Exhibition · bG Gallery · Other
Opening: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 4–7 p.m. Artist Talk: Saturday, December 5, 2026, 3–5 p.m. Closing: Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 3–6 p.m. SANTA MONICA, CA — bG Gallery presents onodream, an exhibition bringing together original artworks, magazines, and exhibition catalogs from Louis Jacinto’s long-running artist-centered publishing and exhibition project. More than an archive, onodream is a living record of independent art-making, sustained conversation, and the restless exchange between the page, the screen, and the gallery. Jacinto launched onodream magazine in 2011 with the guiding premise “One Artist. One Conversation.” Each issue offered an extended encounter with an artist, creating room for ideas, experiences, and processes to unfold beyond the compressed language of the conventional profile. The magazines became intimate documents of artistic practice and a platform for work that often exists outside the dominant currents of the art world. That independent spirit is inseparable from Jacinto’s own background. Shaped by punk culture and its do-it-yourself ethic, he approached publishing as a form of direct action: make the platform, open the conversation, and build an audience through curiosity rather than permission. In onodream, that attitude meets a deep commitment to artists whose work is searching, unconventional, and resistant to easy categorization. The magazines tap into a counter-current of contemporary art—practices that move through the margins, challenge prevailing tastes, and insist on their own forms of visibility. During the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, Jacinto expanded the project into onodream Gallery, an online exhibition space. Its exhibitions unfolded over three months, introducing additional artworks as each show progressed and pairing the visual presentation with critical writing and a published catalog. This evolving format extended the magazine’s spirit of close engagement into the digital realm, allowing exhibitions to develop…