Catherine Opie Updates the Old-Fashioned Portrait; at Regen Projects
There are some excellent photographs in town now that argue “yes, these are absolutely in the category of fine art” in the “is it” or “isn’t it” everlasting discussion about photography, and the best proof is Catherine Opie‘s current grand installation at Regen Projects. Her work is magnificently installed in a clean, white space…
“YOU Look At ME Like An EMERGENCY”: Photographs by Cig Harvey at Kopeikin Gallery
Cig Harvey‘s “YOU Look At ME Like An EMERGENCY” –her first solo show in Los Angeles now at Kopeikin Gallery-– gives us a poignant group of photographs that are rich and suggestive. These 24 artworks are selected from a range of photographs in the artist’s recently released book, YOU Look At ME Like An EMERGENCY (Shilt Publishing,…
“L.A. Backstory” Opens at Known Gallery
Ernest Holzman turns his camera–he’s an acclaimed cinematographer–on Los Angeles for “L.A. Backstory,” at Known Gallery through January while telling his own backstory: In February, 2012 I was two months from having a PET scan as part of my ongoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. This particular scan was significant because it would indicate if the…