Helen Lundeberg (1908-1999) wrote in 1942 that her aim was "to calculate, and reconsider, every element in a painting with regard to its function in the whole organization." The renowned Post-Surrealist's precision of shape, color and composition is amply displayed in...
"Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings," is a deeply satisfying survey exhibition of the photographer’s work which has traveled from the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. to the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts and is currently at the Getty Museum in Los...
Paige Jiyoung Moon's small-sized acrylic paintings on canvas and panel (all between 6 and 18 inches square) are expansive narratives. Beautifully rendered in exacting detail, they depict everyday moments that, like going on a hike or hanging out with a friend, are...
Almost always, recognizing something as “beautiful” comes automatically, instantly—handed to you by a long function of evolution, culture and memory. Yet, at much slower rate, observation can generate a more conscious kind of awe, especially in nature, where hidden...
"A Piebald Era" at Garis & Hahn showcases Lisa Adams' latest explorations of painting's potential for capturing modern life's contradictions and irrationalities. Evoking derelict urban landscapes filtered through surreal reveries, Adams' new paintings lead viewers...
Jane Brucker’s work has often revolved around memory and how it resides in objects, especially objects that have been worn or used by people we have known. Incorporating notions of ephemerality and decay, her work has a poignancy that touches on our sense of loss. ...
Last Saturday night presented a plethora of enticing openings to attend, but there was a unanimous response to check out Nikki S. Lee’s opening for her solo show “Parts and Scenes” at Various Small Fires. Lee’s works on exhibit were just that—parts and scenes,...
Downtown Los Angeles welcomed strong new shows this past weekend, with vibrant crowds exploring historic core and arts district galleries. In the historic core, jill moniz’ Quotidian Gallery offered a stunning show in Serpentine Fire. Viewers munched small bowls of...
To coincide with this year’s fourth edition of the FOG Design+Art Fair, the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture invited pioneering multimedia artist Joan Jonas to present two live performances at the center’s Cowell Theater. In the work, titled Moving Off the Land,...
The first thing one notices upon entering Caitlin Cherry's show at Luis De Jesus is her sensational palette so improbable that it seems to have dropped from outer space. Clashing vibrant colors contrast, oscillate and dazzle as though her paintings were a laser light...
African painter Amoako Boafo is bringing a fresh and unique perspective to portraiture and figurative painting. Based in Vienna since about 2014, the young Ghanaian is now showing a series of new works titled “Black Diaspora” that cast a subtle, but probing look at...
The holiday season has officially wrapped up, and for that, many are grateful, but for those who still yearn for festivities, the LA art scene this weekend certainly delivered. With galleries revved up into full gear, we were overwhelmed by the array of possible...
“Freedom Cannot Wait”. “Deport ICE”. “Para Todos Todo, Nada Para Nosotros”. “Everything for Everyone, Nothing For Ourselves”. These are not slogans pulled from defiant posters in one of many protests happening regularly across the United States, as American...
Who needs hallucinogens when there are Bridget Riley paintings to fill your field of vision? I'm dizzy, my head is swimming, and vivid spots and rays are dancing so furiously in my eyes that it's like I'm looking through a ghost of a kaleidoscope, minutes after...
Following her long intimacy with one of England’s most renowned modern artists, you might expect to see Lucian Freud’s influence in Celia Paul’s work. But Paul “forged her own path,” says European Art Curator Catherine Hess. Seven of Paul’s works, rarely exhibited in...
Art Basel Miami is the art-world’s Super Bowl. With art, travel, parties and the beach, it was the perfect way to end 2018. At the end of a tiring but invigorating day of viewing art, you might have found yourself walking barefoot along a white-sand beach with a new...
The new year got off to a rousing start on the LA art scene this week, with a wide variety of exhibitions all around town. At Durden and Ray, viewers were encouraged to “cleanse your soul” through the art of "Disclosure." Curators Dani Dodge and Alanna Marcelletti...
Michael Benevento's website is devoid of a bio for Anthony Burdin, a reclusive artist whose work is as intriguing and enigmatic as his mysterious persona. Untitled, Burdin's show encompasses works from 1992-2018 in a wide array of media. Each of Benevento's four...
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