The Wisdom of Three Women Artists
The influence on professional curator such as David S. Rubin of the artists encountered is a profoundly important function of the job as well as impacting on a more deeply personal level. Rubin cites the take aways gained from encounters with three major creative women. More...
“Burnt Generation”
What we call Generation X is the "Burnt Generation" in Iran, and this group of nine mid-career Iranian photographers provide telling insight into the solemn lives being led by many of their peers. It's a portrait that goes well beyond the usual tropes received from corporate media. More...
Andrea Bowers
Starting with a 19th century illustration of a May Day worker's march, Andrea Bowers brings 21st century compassion and craft. More...
Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen
Theo Jansen: "Plastic tubes entered my life in 1990 on a fine September day. Since then, the beach animals have ruled my life. It became an addiction ... The beach animals are forcing me to make them. The animals and I live in symbiosis." More...
Leslie Vigeant
The artificial standards of female beauty sprout under sickly pink florescent lights in Leslie Vigeant's heartbreaking and hilarious work. More...
Christian Marclay
Remember his "The Clock"? The six recent videos here continue Christian Marclay's intense and methodical process of bringing together thousands of still images of the most prosaic objects into mesmerizing animations. More...
Ai Weiwei
One wall of Ai Weiwei’s “Overrated" features forty photos of the artist’s hand, prominently in the foreground and center, giving the middle finger to monuments around the world. Defiance of the abuse of power is intense and playful, the constant thread forming the spine of Ai's work. More...
Kendall Glover
Line driven and delicate, Kendall Glover uses deceptively slight means to establish a rich array of aesthetic connections. More...
The Wisdom of Three Women Artists
The influence on professional curator such as David S. Rubin of the artists encountered is a profoundly important function of the job as well as impacting on a more deeply personal level. Rubin cites the take aways gained from encounters with three major creative women. More...
Splatters, Spurts, Sex
Erotic drawings by Sam Francis recently seen in Pasadena were an unfamiliar, uncharacteristic pleasure of frank exuberance. More...
