This Brush for Hire: Norm Laich and Many Other Artists at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) Organized by Meg Cranston and John Baldessari Though September 2, 2018 By Jody Zellen It is an open secret that many artists hire out, working with fabricators in the production of their artwork. These artists, artisans…
Alexis Smith: Private Lives and Public Affairs “A girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.” ~Title of an Alexis Smith piece, 1983 through April 1 Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu By Lawrence Gipe While firmly rooted in California conceptualism and modernist traditions like assemblage, Alexis Smith’s work exists…
Art and About: Selected Art Events Outside of L.A. From Pepperdine to Santa Barbara Compiled by Jennifer Susan Jones Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine, Malibu To April 1, 2018 Alexis Smith: Private Lives and Public Affairs For over 40 years, Alexis Smith’s art has explored the depths of popular culture. She begins…
ONE YEAR of Living Dangerously: Political Art Comes of Age in LA Opening at the Brand Library November 18th 6-9pm ‘In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. George Orwell, 1946 by Larry Gipe On the surface, the historically fabricated aura of Los Angeles’ art production has been drenched…
Alexis Smith: On Point Craig Krull Gallery By Amy Kaeser On view through May 27th On Point is the latest exhibition of seasoned artist Alexis Smith. The show is both humorous and contemplative in its use of found objects and materials. Smith’s collages made from thrift store finds, swap meet gems, and a few personal…
The Shift Toward Identity: Female Artists of the 1990s By Evan Senn Through April 2nd Walking into the silent white space of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) and through the gallery doors, my eyes and heart were searching for some palpable relief and understanding in the frustrated female perspective. In this tumultuous…
Male or Female? You Decide By Sydney Walters Through May 13th The Beall Center for Art + Technology presents Masculine Feminine, a show that acts as a rebuttal to the limitations society has placed on gender. Curated by David Familian and Micol Hebron, this multi-medium exhibit declares that gender identity ought to be…
