Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a show of Riot Grrrl art opens in Orange County, LACE throws a Valentine's Day party, Frank Lloyd Wright's first LA home reopens, there's a mini-conference on the limits of performance, and more!
Matt Stromberg
Matt Stromberg is a freelance visual arts writer based in Los Angeles. He is a frequent contributor to Hyperallergic and is also an associate instructor in Art at Mt. San Jacinto College.
Art
In Mexico City, an Alternative Art Fair Builds a Community
MEXICO CITY — As blue chip galleries courted international collectors at the city’s biggest art fair on the fringes of the tony neighborhood of Polanco, a smaller and more intimate fair opened on Thursday night across town.
News
Museo Jumex Abruptly Cancels Hermann Nitsch Exhibition
MEXICO CITY — On the eve of this city’s biggest art fair, Zona MACO, the Museo Jumex quietly decided to cancel its upcoming Hermann Nitsch exhibition.
Art
Why Do US and European Galleries Flock to Mexico City's Zona MACO?
MEXICO CITY — Zona MACO, Mexico City’s, and arguably Latin America’s, biggest art fair opened here Wednesday night at the massive Centro Banamex convention center on the outskirts of the city.
Art
ArtRx LA
This week, there's a retrospective of early work from an LA conceptual art pioneer, a talk on art and porn, an experimental performance in a private home, a French New Wave film with live harp soundtrack, and more!
Books
A Look at the California Publishers in the 2015 LA Art Book Fair
LOS ANGELES — They said it would never work. They said Angelenos aren’t interested in art books. Then, two years ago, they were proven wrong.
Art
ArtRx LA
There's a fire sale of Larry Clark photos, a performance by legendary experimental rocker Kim Gordon's new group, the beginning of a year-long celebration of Armenian culture, and so much more!
Art
ArtRx LA
This week, there are performances from the Wooster Group and Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, the opening of new gallery Vacancy, a survey of 30 years of activism from the art world's conscience, the Guerrilla Girls, and more!
Art
Photo LA Is Not Art Basel, and That's OK
LOS ANGELES — Photography is a schizophrenic medium. It has long served documentary, fashion, and scientific purposes, only more recently has it gained mainstream recognition as a fine art. These dichotomies carry over to the Photo LA fair.
News
LA Googie Landmark Saved from Demolition, for Now
LOS ANGELES — At a hearing earlier today, Los Angeles’ Culture Heritage Commission voted to consider granting Historic-Cultural Monument status to Norms Coffee Shop on La Cienega.
Art
ArtRx LA
This week, there's a show of work from underground film icon Mike Kuchar, LA's longest running photo fair, discussions about art and politics, a screening of the world's first Farsi language vampire western, and more.
Art
Cats-in-Residence Is a Cat Show with a Purrrrrpose
LOS ANGELES — The Cats-in-Residence Program, which opened last month at 356 Mission, takes a decidedly different approach, putting the cats themselves at the center of the experience.