Studio Visit: Tim Hawkinson, The Indices of the Unknown “What is an idea? It is an image that paints itself in my brain.” Voltaire By Gary Brewer Art is a philosophical quest – it is a method of discovery – in the right hands one can use it to become a vehicle to question and…
Teresita de la Torre: Hilando Relaciones at Eastside International Through May 26 By Lara Salmon Upon arrival at Teresita de la Torre’s opening at Eastside International, it was immediately clear that this was not the typical art show opening affair. Cumbia music played loudly as people danced around the gallery. On a side table…
Weekend at Berenice: Performance Art is well and alive in the Hillsides of Los Angeles By Lara Salmon On April 28th and 29th a group of young performers gathered at a mountainside home in East Los Angeles to create a weekend of live art. Titled ‘Weekend at Berenice’ in honor of the winding street it…
Francesca Gabbiani at Gavlak Gallery Through May 26 By Constance Mallinson In her current exhibition Francesca Gabbiani continues her longstanding practice of collaging evocative imagery intricately cut from multi-colored papers to create allegories of life and death. A “goth” aesthetic appropriately prevailed in her previous work as owls and skulls were intertwined with sensuous florals…
Echo Enigma at Ark Gallery: Portraits of Empathy Works by Scott Froschauer Through June 10, 2018 By Genie Davis Scott Froschauer’s Echo Enigma at Ark Gallery in Altadena is a passionate and compassionate exhibition that is both visually riveting and emotionally affective. Froschauer says he’s shaping art to create more empathy in the world.…
Olafur Eliasson’s “Reality Projector” and other works at the Marciano Art Foundation Through August 26 By Lawrence Gipe After all these years, is it fair to ask if “site-specific” art has gotten a little stale? In the 1970’s, it was cutting-edge: the notion of the “expanded field” (often expressed through the burgeoning environmental art movement)…
Studio Visit: Andy Moses, Ecstatic Resonance “I sing the body electric… I do not ask any more delight, I swim in it as in a sea… As I see my soul reflected in nature…” Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass By Gary Brewer Every nerve fiber resonates to the rhythms of nature; the infinite space…
Birth, Death, & Mr. Snuggles: Four Unique Shows at the Pasadena Armory Center For The Arts Through June 10th Armory Center for The Arts, Pasadena, CA. By Patrick Quinn Over the past decade, the Pasadena Armory and Head Curator Irene Tsatsos has consistently mounted exhibitions that are both challenging and rewarding. The four…
Museum of Ennui: Nothing Existentially Boring Here Museum of Ennui by Martin Cox in The Closet in Shoebox Projects Presented by The Shed Collective Through June 2 By Genie Davis At Shoebox Projects – in the closet – and closing June 2nd, is one of the most unique and diminutive art exhibitions in Los…
What’s Hot in L.A.? Art Events You Should Check Out UPCOMING OPENINGS May 11th Affinity and Distance-Chas Schroeder & David D. Sutherland Chimento Contemporary 622 S Anderson St, Spc 105, Los Angeles, California 90023 Opening May 11, 5-8pm For more information Art Float – Riverside May 11 – June 1 Fairmount Park (Riverside, California) 2601…
Janie Geiser, Parallel Storms and Laura Heit, Too Many Days Track 16 Gallery Through May 19, 2018 By Lorraine Heitzman Projections, films, prints and mechanized puppets have transformed Track 16’s three rooms into a ghostly theatrical space with a curious ambience. Partly mysterious and wholly inventive, Laura Heit’s Too Many Days and Janie Geiser’s…
Powerful Exhibition at Steve Turner Gallery: Force of Nature Through May 12 By Genie Davis At Steve Turner Gallery through May 12th, Force of Nature is a group show that evocatively represents current social, political and environmental issues through the landscape of nature itself. From climate change to social media, the topics conveyed by the…
