The six-course dinner is a sensory metaphor for chef, curator, and poet Jenny Dorsey’s experiences as an Asian in America.
Renée Reizman
Renée Reizman lives in Los Angeles, where she is a research-based interdisciplinary artist and writer who examines cultural aesthetics and their relationship between urbanization, law, and technology. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Awl, and Real Life Magazine. Learn more about her dog on Twitter and Instagram.
The Future of Conceptual, Immersive Art Hasn’t Quite Arrived
The Gray Area Festival’s attractions like Inferno and the ISM Hexadome drew upon images of hell and Thom Yorke to illustrate its vision of audience-participatory art, but the festival itself demonstrated that technology alone is not enough.
Experiencing the Flurry of the Internet in Physical Spaces
In exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum and the Orange County Museum of Art, York Chang explores “fake news” as the foundation of mass media.
A Factory that Processes Your Dandelion Wishes
The anonymous art collective simply known as the Art Department transformed a decommissioned building into “a secret wish-processing facility.”
Faced with Rising Tuition, CalArts Students Are Working to Raise Money
Student organizers closed out the annual CalArts REDCAT Gala by asking for contributions from deep-pocketed donors.
After CalArts Announces Tuition Hike, Students Organize in Protest
On Tuesday morning, CalArts students organized outside of Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles, where the Board of Trustees voted on the tuition for the next academic year, which will total $50,850.
A Project Meticulously Lays Out the Realities of Modern-Day Slavery
With a scattered display of everyday objects and cryptic legal documents, Cameron Rowland illustrates a long history of systematic racism.
Among Destruction Brought by California Fires, Famous Western Town Lays in Ruins
The old Wild West movie set served as the backdrop for Hollywood classics and was home to a short-lived alternative art fair, Paramount Ranch.
In a Santa Monica Parking Lot, Performance Artists Air Their Grievances
The 18th Street Art Center celebrated its 30th anniversary with We the Artists, a multimedia festival in which residents expressed rage and frustration toward the political climate.
Eclectic Projects Are Brewing at a Massive Artist Loft in LA
The Brewery Artist Lofts opened its doors this past weekend and revealed an array of strong, individual projects.
Ephemeral Art in the Perpetually Transforming City of Los Angeles
Many artists are staging temporary events and public works, adapting to a city that is constantly in flux.
Residents Are Being Priced Out of an Art Colony in Downtown Los Angeles
A Miami-based development agency, Fifteen Group, purchased the Santa Fe Art Colony with the intent to upgrade the lofts into luxury properties.