Fabien Castanier: LA Intersections
Opening of group show curated by Andrew Schoultz, through July 31, 2017
An “intersection” of LA artists, including Artillery Columnist Zak Smith. Come to this Artillery sponsored lively panel discussion led by Zak this Saturday, June 3,…
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We see the future differently in recent years, as the future presses relentlessly into the present – way beyond ‘future-shock,’ as termed by the futurists,…
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Look and Run
David Kordansky Gallery; Kayne Griffin Corcoran
There was a cool sense of relief walking into David Kordansky’s gallery and seeing that the great turn out for Mai-Thu Perret’s “Féminaire” and Lesley Vance‘s…
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The Monster Builder
Amy Freed’s Take on Architecture as a Metaphor for Life
From the moment the stage lights go up for The Monster Builder, the audience is caught in a whirlwind of over-the-top sophisticated banter, much of…
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Jessie Homer French’s paintings nullify categories like sophistication and naiveté; embodying aspects of both, they fit into neither. As implied by the show’s title, “Food…
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Engaging Art for Everyone
Night Gallery; These Days
The epicenter of the downtown LA Arts District can be a bit overwhelming at times and “getting there is half the fun” is no fiction…
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Not long ago, I recommended a show, entitled, Concrete Islands (plural), which, although it didn’t exactly shy from the allusion to J. G. Ballard’s dystopian…
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Honolulu Biennial
Issue Art Clouds a Sunny Hawaii
The art world as we know it is in a constant state of reinvention and definition, continually seeking relevance. In this quarter of the great…
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The exhibition equivalent of grandmother’s tablespoon of castor oil, It is obvious from the map is unpleasant to consume but leaves one feeling positively virtuous…
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MAKING ART IN A POST-GLOBAL WORLD
Philip Slagter at La Luz de Jesus, May 5 – 28, 2017
Lowbrow began in the early 1980s as an art movement that embraced the attitudes and iconography of distinctly American subcultures, embracing demolition derbies and surfing…
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Architectural Eye Candy
SCI-Arc Annual Gala Honors Thom Mayne and Merry Norris
Architect John Bohn rolled into the parking lot off 4th Street and Traction Avenue, where the security guard acknowledged him with a subtle nod as…
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You might call Liz Young a conceptual artist. One would certainly address some of her earlier work in such terms; and on a certain level,…
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Manuel Ocampo and Irene Iré accomplish the often-difficult task of formulating a joint show that appears cohesive without sacrificing the styles of either artist. Their…
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Tate Britain today announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2017. The artists are (in alphabetical order): Hurvin Anderson, Andrea…
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Art Fatigue at its Best
Brewery Art Walk; BBQLA
I’ve heard of the phenomenon of art fatigue—getting so sick of looking at art that one more derivative Franz Kline-esque painting will turn you into…
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