Lucy Tiven
Jiro Takamatsu Puts Existence Under a Microscope at Kayne Griffin Corcoran
Art • Published on January 2016
Starting Jan. 30, Jiro Takamatsu’s first Los Angeles solo show will be on view at Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery. The prolific post-war Japanese artist worked for over…
David Lamelas’ ‘The Desert People’ Merges Fact and Fiction at The Hammer
Art • Published on January 2016
Artist David Lamelas’ “The Desert People” opens Jan. 30 at the Hammer. This fictional documentary recounts a group of people visiting a Native American reservation. “The Desert People”…
2016 Los Angeles Art Show Spotlights Modern and Contemporary Works
Art • Published on January 2016
Founded in 1994, the Los Angeles Art Show is the longest-running event exhibiting modern, historic and contemporary art in the country. The show kicks off Jan. 27 with an opening night premiere…
LACMA’s Islamic Art Now Looks to Past, Present and Future
Ahmed Mater • Published on January 2016
On view at LACMA from Jan. 24 is Islamic Art Now, Part Two spotlighting contemporary Middle Eastern artists reflecting on tradition, identity, culture and formality. Looking to their…
Catherine Opie Delves Into the Humanity of Elizabeth Taylor at MOCA
Art • Published on January 2016
This January, Catherine Opie: “700 Nimes Road” opens at MOCA. Inspired by William Eggleston’s “Graceland,” the Los Angeles artist presents a complex portrait of Elizabeth Taylor through images…
Camel Collective Brings Together Performance, Theory, and Labor Conditions at REDCAT
Anthony Graves • Published on January 2016
Opening Jan. 23 at REDCAT, Camel Collective: Something Other Than What You Are is a meta-narrational multi-channel video installation reflecting on the status of theater, stage…
photo l.a. Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With Iconic Photography of Past and Present
Art • Published on January 2016
photo l.a. is celebrating its 25th anniversary and kicks off Jan. 21 with an Opening Night Gala in honor of artist James Welling. Each winter, the beloved international photo exposition brings…
Juliana Paciulli Dissects Desire, Female Identity, and Consumer Culture w/ ‘UH HUH’
Art • Published on January 2016
Los Angeles artist Juliana Paciulli’s solo exhibit “UH-HUH” is on view at Greene Exhibitions starting Jan. 16. Composed of photographs, video and sculptural objects, the mixed media show navigates the boundaries between female experiences and…
‘Woven Gold’ Highlights 18th Century French Opulence at The Getty
Art • Published on December 2015
Loaned from the French state, The Getty’s “Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV” showcases a selection of colorful, glittering tapestries created for the French royal court. Created in…
Etam Cru Invites Viewers Into Worlds of Surrealist Folklore
Art • Published on December 2015
Opening December 12 at Thinkspace, Etam Cru’s “Galimatias” explores realms of surrealistic fantasy in an exhibition of collaborative paintings, murals and public works. Etam Cru is comprised…
Kenny Scharf Exhibit Brings Pop, Graffiti and ’80s NYC to the Hammer
“Hammer Projects: Kenny Scharf” • Published on December 2015
Now on view, “Hammer Projects: Kenny Scharf” revisits the artist’s large-scale public works. Aspiring to reach a broad audience, Scharf’s murals invoke images from pop culture and TV cartoons…
Art Basel Takes Miami Beach by Storm
Art • Published on November 2015
Miami’s most recent Art Basel highlights span history and genre from Basquiat to contemporary painting and performance. With a plethora of exhibition offerings, museum goers are invited to revisit…
Unpacking Mitchell Syrop’s Frantic Everyday Language
Art • Published on November 2015
Now on view at Ghebaly Gallery, Mitchell Syrop’s solo exhibition “Niza Guy” explores phonetics of identity and self-expression in scrawl and sculpture. The show features four distinct works: “Niza Guy,”…
Art, AIDs and Domesticity in Crisis in Brett Reichman’s ‘Better Living Through Design’
Art • Published on November 2015
In his new solo show, “Better Living Through Design” painter Brett Reichman looks to the oft-fetishized midcentury modern aesthetic to render desire, homoeroticism and domestic space during…
LAMAG’s ‘FiberLicious’ Weaves Craft and Culture in Tandem
Art • Published on October 2015
Now on view at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, “FiberLicious” features 16 emerging and established contemporary artists working with fiber materials and techniques. Rooted in domestic craft…
Mass Industry Meets Social Realism in LACMA’s Weimar Republic Exhibit
Art • Published on October 2015
Now on view at LACMA, “New Objectivity: Modern German Art in the Weimar Republic” leads us through the end of German expressionism and into a new era of social realism in…
Matthew Barney Retells Norman Mailer Novel in Six Hour Multimedia Epic
Art • Published on September 2015
Now showing at MOCA, “Matthew Barney: “RIVER OF FUNDAMENT” is a conceptual multimedia work composed of film, drawing, sculpture and storyboard. “RIVER OF FUNDAMENT” is a tale of…