ARTIST TAKEOVER: KYRA COLE
The Julia Stoschek Foundation Asks: What if a lot of videos were in one place and it was spooky? "What a Wonderful World" at the Variety Arts Theater
The Renaissance Revival-style Variety Arts Theater normally sits dormant at the chaotic corner of Figueroa and Olympic. However, for six weeks, from February 6th to March 20th, the theater hosted “What A Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem,” a presentation from the...
BRAD NEELY HAS A BOOK OUT AND THAT IS GOOD On Brad Neely's Creased Comics
In Spanish, the term feísmo is used to denote ugly technique in the pursuit of ugly truth. In its canonical expressions, it pairs the slapdash with a luxuriant emphasis on the grotesque. It’s a useful concept for the art of Brad Neely: looking at it closely, you can...
Catherine Opie “Holding Blue” at Regen Projects
Metaphorically, “blue” has two connotations: that which is raw and explicit, and that which is melancholy. While much of Catherine Opie’s work contends with the former, “Holding Blue” deals with the sober subject of climate change.
Ellie Krakow at Foyer LA
Ellie Krakow’s “Comfort Corners” views chronic illness through a Ballardian lens, using sculpture to merge hospital beds and monitors with distorted limbs, rears, and organs.
ARTIST TAKEOVER: KYRA COLE