Manipulating the Masters: Christina Ramos Gabba Gallery By Patrick Quinn For the past five years, Gabba Gallery has showcased a variety of street artists. Gallery owner Jason Ostro has also introduced the Gabba Alley Project in which local painters create murals to beautify the neighborhood. Christina Ramos’ solo show currently on display at Gabba…
Half-Time at Studio System 2018 Torrance Art Museum By Lawrence Gipe Studio System 2018 is the brainchild of Max Presneill, the Torrance Art Museum’s director, curator and a dynamic impresario in the LA art world. One of Presneill’s themes as an organizer is an exploration into the nature of chemistry between artists. In his (now…
Studio Visit: Lawrence Gipe : The Dark Poetry of History “One has the impression that something is stirring inside [photographs] – it is as if one can hear little cries of despair, gémissements de désespoir… as if the photographs themselves had a memory and were remembering us and how we, the surviving, and those…
Carbon: Richer than Gold Fellows of Contemporary Art in Chinatown Through July 20th By Genie Davis In the case of Carbon, at Fellows of Contemporary of Art in Chinatown through July 20th, that element is not only the basis of life, it is the basis of a vibrant artistic life. Beautifully curated by Lauren…
John Bankston: The Sky Above Us Walter Maciel Gallery, Culver City Through June 30 By Shana Nys Dambrot The predicated, corollary, problem-solving relationship between line and color that unfolds across a pristine coloring book animates the paintings of John Bankston. It’s a stylistic and material process he sets up for himself, by first drawing…
What’s Hot in L.A.? Art Events You Should Check Out UPCOMING OPENINGS June 13th Pasadena ART SHOW 2018 Laemmle Playhouse 7 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California 91101 Opening June 13th 7-9pm For more information June 14th Artists’ Resistance opening reception Angel City Brewery 216 Alameda St, Los Angeles, California 90012 Opening June 14th 7-9pm…
Marilyn Minter at Regen Projects Through June 23 By Sara Fortson At Marilyn Minter’s third solo exhibition at Regen Projects, the artist furthers her exploration of what it means to be a woman in the art world. Minter’s photographs and paintings are the stuff of Technicolor soft-core fantasies, and this exhibition is no exception. On…
