A Case for Art Why Art Matters! Torrance Art Museum By Lorraine Heitzman Through August 12th Anybody reading this review won’t likely need to be convinced that art matters, but if they did entertain any doubts, the show at the Torrance Art Museum provides ample justification. Why Art Matters! is TAM’s response to the…
Book Club: Going Native at Durden and Ray By Sydney Walters Through May 28th For Durden and Ray’s latest show, Book Club: Going Native, curator Stephen Wolkoff assembled artists he knew could take a bizarre novel and produce experimental and innovative art. He asked a bartender, a hair stylist, an architect and a composer…
Black Mirror at Charlie James Gallery Fighting for Survival By Jacqueline Bell Johnson Through May 13th In the bunker-like basement space of Charlie James Gallery resides the exhibition, Black Mirror. Curated by Julia Schwartz, it is easily labeled a political show. However, the collection of works can be seen another way: an exploration of how…
The M.A.R.S. (Music & Arts ReSound) Festival Opens in Los Angeles by Genie Davis Running from Friday April 14th through Sunday April 23rd, M.A.R.S. (Music & Arts ReSound) Arts Week, including the M.A.R.S. Test Site Salons, takes place at Angel City Brewery and Art Share L.A. With installations and activities curated by art critic…
Kio Griffith Responds to the Current Socio-Political Climate with “Transit Republic” By Genie Davis Transit Republic is an incredibly apt name for an exhibition with an international pedigree. The name also describes future exhibitions planned between cities. Held over 25 days from mid-January to early February 2017 at Santa Monica’s Arena 1 Gallery, curator…
BLAM Says Goodbye to its Physical Space With a Look at a Dystopian Future By Genie Davis BLAM gallery closed its brick and mortar doors this month in favor of future pop-ups. The doors weren’t shut quietly though, the last show closed the space with a visual bang. BLAM’s FUtopia exhibition, which itself just closed,…
State of the Union: Politically Charged to #resist by Genie Davis On view through February 25th Brainworks Gallery, Erin Adams’ new artist-run space in mid-city, hosted the opening of State of the Union last Saturday, a politically potent exhibition featuring cutting edge art work offering visually strong support to #resist. Curated by Erin Adams,…
