5 from 1: Brad Ford Smith
5 from 1 presents the work of one artist in conversation with five sources that are driving their studio practice. The rest is up to you. Brad Ford Smith (link) Servings, 2011 six rapid prototype resin sculpture prints served on vintage Buffalo china 3″ x 3″x 1/2″
Elizabeth Peyton at Regen Projects
For some Elizabeth Peyton is an acquired taste. She has a remarkable skill set, an unapologetic desire for beauty and romance and a general retro sense of genre loyalty. These elements make her paintings and drawings a difficult proposition in a Fine Art landscape of “ism’s” and conceptual practice. The paintings are indeed lush. They [...]
In Wonderland: Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists
In Wonderland at LACMA is the first exhibition dedicated to Surrealism as practiced by women artists. Featuring 47 artists from the U.S. and Mexico, the curators examine the relationship between Surrealism and the emergence of gender politics. Previous Surrealist surveys excluded or minimized the role of female artists. While I acknowledge the monumental significance of [...]
Preview LA’s first biennial — coming in June!
Just in time to fill the dearth of attention on the LA art scene: the first Los Angeles biennial, organized by the Hammer Museum in collaboration with LAXART, will be presented at the Hammer, LAXART, and the Department of Cultural Affairs’ Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park. Check out this video preview!
Pick of the Week for April 16th, 2012
–Nancy Monk at Craig Krull Gallery– When visual intelligence is made manifest through equal measures of wit, invention and discovery it is a welcome event. Nancy Monk’s solo exhibition at Craig Krull Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica is just such a salve. Intense patterns inhabit every work on exhibit. And for Monk’s particular [...]
Arts for All leader Ayanna Hudson tapped to lead NEA Arts Education
Ayanna Hudson of the L.A. County Arts Commission has been selected as director of arts education for the National Endowment for the Arts. As reported by the LA Times, Hudson will spearhead the Endowment’s efforts to ” impact the lives of millions of youth through the arts.”
Pick of the Week for April 9th, 2012
–Charlotta Westergren at Patrick Painter– Charlotta Westergren displays a prodigious amount of talent and tenacity in her solo exhibition with Patrick Painter in Santa Monica. Westergren is a painter of remarkable touch and facility. Over the years her renderings of animals, flora, trees, oysters and fungi have coupled the precision of Dutch still life [...]
LACMA offers 100 works from collection on Google Art Project
LACMA is one of the participating institutions in the Google Art Project, where you can fritter away hours zooming into hi-res images of 100 of their objects for super clarity, just like a conservator puttering around in storage. Don’t expect anything contemporary, though — the most recent artwork they’ve included is Thomas Eakins’ 1899 The [...]
Pick of the Week for April 2nd, 2012
–Urs Fischer at Gagosian Beverly Hills– Is Bigger Better? In certain echelons of the art world scale is the index to importance. No one can argue with the Gee Whiz double takes that big ass art induces. It verges on entertainment or maybe sometimes a carnival sideshow. And it takes a particular brand of gallery [...]
