Summary
Commonwealth and Council is a gallery located in Koreatown, Los Angeles. The items include a variety of publications, a CD, and a cassette tape.

Historical Note
Commonwealth and Council was founded in 2010 by Young Chung. It was first located at 202 N Commonwealth Ave, Apt D, later relocating in 2011 to 3006 W 7th St, Suite 220 in Koreatown, Los Angeles. It has represented artists since 2016 and is currently co-directed by Young Chung and Kibum Kim. The gallery's name references its original location in an apartment at the corner of N Commonwealth Ave and Council St. The collection was donated by Young Chung. [Sources: 1, 2]

Scope and Contents
The collection features books and some audio. Artists include Carolina Caycedo, Sonia Choi, Vanessa Conte, Akina Cox, veronique d’entremont, Darrel Ellis, Rafa Esparza, Patricia Fernández, fierce pussy, Mariah Garnett, General Idea, Fiona Jack, Jerry the Marble Faun, Leslie Kaliades, Suki Seokyeong Kang, Olga Koumoundouros, Ronald Lockett, Elana Mann, Christian Kosmas Mayer, Jonathan Molina-Garcia, Jennifer Moon, Cookie Mueller, Raúl de Nieves, Jeanine Oleson, Rachelle Rojany, Jason Simon, Manuel Solano, Gail Thacker, Julie Tolentino, Ariane Vielmetter, and XFR Collective. Several books include texts by Andrew Berardini, Neha Chiksi, Carmel Curtis, Eoin Dara & William J. Simmons, Camilo Godoy, Tara Hart, Leeroy Kun Young Kang, Geoff Tuck, Conrad Ventur, and Lindsay Preston Zappas. Publishers include Black Forest Library, DDMMYY Publishing, Golden Spike Press, Hester, Hyperlink Press, Visual Aids.
Objects: 30 books, one accompanied by a cassette tape. One audio CD.

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