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Ry Rocklen: Biennials and Beards, on The Conversation Art Podcast
Black Dragon Society, Whitney Biennial, Made in L.A. and the sounds of Ry's beard Corrina Peipon: artist and Hammer curator, on The Conversation
Corrina Peipon, reconciling art making and curating, on The Conversation Brian Sharp on The Conversation Art Podcast
Brian Sharp's road to abstraction, including living around the country before settling in L.A., on The Conversation Hecho en Los Angeles: Slanguage, Vincent Ramos, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Analia Saban, Camilo Ontiveros
I have to admit that I was thrilled to see that several of my favorite Latino artists were chosen to participate in Made in LA. According to the 2010 census, Latinos make up 44.4% of Los Angeles’ population. So I … Continue reading
Hammer Biennial at Barnsdall: real time w/ Sarah Cain
I recognize the work as yours immediately. Then – what the heck? A small canvas catches my eye, it seems uncharacteristic in its troweled and concretic looking surface. It is simply painted grey like wet cement. I can see raw … Continue reading
Hammer Biennial at Barnsdall: real time w/ Cayetano Ferrer
Cayetano’s carpet does strange things to my perception of size: as visiting Getty interns enter through the angled door from the dark bowels of his installation into the Vegas-style “lobby” they appear tiny. The carpet is a wonderful mess of … Continue reading
Kate Costello, Hammer Biennial second visit – Sunday, June 10
An eager smile on a lovely young woman, this smile is on a lovely nude young woman, and she posing for a camera. I think for a moment of other posing women in recent work, nude and otherwise: Jeanette Mundt, … Continue reading
Dan Finsel, The Space between You and Me / Hammer Biennial first visit, immediate impressions, part two
Dan is dancing, his feet do a ballet (they writhe like nervous, eager virgins) while his mouth directs his muse, “Spread your legs.” His toes paint on the floor, “Now smile – not so tight. Tell me you love me. … Continue reading
Koki Tanaka: Beholding Performer, Performing Beholder / Hammer Biennial first visit, immediate impressions, part one
There are round reflectors in an angular room off the lobby. A beholder is reflected slightly more often than is a performer, I think each time this is true, as the characters change places. The enclosing room and the surrounding … Continue reading
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