Scott Hove
b. 1968, San Francisco.
Lives and works in Los Angeles.
Scott's ongoing series of lush 'Cakeland' installations and sculptures describe an allegorical paradise, in the process of re-integrating light and dark, from a false dualism to a true whole. Using an emotionally compelling narrative with delicious looking and fear provoking materials and imagery, the viewer is at once seduced by the promise of 'heaven' while being reminded by the presence of a imminent 'hell'.
Hove has exhibited with Merry Kanowski Gallery, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Roq la Rue, Think Tank Gallery, Hashimoto Contemporary and more recently collaborated with Banksy to create Dismaland in the UK. His work has been commissioned internationally in the United States, London, and Beijing. Hove’s sculptures and installations have been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, LA Times, Architecture & Design, Food and Wine, KQED, The Cooking Channel, Hi Fructose, Vogue, The Daily Telegraph, and more.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017
Cakeland Fête Noir | Heron Arts | San Francisco, CA 2015
Pussy Jihad | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2014
Master of Rapacity | Hashimoto Contemporary | San Francisco, CA 2013
Guns and Ecstacy | Spoke Art Gallery | San Francisco, CA 2012
My Own Private Apocalypse | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2011
Your Deadly Desserts | Modern Eden Gallery | San Francisco, CA 2010
Iced Out | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016
Trap House | Think Tank Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
Hi Fructose Magazine Traveling Group Exhibition | Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art | Virginia Beach, VA
Break Bread | Think Tank Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
Cat Art Show LA 2: The Sequel | Think Tank Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
2015
The Coaster Show | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA Dismaland | Weston-super-Mare | Somerset, UK
Lush Life | Roq La Rue Gallery | Seattle, WA
Art Fairs
2016
LA Art Show | Think Tank Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2015
LA Art Show | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2014
LA Art Show | Hashimoto Contemporary | Los Angeles, CA 2013
Scope Art Fair | Hashimoto Contemporary | Miami, FL 2012
Scope Art Fair | Hashimoto Contemporary | Miami, FL