The Pit hosted an opening art party for This Palace by Jonathan Casella on January 14, 2024.. In addition, this is the very last exhibition in the Glendale gallery. It will remain on view through February 17, 2024.

The Pit Jonathan Casella

Poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau advised in his masterpiece Walden that “if you have built castles in the air…that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Jonathan Casella imagined palatial vessels capable of holding the elusive, incandescent inner workings of his mind where memories, emotions, and ideas meet and merge.

The nine paintings in This Palace offer blueprints or foundations for such mental monuments, replete with graphic patterns, kaleidoscopic compositions, collaged imagery, and a phosphorescent color palette. “I wanted to know what it would look like to contain life, feelings, sentimentality, and nostalgia into a structure, a seemingly non-functional vessel,” explains the artist.

Visit the website for additional info, as well as more of the text above by Tara Anne Dalbow.

About the Pit

Founded in 2014 by artists Adam D. Miller and Devon Oder, The Pit is a contemporary art gallery representing emerging as well as mid-career artists.  Housed in a former mechanic’s shop, The Pit’s Los Angeles location comprises two exhibition spaces.  In 2021 The Pit opened a secondary gallery location in Palm Springs CA.  The Pit is a gallery member of New Art Dealers Alliance. It represents eighteen contemporary artists, while participating in international art fairs.

On view: January 13 – February 17, 2024

What: This Palace, Jonathan Casella
Where: The Pit, 918 Ruberta Ave., Glendale, 91201
When: Running through February 17, 2024
Website: http://www.the-pit.la

CLICK HERE for additional upcoming art exhibitions, along with performances and foodie events.