deyermond art + books - Santa Monica

Books and fine art go together so naturally.  Both, the product of someone's creativity, take us to places that we might not otherwise ever experience.  So it seems only appropriate to combine art + books in a retail setting and that is part of the mission of dreyermond art + books on Main Street in Santa Monica.

Michael Dreyermond is the proprietor and if his name is familiar, it might be because he was the owner of the very eclectic Equator Books & Gallery on Abbot Kinney in Venice.  That store was in business for five years before its run came to a close.  I had the pleasure of attending several functions there.  Continuing the tradition, Dreyermond says "I thought it more important to keep the book dream alive.  It was not time to leave the book business, it was time to renew it."

dreyermond art + books focuses on lierature, art monographs, photography, architecture and design.  Michael Dreyermond personally oversees the selection of first and second editions, out of print and classics.

The store also features events and art exhibitions.  Currently on exhibit is a series of abstract photographs from recently deceased, celebrity photographer Dennis Hopper: a perennial favorite in Venice and Santa Monica art circles.

Dennis Hopper
Fractured Girl
Silkscreen (silver) based on photo taken c. 1961-65

dreyermond art + books
2801 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA  90405
(310) 450-4400
http://www.deyermondbooks.com

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Jim Rea
Keller Willliams Palisades