Artists who have produced Brain Multiples with Butler include John Baldessari, Rachel Khedoori, Paul McCarthy, Jorge Pardo, Philippe Parreno, Jason Rhoades, Katy Schimert, Diana Thater[1] and Rirkrit Tiravanija, among others.
The founding principle was to present world class exhibitions of artists primarily based in Los Angeles.
Shows at 1301 featured work by artists Jamey Bair, Angela Bulloch, Meg Cranston, Sarah Seager and Thaddeus Strode, as well as a group show called Into the Lapse which presented video work by artists General Idea, Sean Landers, Jim Shaw, Diana Thater, Bruce and Norman Yonemoto and others.
[2] Other projects curated during this time included a collaboration between an Iranian carpet weaver and the artist Mike Kelley, the work Ranch by Jorge Pardo and Jason Rhoades, and Diana Thater’s presentation of The best animals are the flat animals and The best space is the deep space at MAK Center for Art and Architecture.
In addition to established artists whom the gallery has represented, such as Fiona Banner,[5] Uta Barth, Charline von Heyl, Jack Goldstein,[6] Ann Veronica Janssens, Judy Ledgerwood, Philippe Parreno,[7] John Reynolds, Jessica Stockholder,[8] Pae White, and Paul Winstanely,[9] 1301PE also works with young artists including Jan Albers, Fiona Connor, Kirsten Everberg, Jorge Mendez Blake, Blake Rayne, SUPERFLEX,[10] Petra Cortright, and Kerry Tribe.