CARL SCHLOSBERG
In his 38 years as a fine-art dealer, Carl Schlosberg has exhibited
sculpture in his Los Angeles home, in his New York apartment, in Peninsula
Hotel suites in Beverly Hills and now, for the fourth time, in the fields
and parks of Malibu. He's exhibited just about everywhere except the one
place you might expect: a traditional art gallery.
"I have much more freedom and flexibility not being tied to four walls,"
says Carl, who lives in Century City with his wife and business partner,
Judy. "It's more fun for me, and I love watching people investigate what
they've found in unorthodox settings. They're freer and less encumbered."
"Free and unencumbered" is actually a good description of Carl himself.
Throughout his career, he has chosen his own path, pursuing his projects
with a seriousness of purpose but never taking life too seriously. As his
daughter, Suzanne, puts it, "He never lets a little work get in the way of a
vodka in the garden." Known for his warmth, keen sense of humor and generous
spirit, Carl has educated and inspired countless art enthusiasts. For his
first public exhibition of art in Malibu — the Malibu International
Sculpture Exhibition in 1993 — Carl earned the Malibu Times Dolphin Award
for Citizen of the Year.
Carl is also the former chairman of the Sculpture Garden Committee of The
University of Judaism and has led California collectors on private tours of
the major sculpture gardens of the Northeast, including PepsiCo, Storm King
and the Isamu Noguchi Museum. A charter member of the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art and a founder of both the Museum of Contemporary Art and the
Skirball Cultural Center, he is very active in the Los Angeles art
community. Carl is a member of the California Art Dealers Association and
has aided both corporate and individual collectors develop their
collections.
Carl has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles magazine, the
Los Angeles Daily News, the Malibu Surfside News, the Malibu Times and
numerous other publications. You can read more about Carl and Judy in
published books by their daughters,
Suzanne Schlosberg
and Jennifer Lehr.
