Kulture Kreator: An Interview with Craig Stecyk
I’m not going to lie, from the moment I was asked to interview Craig Stecyk about curating Kustom Kulture II, I started to freak the hell out. Oh, I put on a calm front—‘Sure. Yeah, I’ll do it.” But once I hung up the phone, I was seized by a mild neurotic meltdown. There is the…
Life of Victoria Blyth Hill, Noted Art Conservator, Celebrated at LACMA
On Sunday, June 30, the life of noted art conservator Victoria Blyth Hill was celebrated on the terrace of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where Hill had worked for 26 years, retiring in 2005 from her position as Director, Conservation Center. Victoria died on April 20, 2013. I knew Victoria socially through my…
Art Platform Raises the Art Bar at Barker Hangar
Say Los Angeles, and people think traffic and celebrities. This weekend screw Carmageddon with its closure of the 405 Freeway–Art Platform is here bringing in stars and ingenues of the art world. Some of the biggest, established names in art along with exciting newer artists, emerging artists, alternative artists, and up-and-comers are on exhibit at…