LOS ANGELES — Paintings about painting are really about life, proposals for how it might be lived.

Daniel Gerwin
Daniel Gerwin is an artist and writer living in Los Angeles.
The Immortal Deer an Artist Set Loose in Grand Theft Auto
I’ve never played Grand Theft Auto (GTA), but I have spent a decent amount of time watching a hacked — or, rather, “modded” — deer running through the GTA V live game, and I think this deer has something to tell us.
Drawing an Afro-Future with the Past and Present
LOS ANGELES — There is no mistaking the depth of investment in Flight Risk, Robert Pruitt’s new show at Koplin Del Rio.
Deconstructing an Artist’s Dubious Claim
PHILADELPHIA — When I first saw William Pope.L’s “Claim” (2009), I was intrigued by its emphatic presence and endless detail. Created for the exhibition Ruffneck Constructivists at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, “Claim” is an enormous wall, about a foot thick, 36 feet wide, and 15 feet tall.