Matt Saunders at Blum & PoeIn the Hindu language of Sandskrit the word shanti means the perfect calm. Matt Saunders' images bring this kind of quietude to mind, and despite the highly involved technical process by which he makes these evocative and sometimes...
Lost Warhol artwork rescued from crumbling floppy disks
The Telegraph A team of artists, computer experts and archivists have discovered dozens of previously unknown experimental artworks by Andy Warhol which have been gathering dust on ageing floppy disks since 1985. . . READ MORE
William Kentridge’s “The Refusal of Time”
William Kentridge's dazzling "The Refusal of Time," at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, marries science and art in an installation that comprises a 30-minute, 5-channel video featuring live stop-action animation, the spoken word and music projected on three walls of a...
Spectacular Subdivision in Wonder Valley
The desert is a surprising place, and we see it anew when artists are drawn there by site-specific projects such as “Spectacular Subdivision,” which took place recently in Wonder Valley over the weekend of April 4 through 6. About 35 artists made work for two sites,...
Ovitz, Shepard Fairey among creditors in Rubenstein Gallery bankruptcy
Los Angeles TimesMike Kelley's "Deodorized Central Mass With Satellites," 1991-99, mixed media, shown at Perry Rubenstein Gallery in November 2012. (Perry Rubenstein Gallery) The list of creditors in a recent bankruptcy filing for the Perry Rubenstein Gallery in Los...
Christopher Russell at Mark Moore Gallery
Christopher Russell at Mark Moore GalleryAs the poet William Butler Yeats wrote in his seminal poem, The Second Coming, “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” Christopher Russell understands this concept better than most. His recent exhibition, “GRFALWKV”...
Arcadian Elegies for a Drone Democracy
The 60th anniversary tour of the Paul Taylor Dance Company has provided an occasion for the revisitation or revival of a number of classic Taylor dances. I was just tempted to call them ballets; and the first of those programmed for Friday evenings performances,...
Mike Vegas at West LA College Art Gallery
Mike Vegas at West LA College Art Gallery Simplicity and elegance in form is sometimes difficult to achieve on a large scale, yet Mike Vegas does just that in his new solo show at West LA College art gallery. Working with very basic materials including untreated...
Richard Serra plants four 50ft steel towers in Qatari
The Independent The works are stunning, rising like great pillars in a one kilometre corridor between the crumbling cliffs that make Zekreet a regular destination for residents and tourists. Although obviously modern, built in smooth steel already beginning to...
The Moments He Illuminated: Mickey Rooney, 1920-2014
Before I was a child of Hollywood, the place, I was a child of Hollywood, the dream factory and its ancillary cultural machinery. That meant the movies first and foremost, whether experienced on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall or theatres and movie houses...
Robbert Flick: “Freeways,” at Rose Gallery
When I was just out of school and began my first regular daily commute of the Southern California freeways, I remember stealing glances to either side of the road. I caught brief glimpses of the fleeting vistas, noting how with every quarter mile, my vantage point...
Damien Hirst to reveal criminal past
The GuardianHirst grew up in a pretty bad situation with his mother, and he and his gang – many of whom became YBA artists – spent half their time housebreaking, stealing, [indulging in] criminality, and the rest of their time indulging their passion for art, which...
“Art School Stole My Virginity” – Or Did It?
DazedThose fortunate enough to get tickets (yes, it was ticketed, like Glastonbury) were invited to the former BBC London headquarters at 35 Marylebone Gardens, now a performance space for immersive theatre. The 120-strong crowd was shown into the gallery, which had...
Artist who defaced Banksy charged with vandalism
TMZAn artist who defaced several works of famed graffiti artist Banksy has been charged with the crime of vandalism -- which is pretty incredible since Banksy's collection is itself an act of vandalism. David William Noll has been charged with FELONY vandalism. ...
Emily Adams at CB1 Gallery
Emily Adamsat CB1 GalleryThere are some works of art that produce a palpable physical sensation when considered, like scraping your knees along a seemingly never-ending dirt road, or worse, a gravel pit. Emily Adams first exhibition at cb1 succeeds masterfully with...
Artist Abraham Poincheval living in a bear for two weeks in Paris exhibition
The IndependentDuring the performance piece, which he first exhibited at CAIRN Centre for Contemporary Art in Digne last year, Poincheval will not leave the sterilised carcass for a fortnight - forcing him to eat, sleep, and relieve himself while being filmed by two...
POP-EYECONIC Group Show at Corey Helford Gallery
POP-EYECONIC Group Show, posted by Artillery Magazine on 4/01/2014 (17 items) Artist Chris Anthony and his girlfriend, Jessica Spotts, with his piece "Josephi... Artist Eric Joyner with his piece "Life Before Hamburgers". Artist Joey Remmers with his...
Alexandra Manukyan’s “Beautiful Disaster” at Corey Helford Gallery
"Images courtesy of @[362039667819:274:COREY HELFORD GALLERY] http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/shows/alexandra-manukyan/info-press/" From Alexandra Manukyan's "Beautiful Disaster" Opening Night. Posted by Artillery Magazine on 4/01/2014 (6 items) Alexandra Manukyan...
