FROM THE DESK OF LUCY BULL

presents

TWEED STEEL

by

MICHAEL BALA

5.3.26

Tweed

Wood box

Embalm

Embers

Desk

Steel

Taque

Electricity

East

Lemon
 

Tweed Steel marks Bala’s debut solo exhibition in New York. Our opening reception is Sunday, May 3, 3-7pm.

Michael Bala (b. 1994 in Maui, HI) lives and works in Los Angeles. Recent solo exhibitions include Eye Comfort at Overduin & Co., Los Angeles (2024) and When Evening Shadows Fall at Tiffany’s, Los Angeles (2023). Selected Group exhibitions have been held at: Michael Benevento Gallery, Los Angeles; Theta, New York; Clearing, Los Angeles; Clearing, New York; Castle, Los Angeles; Et al., San Francisco; PEANA, Mexico; and Paul Soto, Los Angeles. He received his BFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019.

Please contact us at fromthedeskoflucybull@gmail.com for address details or to make an appointment beyond Sunday’s reception.

Signal (black stripe), 2026

marine air horn, milk glass light bulb, red oak, acrylic, oil stain, hardware

12 x 6 × 6 in

Signal (red stripe), 2026

marine air horn, milk glass light bulb, red oak, acrylic, oil stain, hardware

12 × 6 × 6 in

Quarter turn (rattle), 2026

axe handle, spin top, red oak, hardware

12 × 6 × 5 3/4 in

Brochure (Tweed Steel), 2026

trowel, dollhouse fireplace, red oak, Tweed Steel scent by Melina Cortez

16 × 16 × 6 5/8 in

Axe (Green of Shadows), 2026

axe handle, incandescent light bulb, acrylic, oil stain, hardware


35 1/2 × 3 × 4 in

Axe (Yellow of Shadows), 2026

axe handle, incandescent light bulb, acrylic, oil stain, hardware


35 1/4 × 3 × 4 in

Axe (Blue of Shadows), 2026

axe handle, incandescent light bulb, acrylic, oil stain, hardware


33 3/4 × 3 × 4 in

Chirp (red gingham), 2026

marine horn, incandescent light bulb, rubber band, doll house wallpaper, red oak, acrylic, hardware

18 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 6 1/4 in