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Stoner: Elizabeth Turk
Elizabeth Turk transforms huge blocks of marble into refined sculptures, pieces that display classical beauty and technical virtuosity. Observing the graceful artist at work in her studio in a Santa Ana marble yard—wearing ear protectors, safety glasses and padded...
PRIVATE EYE
When Kai Loebach emigrated to Los Angeles 27 years ago, after a brief vacation during which he was blown away by the friendliness of the people and the “visual orgasm” of a clean-as-new supermarket in the San Fernando Valley, he knew no one, had no place to stay and...
Field Report: Hong Kong
Once a city on the margins of the art world, Hong Kong now sits center stage, boasting the world’s third-largest art market. A wealth of galleries, museums and art centers can be found on either side of Victoria Harbor, which separates the commercial center, Hong Kong...
Los Angeles Fall Openings 2014
"We were everywhere during the Fall Opening Season of the Los Angeles Art world. The 20th anniversary of ACME gallery, Chinatown, Beverly Hills, Culver City...we were there!" From Los Angeles Fall Openings 2014. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 11/04/2014 (27 items)...
AVANT-GARDE BASH with Kenny Scharf
"OCMA Contemporaries celebrated their one-year anniversary last Friday, September 26, 2014 at the AVANT-GARDE BASH. Artist Kenny Scharf painted several cars live as part of his Karbombz! series (including a silver BMW donated by Shelly BMW, Buena Park). Performances...
Art Nowhere
If you have been in any number of major cities this summer across the U.S., you might have seen a billboard with the hashtag caption #ArtEveryWhere alongside a reproduction of a famous work of art. According to the tagline on the #ArtEveryWhereUS website, this is “A...
The (Charles) Long Road Home
One artist who is returning to his roots after spending the last several years working on massive projects is sculptor Charles Long. For his next major exhibition “Up Land,” at his gallery Tanya Bonakdar in Chelsea, Long is embracing his personal style of hands-on...
Hired Gun: Chas Smith
The residential valley neighborhood wasn’t what I was expecting when I went to Chas Smith’s studio for our interview. Big shade trees lined the wide boulevards of modest houses and neat lawns. Smith has been Paul McCarthy’s main art assistant for over a decade, and...
Christian Tedeschi: Opposites Attract
Up-and-coming Los Angeles-based artist Christian Tedeschi describes his former boss, Nancy Rubins as “a tornado—so much energy.” The 40-year-old assistant professor and head of sculpture at Cal State Northridge recalls his experience as a studio assistant with a...
Rebecca Ripple and Kim Abeles’ Shared Journey
Many young artists, especially those coming right out of school, find working as a studio assistant to be a valuable intermediary step. If they are lucky, they learn practical skills—and perhaps even more importantly—they make significant connections with more...
Nicholas Bowers: Second in Command
Yes, Shepard Fairey is a street art superstar, a highly collectible blue-chip artist, and a household name worthy of museum retrospectives. Fairey’s also a multiple-city muralist, a curator of talent with his own Subliminal Gallery and most recently a co-producer of...
Unsung Hero
Unbeknownst to many, the majority of sculptors that are known for creating large sculptures in bronze, never actually work with the material. Rather they sculpt in some alternative natural—such as clay or wax—then when the final aesthetic is reached, the object is...
ALL GROWN-UP: Made in L.A.
Climate experts have yet to advance their science to a point where we might seriously contemplate climate management, but if they ever do, they might find the curatorial method of “Made in L.A. 2014” instructive. This more sharply focused edition of the Hammer...
Richard Heller opening
"Curated by Barry Belkin Photos by Lynda Burdick" From "NSFW" Group Show, Opening Reception. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 9/02/2014 (9 items) Jinx, Zak Smith, Mandy Morbid David & Lisa Trulli Richard & Kaye Heller Tony Pinto, Adrienne Grace Stephanie Pryor...
Nancy Popp
From Nancy Popp at Klowden Mann. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 9/02/2014 (8 items) Nancy Popp Deborah Klowden Eve Rappoport, George Stone, Martine Tomczyk Heidi Kidon Linda Pollack Lita Barrie, Karen Rosner Claudia Hulza, Martin Durazo Taisha Paggett, Simon Mayer...
PERFORM CHINATOWN 2014: Chaos Reigns!
"L.A.’S 6TH ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF PERFORMANCE ART Curated by: DOUG HARVEY, LEE LYNCH, PAIGE WERY, AND THE GALLERIES OF CHINATOWN July 26, 2014 Photos by Lynda Burdick" From PERFORM CHINATOWN 2014: CHAOS REIGNS!. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 8/14/2014 (45 items) Amy...
Pascal Dombis
Recently I went to Pascal Dombis’s Parisian studio to look into the large public artwork that he will be installing at end of this year at the National School of Architecture in Strasbourg. While there, I formulated some general reflections on his work. For...
Hennessy X Shepard Fairey Launch
"Launch party of the Hennessy V.S Limited Edition bottle designed by Shepard Fairey. July 11, 2014 Photos by KirillWasHere" From Hennessy X Shepard Fairey Launch. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 7/15/2014 (12 items) Ludovic Leroy, Pratt Institute; Ed Schilling, Ralph...
Kara Walker’s BITTER SUGAR
Pierced by the oblique rays of a setting sun pouring in from the yellowing skylights, the bowels of the abandoned Domino’s sugar refinery in Brooklyn appear like the nave of a rusted cathedral. For two months this spring that majestic industrial ruin was the setting...
Happening Benefit at LACE
"http://www.welcometolace.org/events/view/happening-2014-lace-benefit-art-auction/ Photos by Lynda Burdick" From Happening 2014 LACE Benefit Art Auction. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 7/01/2014 (16 items) Jonathan Silverman, Giles Miller, Kelly Coats William Moreno,...