GGLA | PERFECT PASS

Grant Gutierrez

August 2nd - August 30th

GGLA is proud to present Perfect Pass, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles based artist Grant Gutierrez, his first with the gallery. Taking inspiration from Cajon Pass, a legendary and oftentimes infamous mountain pass that connects the Mojave Desert to the Los Angeles Basin, Gutierrez ruminates on this desolate yet multifaceted area through a mixed media approach that combines photography and sculpture with printed textiles, welding and embroidery.

Having grown up close to this area, Gutierrez began shooting photos around the pass as a teenager, later learning how to catch and ride freight trains from there, and returning over the years on motorcycle trips, or to better understand the area and the people that move through it. Through framed photos that depict travelers existing within or passing through this harsh climate via freight train, to a sculpture made from railroad ties that speaks to industry and movement through the pass in a different way, to printed and embroidered textile works and a welded sissy bar mounted into the floor of the gallery that speaks to the aesthetics and creativity in custom motorcycle culture and its ties to this area–Perfect Pass is as much a depiction of the storied Cajon Pass as it is a metaphorical exploration of place in all its layered histories and contemporary exploits. 

Grant Gutierrez, No Paul, 2025, 35mm Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 16 x 23 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Spike #1, 2025 , Chrome Steel, 6 x 4 x 3 in.

Grant Gutierrez, California King, 2025 , 35mm Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 17 x 22 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Do What You Want , 2025, 6 x 7 Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 20 x 26 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Untitled, 2025, 35mm Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 26 x 37in.

Grant Gutierrez, Spike #2, 2025 , Chrome Steel, 6 x 3 x 3 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Passive, 2025 , Chrome Steel, 58 x 11 x 11 in.

Grant Gutierrez , The Pass, 2025, 6 x 7 Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 40 x 46 in.

Grant Gutierrez , David Lynch, 2025, Silkscreen, Embroidery, Black Heavyweight Canvas, 12 x 16 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Good Fortunes, 2025 , Wood, Photo Emulsion , Polished Steel, 69 x 19 x 19 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Fuck You Feet, 2025, 35mm Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 8 x 10 in.

Grant Gutierrez , Lost Lake, 2025, 6 x 7 Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 24 x 30 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Untitled, 2025, 6 x 7 Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 24 x 30 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Pass On, 2025, 6 x 7 Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 29 x 41 in.

Grant Gutierrez , Joker, 2025, Silkscreen, Embroidery, Black Heavyweight Canvas, 30 x 24 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Dolphins (slowed), 2025, 6 x 7 Film Negative - Archival Inkjet Print, Edition 1 of 5, 14 x 22 in.

Grant Gutierrez, Native Pass 1, 2025, Silkscreen, Embroidery, Heavyweight Black Canvas, 24 x 18 in.