Art
The Dark and Moody Humor of Judith Bernstein’s Paintings
Bernstein’s latest works are beset with a deathlike quality rarely seen in her earlier pieces, even ones that directly addressed death in war or genocide.
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Trương Cong Tung Sees History in a Gourd
Trương Cong Tung’s art is a meditation on the complex interdependent variables that constitute a diasporic experience, one that offers no easy or concrete answers.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in LA This August
Printed Matter’s Art Book Fair, Suchitra Mattai’s textiles, an exhibition of artworks found in storage, and much more.
Art
Breaking With Monuments as Institutional Selfies
Thomas J Price’s bronze statues of Black individuals look like people we might know or see out in public, rather than generals and political leaders.
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Los Angeles Artists Find Community in Mysticism
The city’s complex history of capital and violence is what makes the intersection of art and magic so potent, opening doors for healing and reparations.
Art
A Painter's Cheeky Spin on Happily Ever After
Artist Jose Bonell traverses and reinterprets the world of folk and fairy tales, challenging the myth of the one and only “soulmate” who comes to the rescue.
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Art Galleries Are Not Reviving a "Desolate" LA Neighborhood
The area misleadingly dubbed “Melrose Hill,” where many art spaces are opening new outposts, is exceptionally diverse and notably dense.
Art
Abstractions That Epitomize the US’s Inherent Violence
I imagine artist Linda Arreola wandering in her mind during lockdowns, just like me, asking how such a brutal world could continue.
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Artists Infiltrate LA IKEA in Guerrilla “Residency”
Mary Boo Anderson and Zoë Blair-Schlagenhauf started the unofficial program to "capitalize on this mecca of capitalism for more creative, authentic pursuits."
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Seeing Ourselves Through Martha Alf’s Paintings of Toilet Paper Rolls
Alf transformed rolls of toilet paper and paper towels into monolithic altars set against a backdrop resembling an Ellsworth Kelly geometric abstraction.
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Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair Is Back
Delve into artists’ books and programs celebrating the art publishing community at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA this August.
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David Amico Brings LA’s Streets Into the Gallery
For years, Amico has driven around Los Angeles early in the morning and taken photographs in industrial neighborhoods of walls and surfaces.