AX Mina is an artist and culture writer exploring contemporary spirituality, technology and other sundry topics. She co-produces Five and Nine, a podcast about magic, work, and economic justice, and serves on the board of the Rabkin Foundation.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Henry David Thoreau said it best, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Little did he realize he was predicting the advent of social media. Screenshots of Despair, a new tumblelog, taps into these moments of despair.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES —London/LA-based artist Ed Fornieles has created a new Facebook-based project, Dorm Daze, with 35 characters who acted out a fictitious three months of college, with a series of dramas, like a college basketball star and math geek involved in a drug ring and the unrequited love of two fr
News
LOS ANGELES — Independent Curators International is setting up shop in Beijing. Working with the prestigious Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, ICI's first curatorial intensive in China will be focused on the subject of The Museum of the Future?: Curating Institutions.
Art
Almost everyone I spoke with — and by "almost everyone," I mean "everyone" — agrees that arts residencies are a great leap forward for one's art career.
Art
If you're like most artists I know, you may not have done a residency, or you're wondering if it's even necessary to do one at all anymore. Here are some thoughts.
Opinion
The recent 8-bit Google Map April Fools joke and 1-bit iPhone camera app are the latest in our love of retro trends.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — It's undeniable that the weather affects us, everyday. But understanding the patterns, the amazing global cause-and-effect, is difficult for anyone to wrap their head around.
Art
LOS ANGELES — When I first moved to New York and began my career in the art world, I asked a number of successful artists for advice on my career. I had just begun showing in galleries and wanted to know their number one tip.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — The appeal of Batman has always been that he's a regular old human being. This is why artist Sara Johnson's Ordinary Batman Adventures are so delightful.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Twitter is filled with poetry everyday. The short, pithy updates of 140 characters represent an ideal format for short-form verse, whether that be haiku or heroic couplets. Or, as it turns out, iambic pentameter.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — You know what they say, there's always room for a Jello orchestra. Two Paris-based artists, Marianne Cauvard and Raphaël Pluvinage, have taken playing with your food the next level with a new game with everyone's favorite gelatinous material.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Beijing and Shanghai get all the press, but China's art scene extends far beyond its most famous cities. Guangzhou, for instance, best known as a thriving port city, also hosts its own triennial and is home to popular photographer Cao Fei.