In Against Our Will, Vivien Green Fryd makes a convincing case for the need to examine artworks through the lens of sexual trauma, a violent reality that unfortunately spans across gender, ethnicity, race, and time.

Jennifer Remenchik
Jennifer Remenchik is an artist and writer living in Los Angeles.
A Hand-Painted Animation Tells a Moving Story About Depression
Suzan Pitt’s Joy Street is strikingly unpretentious and emotionally frank — refreshing in an art world that is often emotionally detached and intellectually cool.
In SoCal, Artists Foster Roving, Alternative Spaces in Face of Change
Through its gathering of alternative spaces and roving exhibitions, Other Places Art Fair offers insight into how artists adapt to new conditions, whether it be by flat file, pool, or truck.
Placing Art in Hotel Rooms Can Yield Genuinely Surprising Results
At the inaugural Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles, visitors can weave in and out of the poolside rooms with relative ease, though expect the usual hustle-and-bustle feel of art commerce in action.
A Shop in LA Is Selling Art Objects Cast with Spells
The objects in Lazaros’s Astral Oracles correspond to a spell cast by the artist, who is himself a spiritual practitioner.
A Painter Illustrates the Charm and Tragedy of the American Dream
Esther Pearl Watson’s personal paintings depict the life and adventures of a family rich in dreams but perpetually strapped for cash.
We Got to Visit the Exclusive LA Mural that Only “Verified Influencers” Can Photograph
A kind security guard monitors the entrance to the influencer-only social media shrine, which has drawn plenty of outrage.
In Her Films, Chris Kraus Revels in Art’s Failure
The level of dedication required to see all nine films in her solo exhibition feels both deserved and important, since her films have largely been critically and commercially overlooked.
Demonstrators Splash Red Paint Inside LA Gallery in Apparent Protest of Gentrification
The incident on Saturday was not the first time Dalton Warehouse has been a target.
The Many Shades and Meanings of the Color Blue
An exhibition meditates on blue’s various connotations and how it manifests in politics.
An Artist Carefully Catalogues His Late Mother’s Possessions
Nick Flessa lays bare the possessions of his mother for the world to see, as they become both an index of her life story and her son’s grief.
Friedrich Kunath Plays With Scent, Sense, and Sentiment
Friedrich Kunath’s latest exhibition is fragrant with nostalgia, melancholy, and whimsy.