LA MOCA on Life Support: NY Times Roberta Smith Call Deitch’s Tenure “Disappointing”
Even NY Times critic Roberta Smith, originally a supporter of LA MOCA’s bold move in appointing flamboyant gallerist Jeffrey Deitch as its new Director, admits his tenure has been disappointing. In a Times article titled “A Los Angeles Museum on Life-Support” she recaps MOCA’s problems, Deitch’s failure to solve them, and the worrisome departure of [...]
Made in L.A.: First LA Biennial Opens June 2, Venice Beach Biennial Coming in July
The first Los Angeles biennial, Made in L.A. 2012, 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 beginning June 2. The exhibition will debut new installations, videos, films, sculptures, performances by 60 emerging [...]
Machine Project Hammer Museum Public Engagement Artist in Residence Report Released- Get It Today!
In 2010/2011 Machine Project produced a year of programming which proposed new, alternative, and experimental ways of presenting work at the Hammer Museum. Projects included a vacation for houseplants, a two-minute performance series underneath the stairs, an overnight dream-in and a ton of other stuff, now documented and discussed in a FREE downloadable report! Highly [...]
