SHIVA SPACES: Hidden Rooms, Art At The Rendon June 1 – June 3 By Betty Brown In “Hidden Rooms,” Cindy Schwarzstein has assembled over 50 visual artists, along with numerous musicians and other performers, to “activate” the abandoned spaces of the former Rendon Hotel (2055 E 7th St, DTLA.) This essay surveys some of the…
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…
Ruth Root at 356 S. Mission Rd. By Genie Davis on view through November 12th Now through November 12th at 356 Mission, New York-based artist Ruth Root offers a vibrant mixed media exhibition that is both visually and materially textured, created on Plexiglass and fabric. The color is intense, visually imprinting itself on the…
Cathy Ward’s “Phantasmata” at Good Luck Gallery By Genie Davis Through October 15th What’s black and white and transcendent? Cathy Ward’s Phantasmata at The Good Luck Gallery in Chinatown. The images seem to pull viewers into another world, down a tunnel, and into a different dimension. There’s a mystical, passionate, supernatural strangeness and energy…
kozyndan, The Golden State Gregorio Escalante Gallery By Genie Davis Through September 17th The Golden State, at Gregorio Escalante gallery in Chinatown through September 17th, is a beautiful, fanciful, and poetic series of works by the duo of kozyndan. The two artists, husband and wife team Kozy and Dan, have shaped a work that…
Susan Joseph: A Tribute By Betty Ann Brown Susan Joseph is both a talented visual artist and a gifted gallerist. It’s rare to find one or the other–but finding both in one person is truly extraordinary. Remarkably accomplished in both endeavors, Joseph is, if not unique, then certainly a rare and precious member of…
Summery Appeal: A Group Show Curated by Doug Harvey The Good Luck Gallery, Chinatown By Shana Nys Dambrot Through August 27th There are a handful of unforgettable breakout stars among the 50+ artists included in this, the most epic of summer salons. But the true strength of the showing is the sheer breadth of…
