Divide and Conquer, Durden and Ray’s Round Won By Sydney Walters Through March 26th Durden and Ray’s opening show, Round Won, introduces an exciting platform inviting private studios and intimate spaces to participate in a broader discussion. This artist collective aims to take advantage of the melting pot of culture and creativity Los Angeles…
The Collectivists at the Brand Library & Art Center By Lorraine Heitzman Through March 12th There are many notable things about The Collectivists currently at the Brand Library; perhaps most significant is the vibrant community of artists in Los Angeles that warrants an exhibit like this in the first place. Through a filter of…
FAUX SHO’ : DADA Centennial Part 2 at MuzeuMM By genie Davis On view through December 12th Dadaism began in Zürich, Switzerland, an artistic reaction to nationalism and the causes of WWI. Now is a terrific time to revisit this European avant garde art movement, given our current, shall we say xenophobic, political climate. And…
A MAS Attack: The End Is Just The Beginning By Jacqueline Bell Johnson The final MAS Attack exhibition, MAS 13 happened last Saturday at the Torrance Art Museum (TAM) where scores of artists made an appearance to bid farewell and to celebrate what makes these shows great. MAS stands for Mutual Appreciation Society, and…
Material, Metaphor and the Artist’s History on Display at BLAM Los Angeles Shift and Fade at BLAM Los Angeles by Lorraine Heitzman For the uninitiated, BLAM (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Meet) is a collective established to encourage dialogue between Brooklyn and Los Angeles artists. With venues in both Bushwick and DTLA, they have curated exhibitions on…
‘Shift and Fade.’ Large and Small. Art that digs deep into the personal by Kristine Schomaker The curators of “Shift and Fade” at BLAM didn’t want an exhibition that could be easily forgotten. Not by the people who saw it, and especially not for the artists involved. So Alanna Marcelletti and Dani Dodge invited…
