Born in San Francisco, California, Christopher Grimes founded Christopher Grimes Gallery which presented a diverse yet rigorous program of contemporary art in a variety of media including painting, photography, installation, performance, sculpture and video. Over the gallery’s 40-year history he organized its many exhibitions, most notably Amnesia and Super 8, which traveled to institutions in the US, Europe, North and South America, including the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro and the Bronx Museum, NY among others. The gallery was involved in the early development of the careers of artists such as Katharina Grosse, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Ernesto Neto, Fred Tomaselli, and Lisa Yuskavage.
He has presided over the Santa Monica/Venice Art Dealers Association and served on various international institutional boards, panels and juries including the ARCO Art Fair in Madrid, Spain, the Otis College of Art and Design Board of Governors in Los Angeles, the Otis Parsons School of Design, President’s Advisory Council, Los Angeles, and served as Program Advisor for the Getty for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.
Inspired by an interest in architecture and its relationship with art, he began developing a program focusing on integrating the two disciplines by collaborating with artists who incorporate architecture in their work. Following the closing of the gallery in 2018, he launched Christopher Grimes Projects, a multidisciplinary contemporary art program which focuses on facilitating the integration of art and architecture for large scale, site specific environments. He, alongside his son Jarred Grimes who assists in program development, aims to bring architecturally and culturally informed work to the public sphere bridging the connection between art and architecture through impactful and innovative projects.
[…] Christopher Grimes spoke to us from California where he was enduring both the pandemic and wildfires. Grimes had just returned to his home after a two week evacuation and there were still helicopters dropping water on the fires on Big Sur. The air around him is difficult to breathe and when we spoke the area was facing an impending change of wind that would prove an even further challenge. Having lived in the Big Sur area before, Grimes moved there again about a year ago seeking a change from Los Angeles. He did not anticipate the challenges of these fires or of how the rural area would make his work more difficult. In 1979, Christopher Grimes Gallery opened in Monterey area before moving to Los Angeles area. He began with regional works before expanding to international work with a conceptual underpinning to everything they do. Their work now is predicated on a few points of reasoning, adapting to the ever-changing art world. To hear more about the principles on which Grimes operates his gallery and much more, including what he hopes to build in the Big Sur area where he lives, listen to the complete interview. […]
[…] Christopher Grimes spoke to us from California where he was enduring both the pandemic and wildfires. Grimes had just returned to his home after a two week evacuation and there were still helicopters dropping water on the fires on Big Sur. The air around him is difficult to breathe and when we spoke the area was facing an impending change of wind that would prove an even further challenge. Having lived in the Big Sur area before, Grimes moved there again about a year ago seeking a change from Los Angeles. He did not anticipate the challenges of these fires or of how the rural area would make his work more difficult. In 1979, Christopher Grimes Gallery opened in Monterey area before moving to Los Angeles area. He began with regional works before expanding to international work with a conceptual underpinning to everything they do. Their work now is predicated on a few points of reasoning, adapting to the ever-changing art world. To hear more about the principles on which Grimes operates his gallery and much more, including what he hopes to build in the Big Sur area where he lives, listen to the complete interview. […]
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[…] Christopher Grimes spoke to us from California where he was enduring both the pandemic and wildfires. Grimes had just returned to his home after a two week evacuation and there were still helicopters dropping water on the fires on Big Sur. The air around him is difficult to breathe and when we spoke the area was facing an impending change of wind that would prove an even further challenge. Having lived in the Big Sur area before, Grimes moved there again about a year ago seeking a change from Los Angeles. He did not anticipate the challenges of these fires or of how the rural area would make his work more difficult. In 1979, Christopher Grimes Gallery opened in Monterey area before moving to Los Angeles area. He began with regional works before expanding to international work with a conceptual underpinning to everything they do. Their work now is predicated on a few points of reasoning, adapting to the ever-changing art world. To hear more about the principles on which Grimes operates his gallery and much more, including what he hopes to build in the Big Sur area where he lives, listen to the complete interview. […]
[…] Christopher Grimes spoke to us from California where he was enduring both the pandemic and wildfires. Grimes had just returned to his home after a two week evacuation and there were still helicopters dropping water on the fires on Big Sur. The air around him is difficult to breathe and when we spoke the area was facing an impending change of wind that would prove an even further challenge. Having lived in the Big Sur area before, Grimes moved there again about a year ago seeking a change from Los Angeles. He did not anticipate the challenges of these fires or of how the rural area would make his work more difficult. In 1979, Christopher Grimes Gallery opened in Monterey area before moving to Los Angeles area. He began with regional works before expanding to international work with a conceptual underpinning to everything they do. Their work now is predicated on a few points of reasoning, adapting to the ever-changing art world. To hear more about the principles on which Grimes operates his gallery and much more, including what he hopes to build in the Big Sur area where he lives, listen to the complete interview. […]