by Bill | Mar 9, 2018 | Los Angeles art gallery shows
In traditional Jewish ritual, preparing for a sacred activity or cleansing oneself of “impurity” – calls for immersion in a ritual bath called a mikvah – the conceptual precursor for Christian baptism. Jewish law pertaining to mikvot (plural for mikvah) is pretty...
by Bill | Feb 13, 2018 | Los Angeles art gallery shows
Often, viewing art necessitates a serious leap of faith. Wading head-deep into an artist’s game is predicated on suspending disbelief and accepting the premise that her intentions are sound, purposeful and sufficiently authentic. No such leap is necessary when it...
by Bill | Feb 7, 2018 | Los Angeles art gallery shows
Talia Shipman’s exhibition, Meet Me in the Middle, at Chimento Contemporary, toys with expectations and a very specific color palette to deliver both a celebration and a critique of human-made objects, all in the form of a desert-mirage-like, immersive installation....
by Bill | Oct 23, 2013 | Los Angeles art gallery shows
Australian born and bred Angeleno, Kristian Burford, pulls off a Los Angeles miracle in his exhibition, Audition, at Culver City’s Nye + Brown gallery. In an alchemical transformation, Burford combines three familiar visual components to reveal something new, poignant...
by Bill | Jul 18, 2013 | Los Angeles art gallery shows
One intriguing facet of today’s international art world is the way in which some styles and sensibilities, once considered distinctly regional, now pop up as the apparent inspiration for work generated thousands of miles away. A case in point: the sculptures of Ron...
by Bill | Nov 14, 2012 | Los Angeles art gallery shows, Uncategorized
Ken Gonzales-Day, RUN UP, 2007, LIGHTJET MOUNTED ON ALUMINUM, EDITION OF 5 Does knowing some background information about artwork really matter? Or, should everything you need to know about an image just be sitting there, exposed and open for scrutiny? Ken...
