Preview & Essay: ” Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017 through January 14th, 2018

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Preview & Essay: ” Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017 through January 14th, 2018

“Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment,” opening at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) on Saturday, November 11th, and curated by Lisa Derrick and Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, serves as a fine complement to the documentary film “Dark Progressivism.” The curatorial statement for “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment, is an appreciative and insightful academic perspective of…

LA Art Show 2015: Dark Progressivism Debuts on International Stage

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LA Art Show 2015: Dark Progressivism Debuts on International Stage

The 20th anniversary of the LA Art Show opens tonight, and I am thrilled–not only because the art is amazing (check out Littletopia with its collection of local cutting edge galleries, and The Mural Conservancy Los Angeles’ booth which features Petal and Blossom and Los Quatros, along with art galleries from around the world), but…

October 18: Curating Homeboy Industries 5k Run Outdoor Art Show

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October 18: Curating Homeboy Industries 5k Run Outdoor Art Show

October 18 I am curating my biggest art show yet, an outdoor, four-hour pop-up benefiting Homeboy Industries as part of their 5k run/walk, over forty artists and approximately eighty pieces of art that will be hung on a chain link fence. We start hanging at 5am, the show opens at 8am and is over at…

Save the Date: Sept 21, “Dark Progressivism” Panel

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Save the Date: Sept 21, “Dark Progressivism” Panel

Dark Progressivism is the most exciting art movement to come out of Los Angeles since the trifecta of Kustom Kulture/Low Brow/Pop Surrealism. Dark Progressivism is a rupture from the colorful candy-coated, tangerine-fleck dream machines of the last two decades (though one could argue that those so-very SoCal art forms have their foundation in same urban…