Ryan Goolsby
Ryan Goolsby's "Totem" sculptures are both spare and compelling. Referential but not specifically so, carefully designed but of no utility, these objects exist on the border of the twilight world of dreams. More...
View of a Royal Family
Asks DeWitt Cheng, how do we foster both an informed electorate and an art audience immune to hucksterism? The recent passing of culture critic John Berger reminds us the importance of uncloaking the hidden ideologies lurking within visual images. This is revealing of both truth and propaganda. More...
Larry Bell
An original glass installation, "Pacific Red" is given context with a survey of Larry Bell's "physical vapor depositions." More...
Milford Zornes
Part of the California Scene painting group during the 1930s, Milford Zornes specialized in watercolor depictions of a then unspoiled (by extensive development and traffic jams) Southern California which he would continue up until he died in 2008 at age 100. More...
Sarajo Frieden/Carol Sears
Carol Sears’ subtle line and Sarajo Frieden’s aggressive forms start in a similar manner, but results differ dramatically. More...
A Lesson on Interconnectivity, Part 2
Al Held began as an abstract expressionist, but later turned to mural sized paintings of complex, boldly colored geometric spaces that define a cosmos that is a joy to explore. More...
Genius on Paper
Prints by Pablo Picasso chronicling his visual innovation are paired with an emotionally moving selection by Edvard Munch. More...
“The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley"
It is less the author and her classic story "Frankenstein" and more the topic of transmutation that the paradox of mutated existence that draws the artists featured in "The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley" together. More...
Critique Week!
James Yood takes us inside the single most intense experience that any would-be artist is likely to experience: the crit. Yood muses over the evolving emphasis on professionalism that has displaced the process of aesthetic vetting to a troubling degree. More...
“Poetic Minimalism”
If you think of minimalist art as hard and austere, "Poetic Minimalism" challenges the stereotype and will change your impression. More...
