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…
Marisa Merz: The Sky Is A Great Space UCLA Hammer By Nancy Kay Turner Through August 20th “The Sky is a Great Space,” exhibited in New York at the Met Breuer last spring, is the first and long overdue retrospective of the sculpture, installation and paintings of the prolific ninety-one year old artist Marisa…
Jeanine Oleson: Can you feel it? Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles By Amy Kaeser Through August 19th Commonwealth and Council’s location is off the beaten path. A simple piece of paper taped to a glass front door, in an industrial neighborhood, somewhere off Wilshire Boulevard, is the only indication of the gallery’s presence. Up…
Studio Visit: Simphiwe Ndzube, A Journey Through the Theater of the Absurd By Gary Brewer “If a man has his eyes bound, you can encourage him as much as you like to stare through the bandage, but he will never see anything.” “Illusions are more common than changes in fortune.” Franz Kafka, The Castle …
Analia Saban: Faults and Folds Sprüth Magers: Los Angeles By Amy Kaeser Through August 19th Analia Saban’s exhibition of new work now on view at Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, Folds and Faults combines the intricate sculptural techniques of a master sculptor and the attention to detail of a skilled painter. Saban’s paintings push the…
Chrissy Angliker and Ann Lofquist at Craig Krull Gallery By Molly Enholm Through August 19 French artist Eugene Boudin may not be a household name today, but reverberations of the 19th-century artist’s legacy as both artist and teacher clearly linger through today, as evidenced in the sun-drenched compositions of Swiss-American painter Chrissy Angliker. Boudin’s…
Day Jobs: Timothy Nolan, Paralegal The final part of a week-long series of profiles about artists who work day jobs outside of the art world By Dani Dodge Although most artists need day jobs to sustain their practice, it is commonly accepted that the best place for artists to work is within the art…
