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COLLECTING THOUGHTS (print exclusive)
Alexis Borges

Why do you collect art? Because I can’t not. Art keeps me awake, thinking, and alive. It’s a rush for me. The emotions it evokes for me are some of the most visceral feelings I have experienced. When a piece stirs something in me, curiosity, joy, or even discomfort, it has to come home with me. Collecting is less about ownership and more about living alongside energy that keeps me awake and...

DINNER AND A SHOW
Fernberger and Cafe Telegrama

by BB Beugelmans

Dinner and a Show offers vehicle-bound and spatially-perplexed Angelenos the plan for a complete night out in LA. I go see an exhibition and tell you where to eat within walking distance of the venue, offering a few thoughts on the show and even more on the restaurant. THE SHOW: LIORAH TCHIPROUT The world-building possibilities of dolls, the projections they dutifully absorb, the romantic and...

AN ARTIST ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Mark Mothersbaugh

by Artillery Staff

Describe yourself as an artist. I find it interesting to capture fragments of contemporary life on planet Earth and document them through sound, vision, and movement. Top 3 songs? “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones; “Satisfaction” by Devo; “Satisfaction” by Otis Redding. Top 3 shoe brands? Vans, Bathing Ape, Alexander McQueen. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled with things like veggies, meat...

ART DAMAGED
The Higher the Art, The Closer to GOD

by Justin Gradin

STAYING SANE(ish) WITH DR. TRAINWRECK — (print exclusive)
Dear Dr. Trainwreck

by Dr. C. Barnabas Westlake

Dear Dr. Trainwreck, I have a friend with a few mental health diagnoses confirmed by doctors. She has many symptoms, including “rejection sensitive dysphoria”—meaning (as I understand it) she has a hard time accepting any criticism and overreacts to it. I like my friend and want to hang out with her, but this trait makes it very hard to have any kind of serious conversation or resolve any...

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Reviews

MARINA WEINER
at The Hermitage

In a backyard in Glendale, Marina Weiner’s solo exhibition, “Stripe Machine,” cleverly redefines the term “public art.” The art is not shown in public; the gallery, Hermitage Los Angeles, is a small, beautifully built shed behind a private home. Rather, Weiner’s...

AMERICAN ARTIST
at California African American Museum

In a small gallery of the California African American Museum, a wooden table hosting just short of two dozen drawings and a life-size sculptural replica of a chicken coop invoke a perplexing story about institutional partnerships in the contemporary arts. In “Shaper...

DUELLING REVIEWS: BRUCE NAUMAN
at LACMA

Corita Kent’s Fight for Love

Deep in the Los Feliz hills of a more verdant Los Angeles, during the Civil Rights movement, Corita Kent spread messages of joy and feminine power through her art. “Corita,” as she became known, is widely known for her colorful serigraph prints which called for love...

DUELLING REVIEWS: MARY CORSE
at Pace Gallery

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