to step beyond their signature output and explore fascinating new terrains. In Episode 001, artist and designer Minjae Kim reflects on the circumstances that led to the Fold Sconce, an open edition which confirms the experimental tendencies that have long shaped his output, while also marking a new direction in his practice. Listen to or read a transcript of Episode 001 HERE, or subscribe free via Apple, Spotify, or the podcast provider of your choice HERE.