Edmund de Waal —one way or other— MAK Center | Schindler House, West Hollywood Through January 6, 2019 By Shana Nys Dambrot When it comes to history-minded polymath Edmund de Waal’s artistic practice, ceramicist really does not cover it. But it’s a suitable place to begin, since it is mainly de Waal’s exceptional porcelain sculptures,…
Torrance Art Museum: FORUM 1 Through December 15th By Genie Davis A wildly diverse and wonderfully eclectic mix of mediums and artwork is the basis of the group show FORUM 1 at Torrance Art Museum. The culmination of a 10 month mentorship program between eighteen young art professionals and more established artists. Participants include Emily…
Personal Voices/Cultural Visions: Conversations in the Visual Arts Community, Los Angeles 1994-1996 produced and published by the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art and edited by Ann Isolde By Betty Ann Brown Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt We have…
Inglewood Open Studios: Fresh Work, SoCal Feel November 10th and 11th, 2018 By Genie Davis Inglewood Open Studios gave viewers a wonderfully intimate look at fresh work from artists rooted in Southern California culture. This doesn’t at all mean that the art work showed palm trees and sunshine – or nature’s fire-season fury. There is…
Office Hours: In Focus Presented by The Main Museum By Jody Zellen The Main Museum posits that it is presenting the first museum-curated exhibition on Instagram. The exhibition, Office Hours In Focus is an extension of their annual program Office Hours in which 50 artists from downtown Los Angeles have the opportunity to meet and…
Prayer for Travelers: Diary of an Immigrant – Vojislav Radovanovic MuzeuMM, Los Angeles On view through November 24th By Genie Davis Vojislav Radovanovic has created an exhibition so sweet and beautiful it is heartbreaking. With Prayer for Travelers: Diary of an Immigrant, at MuzeuMM through the 24th of November, Radovanovic uses his own experiences in…
Soulful Self-Portraits: Cecilia Paredes at MOLAA Museum of Latin America Art Through December 30th By Evan Senn Although history has shown us the significance of self-portraits to our collective humanity and the personal spirit, there are not many contemporary artists that specialize in self-portraits anymore, and even fewer that do it with as much…
