Studio Visit: Abel Alejandre, Into the Fray By Gary Brewer “I am human, I regard nothing that is human alien to me.” Terence, Heauton Timorumenos (The Self-Tormentor) “Art is a weapon that penetrates the eyes, the ears, the deepest and subtlest human feelings.” David Alfaro Siqueiros Male identity – masculine archetypes –…
Brian Mallman, Still Connected Open Mind Art Space By Lorraine Heitzman Through September 29th Brian Mallman is curious, in both senses of the word. He possesses a keen curiosity about his neighbors and all sorts of overlapping communities, and he might just be a little bit curious, himself. With an almost naïve positivity, he…
Studio Visit: Jennifer Celio, Natural Selection and the Art of Survival By Gary Brewer “Humanity is a biological species, living in a biological environment… The earth is our home. Unless we preserve the rest of life, as a sacred duty, we will be endangering ourselves by destroying the home in which we evolved, and…
Making Herself at Home: Studio Visit with Artist Sijia Chen By Sydney Walters Los Angeles based artist Sijia Chen travels to and from the United States and China, soaking up composites of urban life to capture the tone of what it means to be a stranger transitioning into an inhabitant of a city. Her…
Sarah Ann Weber: Scenic View Club Pro, Los Angeles By Shana Nys Dambrot Through July 12th Unapologetically beautiful but also a bit awkward; florid and verdant and teeming with floras and arboreals, rendered in a rather sickly sweet palette — the unnatural Nature of Sarah Ann Weber’s Scenic View offers dystopian idylls, in landscapes…
Terry Arena: Not Just Bees Carnegie Art Museum Studio Gallery By Jennifer Susan Jones It seems fitting that the Oxnard, California Farmer’s Market is held directly across the parking lot from Terry Arena’s latest exhibit. For in this exhibit, titled “Not Just Bees,” Arena shows us the perilous state of the symbiotic relationship between…
Carroll Dunham at Blum & Poe By Sara Fortson Through June 17th On display now at Blum & Poe is a collection of new work by Carroll Dunham that features drawings as well as paintings in his unique stylized nudity. The exhibition showcases four different types of work that are all cohesive and tell…
