The exhibition finds its home in a 1920s residence in the Hollywood Hills’ Beachwood Canyon, joining the city’s century-long and storied tradition of art galleries operating out of private houses.
Pepper Tree brings together seven artists who explore the intimate lives of household objects and domestic spaces in their work. The exhibition is titled after a letter written by the previous owners of 2841 Hollyridge Drive to the current resident, which includes a lengthy "In Memoriam" dedicated to a single California pepper tree that once stood on the property. The former owners reminisce about the many gatherings that took place under the tree’s shade, illustrating how memories accumulated in the home sometimes supersede current realities. In varying ways, each artist in Pepper Tree probes the spectral nature of the spaces and objects we live among every day.