FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2026
Erotic Terrains: Wienholt Projects opens inaugural group exhibition at the Loved One
exploring liminality and chaos in motion on June 26th
This exhibition marks the official opening of The Loved One, a project by Hat & Beard and Wienholt Projects
that serves as both a gallery space and an art bookshop in the heart of Echo Park/Historic Filipinotown
Artwork by Amy Mackay
Los Angeles, CA – Wienholt Projects announces Erotic Terrains, the inaugural exhibition celebrating the grand opening of their flagship brick-and-mortar space The Loved One in Echo Park, Los Angeles. The exhibition is on view June 26 – July 24, 2026 with an opening reception on June 26th, from 6-9 pm.
Erotic Terrains assembles an almost entirely Los Angeles-based group of artists working through themes of liminality and the otherworldly. Working in painting, photography, sculpture, collage, and mixed media, each artist abstracts and reconfigures landscape and the figure, infusing familiar environments with turbulent emotion. Curated by Aubrie Wienholt, Katelyn Katz, and JC Gabel, the group exhibition features artists Michelle Alexander, Paige Beeber, Jun Fujita, Francesca Gabbiani, Eric Dwight Hancock, Jess Humphrey, Eric Ernest Johnson, Ken Karagozian, Sol Kordich, Amy MacKay, Alex McAdoo, Wyatt Mills, Merrick Morton, Akiko Stehrenberger, Orian Williams, Senon Williams, & Russell Young.
This exhibition marks the official opening of The Loved One, a project by Wienholt Projects and Hat & Beard Press that serves as both a gallery space and an art bookshop in the heart of Echo Park. At The Loved One, Wienholt Projects continues their mission of championing artists across mediums and career stages, bringing together both internationally recognized and emerging voices to draw connections within their practices and contribute to a wider cultural dialogue.
DETAILS
Opening Reception
June 26, 2026, 6-9 pm
On View
June 26 – July 24, 2026
The Loved One
1634 W Temple St, Los Angeles, 90026
ABOUT WIENHOLT PROJECTS
Wienholt Projects is a Los Angeles–based curatorial project developing alternative frameworks for supporting and presenting contemporary art. In 2023, Aubrie Wienholt founded Wienholt Projects as a platform for innovative exhibitions and programs. The initiative grew out of the contemporary art focused creative agency she established in 2015, and reflects her long-standing experience working with artists, galleries, and institutions.
Committed to supporting artists and their evolving needs, Wienholt Projects seeks to challenge conventions, advance contemporary art, and foster cultural dialogue.
ABOUT HAT & BEARD
Hat & Beard is an independent, Los Angeles-based publisher. Hat & Beard Press, with their illustrated book imprint, publishes original, illustrated nonfiction titles of pop-cultural and historical significance that draw on existing cult audiences. Hat & Beard Editions, their literary imprint, publishes books of essays & interviews.
Hat & Beard also produces Big Table, a literary podcast about books and conversation, produced with our sister company, the arts nonprofit Invisible Republic, based in Los Angeles.