Herb and Dorothy: 50 Artworks Move to MOCA
The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection has been described as one of the great American collections of conceptual and minimalist art. An exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s recent acquisition of 50 artworks from this outstanding collection of post-1960 and contemporary artworks, “The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States at…
From the Streets to the Walls: The Godfather of Graffiti – Seen – at Fabien Castanier Gallery
In his first solo U.S. show in eight years at Fabien Castanier Gallery, the legendary graffiti artist Seen, gives us a peak into an experimental series of abstract paintings produced while living in Paris from 2007 to 2012.
Ian Ross “Hyperorganic” Opening at PROJECT GALLERY
Bay Area artist Ian Ross opened his PROJECT GALLERY show, “Hyperorganic” February 16th, exposing Los Angeles to his spontaneous creative method and embrace of nature. Known for his live painting–he’s painted live murals in high tech offices for companies like Facebook, Google, Vendini, Alphaboost, AdRoll and Zimride–Ross’s passionate connection to nature comes through in his…
XEROX: 1965-1966 Barbara T. Smith at The Box
In 1965 Barbara T. Smith approached Gemini GEL in Los Angeles to propose a lithography project and was rejected by them (they were busy with famous New York artists at the time), so she decided to take printmaking technology, as it was available at the time, into her own hands. It was a stroke of pure…
“Lust Letters” Celebrates Sex and Text at Coagula
“Lust Letters,” Coagula Curatorial‘s sweet and smutty Valentine to Los Angeles opened Saturday night just as crowds were leaving the confetti covered streets of Chinatown, post-Year of the Snake Gong Hey Fot Choy parade. Tim Youd’s wall of retyped prose from Anais Nin’s erotica hung across from Bruce Richards’ poignant odes to love. Gaijin Fujita’s…
Llyn Foulkes Retrospective at Hammer Museum
It is a stunning Llyn Foulkes retrospective up now through May 19, 2013 at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. If you’ve seen the exhibition, then you’ve discussed it with others, and perhaps you’ve liked the email and the frequent threads on Facebook. In a recent conversation with me, Foulkes said that The Lost…
MAS Attack: One Night, 90 Artists at LA Mart
Art lovers who wanted more than the heaping eyeful at the LA Art Show found a feast at MAS Attack, a one night show/party featuring 90 artists at the LA Mart downtown. It was a total attack of the Mutual Appreciation Society, packed with art lovers and artists.
Let There Be Light! David Normal Illuminates San Francisco
The image of a massive dog’s head staring down a hallway glows against the night darkness in one of the windows of the cathedral-like atrium of a former Cadillac dealership at the busy intersection of Van Ness and O’Farrell in downtown San Francisco. Flanked on either side by a pair of crippled women, one of…
Art in the Dancehall: Where Jamaican Art and Music Meet
Art is the darling offspring of Jamaican dancehall and sound system culture, in Art in the Dancehall, which opened Saturday night at Echo Park’s Subliminal Projects. An eager crowd overflowed down the block waiting to get in to the gallery for both the art and a live performance by musical guest, DJ Tom Chasteen from…
Printed Treasures at Printed Matter’s L. A. Art Book Fair at MOCA-Geffen
Art book lovers are gathering at the L. A. Art Book Fair, sponsored by Printed Matter, on now through Sunday, February 3, at MOCA-Geffen downtown. The book fair is open until 5 p.m. tomorrow, and most vendors accept cash and checks only. Who says the book is dead? A lively crowd is enjoying the love-in…
Artful Shoes at the LA Art Fairs
While all eyes were riveted on the walls at last week’s LA Art Show and Art Los Angeles Contemporary, there was something artful to be seen by glancing down at the floor between gazing at art. Here are just a few of the more artful pairs of shoes observed on spectators at the two fairs:…