“Spirited Away” By Nancy Kay Turner “We do not know enough about the unknown to know that it is unknowable.” G.K.Chesterton NKAME is the title of the retrospective exhibition at The Fowler Museum at UCLA that closed in February. The show introduced the haunting collographs of Cuban printmaker Belkis Ayon to new audiences. Though…
A Lush Retrospective: Charles Garabedian at LA Louver By Genie Davis Through April 1st LA Louver Gallery offers a strong retrospective of the late Charles Garbedian’s works and a taste of the work of his contemporaries. Spanning six decades, Garabedian’s exciting narrative paintings and sculptures were both figurative and abstract, taking on large-scale themes…
A Radiant Retrospective: Jim Morphesis at Garboushian Gallery By Genie Davis Through February 14th Now through February 14th, the Garboushian Gallery is offering a four-decade retrospective of Jim Morphesis’ art in Selected Works 1974 – 2016. The show’s wide range encompasses far more than the artist’s significance as a neo-expressionist. The gallery’s insightful exhibition reveals…
Pop for the People: Roy Lichtenstein at the Skirball By Genie Davis Through March 12th At the Skirball Cultural Center through March 12th, 2017, Pop for the People: Roy Lichtenstein in L.A. is a beautifully assembled homage to the artist known for his dots, lines, and bright primary colors. His images are now iconic, replicated…
Claire Falkenstein goes Beyond Sculpture at the Pasadena Museum of California Art Written by Jacqueline Bell Johnson One thing you don’t expect when going to see a retrospective of a prolific sculptor are works hanging on the walls. That is entirely the point of this exhibition. Claire Falkenstein got into art by way of…
Experience. Mystery, Danger, Avatars. Connection. Pong. Ghost in the machine. These disparate items come together in the retrospective exhibit of Pierre Huyghe’s work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. There isn’t a title for the show, nor are there labels on any of the works. When you arrive at the entrance, a man…
