Art Review
Monuments Collapses American History on Itself
An exhibition in Los Angeles pairing decommissioned public Confederate statues with contemporary art captures America’s shifting political terrain.
Geffen Contemporary
News
MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary Shutters Amid LA Protests
The museum has become the backdrop of ongoing protests against ICE raids in the city. The Broad has also closed its doors.
Features
Nadya Tolokonnikova Builds a Prison of Her Own
The Pussy Riot co-founder undergoes a 10-day durational performance in a recreation of a cell in Police State.
Performance
Social Tensions From Antiquity to the End of the World
The trials of a post-apocalyptic New York and hedonistic Rome become one another’s mirrors and choirs in The Industry’s double opera Comet/Poppea.
Art
In Performance About Anxiety, Willow Smith and Tyler Cole Spent 24 Hours In a Box
Visitors viewed the pair through a glass wall, as they cycled through the eight stages of anxiety, including rage, numbness, euphoria, and acceptance.
Art
The LA Art Book Fair Returns Bigger than Ever
Alongside the wealth of exhibitors, Printed Matter has put together a robust programming schedule with over 100 free discussions, workshops, and performances.
Art
LA Art Book Fair 2017 Launches with 300-Plus Presses and Performances
Organized by longtime purveyor of art books and ephemera Printer Matter, the LA Art Book Fair returns to the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA this weekend for its fifth annual edition.
Art
Doug Aitken's Masterful Videos and Boring Sculptures
'Electric Earth' illustrates the difficulty of a sweeping retrospective by smashing excellent video work up against shallow sculpture.