’Tis the season for art book and zine fairs in LA, and we can’t wait.
Sarah Bay Gachot
Sarah Bay Gachot is a writer who lives in Los Angeles. She is currently at work on a book about the artist Robert Cumming and her publications include Aperture magazine, ArtSlant, The PhotoBook Review, the Photo-Eye blog, The Daily Beast, and The Art Book Review. She also co-hosts the monthly event Hyperience, a free, ongoing series of artist residencies and live collaborative events.
When Mark Rothko and Clark Gable Shared a Stage
PORTLAND, Oregon — Mark Rothko was born 113 years ago on September 25, 1903.
Revisiting the Nuclear Arms Race in 150 Business Cards
Los Alamos Rolodex: Doing Business with the National Lab, a new book by the Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI), is a tight little publication with a singular fascination.
Discovering the Digital in Abstract Painting
LOS ANGELES — The titles of the paintings in Viennese artist Verena Dengler’s first exhibition in the United States, at Thomas Duncan Gallery, rattle off the tongue like bad academic poetry.
Inside a Bikini Factory, a Photographer Plays with Fabric
LOS ANGELES — For the past two years, Anthony Lepore has been making photographs in his father’s bikini factory.