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ART DAMAGED The Higher the Art, The Closer to GOD
AN ARTIST ANSWERS QUESTIONS Julia Haft-Candell
About me: I primarily work in ceramics and bronze, using these materials to rupture perceived binaries, create community, and envision a symbolic utopia. My recent sculptures pay tribute to things we typically overlook or deem nuisances, such as costume jewelry,...
ARTIST TAKEOVER: KYRA COLE
ROLL CALL May/June 2026
STAYING SANE(ish) WITH DR. TRAINWRECK Advice
Question: My friend diagnoses everyone she dates as a narcissist as soon as the relationship ends. She never seems to understand that some men just want different things than she does or they just aren't into her. Is there a way to explain the difference between a...
COLLECTING THOUGHTS Pamela Hornik
– Strangest collecting experience? I once bought a piece of art from a dealer on the secondary market. The painting was local so, foolishly, rather than have the art shipped to us, we decided to pick it up. My husband knocked on the door of the seller, only to be...
COLLECTING THOUGHTS (print exclusive) John Morace
Tell us about yourself: I’ve been collecting for more than forty years. During that time, I’ve advised collectors on building collections and helped revive interest in several important artists’ estates. Right now, I’m helping a gallery in Hangzhou, China get started....
STAYING SANE(ish) WITH DR. TRAINWRECK Advice
Question: "We all know that using ChatGPT as a therapist is a bad idea. but can you explain in a clinical way why it's bad? I would like something that I can just send my friends when they tell me they're using it this way?" Answer: Well, let us begin by stating...
AN ARTIST ANSWERS QUESTIONS Elliott Hundley
1. Top 3 songs “Crisi Metrepolitani” Giuni Russo “My Man’s Gone Now” Latonia Moore “Una Voce Poco Fa” Maria Callas 2. Top 3 dead artists Philip Guston Lee Bontecou Philadelphia Wireman 3. Most valuable lesson learned in art school? I think John Baldessari taught me...
IN SEARCH OF A CITY March/April 2026
“Los Angeles is 72 suburbs in search of a city.” —Dorothy Parker Through the pendulum swings of expansion-and-contraction in the global art market, I’ve noticed an uptick in the use of new-wave esoteric vernacular—typically a distinctly West Coast phenomenon—applied...
GALLERY DOGS March/April 2026
ROLL CALL March/April 2026
SHOP TALK: LA ART NEWS Fall in Los Angeles
Fall is finally here, after a heat-addled summer in SoCal. I hope we don’t have any more of those 100-degree temps, because some of us don’t have central air, and it was brutal throughout August and September. On those hottest days I told myself, autumn is coming....
POEMS "Fame" and "In Our Shadow"
Fame There are some people who can barely be tolerated in person but are beloved as fictional characters. One reads about them in a book or watches them on a screen, and one feels special because one recognizes their beauty. But when one meets them in person, one...
ASK BABS
Dear Babs: I’m an artist who uses industrial materials like spray paint, epoxy and fiberglass in my oil paintings. I use a respirator and my studio has decent ventilation, but I know it’s not the best. Recently, my doctor raised concerns about potential long-term...
From the Editor Sept/Oct 2024; Volume 19, issue 1
Dear Reader, I have good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news: This, after 18 years, is my last editor’s letter. What an incredible journey it has been. Here’s the good news: Artillery will still carry on! More on that later. I started this magazine with...
SHOPTALK: LA ART NEWS Olympics Paris 2024: Art, Fashion & Camp
Here’s something different: I am going to talk about the Olympics that were opening in Paris as I wrote this column. Especially exciting were the athletes floating down the Seine in a series of boats—so improbable, but so original, and so picturesque against the...
