An Ode to Old School Curators
Walter Hopps, in his day, altered curatorial practice to configure exhibitions according to the aesthetic demands of the art being exhibited. That, for better and for worse, must now be considered the old school of contemporary art curating. More...
Einar and Jamex de la Torre
Brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre's garish glass sculptures should be a kitschy mess. Yet they are over-the-top good. More...
“Eclipse”
This mix of art and science revolves around the August 21st solar eclipse, both celebrating the phenomenon and using it as a point of departure. More...
A Talent for Talent
The late curator Walter Hopps, "elusive, unpredictable, outlandish in his range, jagged in his vision, heedless of rules," was as responsible for the emergence of L.A's 1960s avant garde as any one individual. A new book on Hopps helps explain why. More...
“2017 California-Pacific Triennial”
The 25 artists included in the "2017 California-Pacific Triennial" were selected in part for their response to the notion of a permanent built environment and their personal connections to architecture. More...
“Monet’s Etretat”
Claude Monet's pair of ethereal paintings of the cliffs at the north coastal town of Etretat are paired with those of William Henry Lippincott and George Inness. It is an opportunity to examine the influence of the master of French Impressionism on American contemporaries. More...
Jessica Hess
Realist vision and photorealist technique meet in Jessica Hess' slices of architectural life in urban America. More...
Jayna Zweiman
Zweiman is a co-originator of the Pussyhat Project, and she again blends craft and activism with the "Welcome Blanket." Contributors world-wide are making blankets for refugees, Zweiman amassing them to match the length of the supposed border wall: 1900 miles. More...
Robert Grosvenor
Sculptures from multiple points of Robert Grosvenor's career juxtapose and aesthetically balance the use of offbeat materials. More...
The Kangas Six
The third Seattle Art Fair drew a large and diverse audience. Matthew Kangas discusses a half dozen artists who stood out for their ability to absorb and connect multiple genres to bring together memorable ideas with ambitious studio practice. More...
