LOS ANGELES — Edward Den Lau, whose Space gallery in Hollywood was a center for art shows as well as performances, poetry readings and musical events, has died. He was 80.

Lau, who was born in Honolulu, died April 13 at his home in Los Angeles, former associate Jeri Coates said.

From the time Lau opened the gallery in 1975, he exhibited an eclectic assortment of artists. A number were Asian-born, including watercolorist Masami Teraoka and sculptor Kazuo Kadonaga, both natives of Japan.

At the same time, Lau was the host for an early performance art work by Rachel Rosenthal, a pioneer of feminist art in the 1970s, and exhibited the art assemblages of Llyn Foulkes.