Taschen

I have seen 4 exhibits here by now. They’re all were fantastic on their on right. This gallery is a welcome addition to the LA art scene. Taschen has been my favorite arts book publisher for over 30 years, even before they got to be known in the US.
The staff is very friendly and helpful. They called me back several times about something.
They exhibits are always very unique and interesting and educational.
The gallery is spacious enough to host a new exhibit and parts of some of the previous shows. The openings are always great events. The Bowie opening was a star-​studded celebrity galore.
Each time, the gallery is painted in accordance with the current exhibit. That itself makes the building look so cool and different every time. It’s a piece of art in itself.

We went today to see the Mick shot Ziggy today and it was radical so many amazing photos. The blonde that was working this morning was so friendly and welcomed us in. I would definitely check it out before the picture are changed !

I came here for the Bowie exhibit.
It was a lot better than I initially thought that it would be. For an event that was free this went above and beyond.
I am a huge fan of Mick Rock’s photography. Some of my friends make fun of me for bring obsessed with his work. I have two of his photography books at home.
I assumed that it was going to be a collection of his most iconic images blown to scale. What it ended up being was mostly b roll footage with prints numbered and made from original negatives.
Sometimes the most interesting photos are the b roll shots. Mick Rock and David Bowie are very good friends. It surprised me that Bowie allowed for some of these shots to come out.
I was seriously crunching the numbers for a Bowie print I fell in love with called «reaching out to the crowd.»

I would have given this gallery 4 stars, but I wanted to offset the ridiculous 1-​star reviews. It seems like most of them are complaining about content. It’s an art gallery — some of the exhibits are going to have sexual content. You live in WeHo, you live in LA. This is nothing new. In fact, I specifically remember they covered the windows when they had a particularly sexual exhibit, so they are being considerate to the neighborhood around them. I’m also a little confused as to why this place is listed as super expensive. Like, yeah, if you buy a book for $ 100 – 5,000 dollars, but you can visit the gallery for free!
I’ve never had a problem with customer service here. They always have good exhibits and change them frequently. The only issue I have is with their hours. They really need to be open later on the weekends. We always want to stop here after dinner on the weekends, but they close at 6 or 7! It’s a little ridiculous.

I went for the first time to see the Mick Rock/​David Bowie exhibit. I am a huge fan of Bowie and was kind of in heaven for the 30 minutes I spent here. Plus it is FREE… Mick Rock has taken lots of famous photographs of other rock icons that were also on display. There are an array of other Taschen books on display for you to thumb through as well as other photographers work such as Salgado and Ellen Von Unwerth. It’s not very big but the quality is. I’ll be back before the Bowie exhibit is over and I’ll be awaiting the next exhibit.

It’s never easy to get information on this gallery online and order contact them. I’ve been here three times already when it was listed as being open on Unilocal and it’s been closed each time. I’ll never return to see anything here.

love the space & the art! the folks that work there are really attentive & informative. you can carefully flip through taschen books bigger than any coffee table I’ve ever even seen (!). it’s cool. I dig it.

What a dissapointing experience !!! Dont waste your time and money here. Highly overpriced art, poor, not to say trashy content of excibits, paired with poor customer service and lack of sensitivity to the surrounding community makes this business a very poor rating from me.
TASCHEN gallery is so desperate to make ends meet that it will go so low as to excibiting and selling art containing pornography, sexual violence and abuse, exploitation of female body, as well as all kind of sexual pervertion. I guess, it helps to be a pervert to appreciate their excibits.
Now about the exterior — Taschen gallery displays billboard-​size pornographic images right on their outside walls, introducing pornography to the little kids in this family neighbourhood (many kindergardens and schools, family restaurants and stores are in close proximity).
Some «family friendly» Unilocalers, fans of Taschen gallery I suppose, suggest that upset residents with kids and elderly should look away or stop using the street or take a detour. Why not just tell them to leave town?

STAY FAR FAR AWAY! When I went there I was appalled by the lack of customer service as well as the choice of art that they chose to display. I mean, is a huge blown up picture of two nude lesbians really art? The owners must clearly have a screw or two loose if they think this is what people in this family neighborhood want to see. Their «art» is very perverted and tasteless. If you have children, I would definitely NOT take them here. As a matter of fact, try and avoid driving anywhere close to it as they always have some big perverted billboard blown up in front. Their prices are also sky high and the owners strike me as shady and lecherous types of people. You’ve been warned!

Great art. Here’s a novel idea to those who are angry at this establishment. If you don’t like what you see, DON’T LOOK! It’s quite simple actually. Take a detour if you can’t take your eyes off the art. Easy solution.
Aside from the pointless reviews, if you’re pretty open-​minded and don’t discriminate when it comes to art, check this place out! Current exhibit has a lot of history behind it.

Nice set up. Big open space. Friendly staff. Easily found street parking.

I love Taschen books, and I now love the Taschen gallery. There is plenty of metered parking on the street which costs $ 1 per hour, 2 hours max. I saw a sign noting a parking lot in back but didn’t check it out. The gallery is on the larger size, with plenty to see. The current exhibit is The Bizarre Life: The Art of Eric Stanton and Elmer Batters. While not appropriate for children, my friends and I thought the exhibit was exciting and provocative. Taschen books that compliment the theme of the current exhibit are for sale in the back of the gallery and there is a couch as well. We were there for about 45 minutes after looking at both the art and books. I completely loved the vibe, art and gallery space. Check it out!

The gallery has a stylish exterior. I liked the photos. There was a large variety. The fact that musicians are cool and this gallery was all iconic photos chronicling the Rolling Stones made this fun to see. Photos were accompanied with notes detailing the backstories of each piece. I met Charolette and Greg who worked there. They were good people. Drinks were offered to people viewing the gallery. Most photos had prices listed for those interested in purchasing these pieces of history.