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I first saw Anthony Friedkin’s work at the Stephen Cohen Gallery on Beverly Boulevard about six months ago. A large black and white fiber print of four overly muscled prisoners who were in full-body jackets of gangbanging tattoos. The four men stood shirtless, in the exercise yard at Folsom prison, their arms wrapped around one another, skin to skin. The image conveyed a naked intimacy that was intensely compelling and it had layers of profound emotional subtext that communicated the sadness and pain they shared in their incarceration, the quiescent violence of their personas, and their homeboy pride. It also tenderly evoked the physical love they felt for each other. It was quite an image.
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Amidst the howling cacophony of contemporary art, Los Angeles work was solidly represented at Art Basel Miami Beach and at the countless satellite shows that surround and envelope it. At the Miami ... continue
Over the past few decades, Los Angeles has played host to more than its fair share of artists whose work did not conform to the fashions and trends of the day. ... continue
As the preeminent international forum for the visual arts, every year the College Art Association (CAA) conference brings together over 5,000 artists and designers, art historians, students, educators, critics, curators, librarians, gallerists, ... continue
It is entirely fitting that a person intent on actually cultivating elysium, the Greek word referring to a place or condition of ideal happiness, would be embraced wholeheartedly by the culture of ... continue
Leo Marmol, FAIA, is Managing Principal of Marmol Radziner. Since establishing the Los Angeles-based design firm in 1989 with Ron Radziner, FAIA, they have designed and built some of the most elegant and coveted modern homes in Los Angeles. Celebrity clients are naturally among those discerning individuals drawn to the ‘less is more’ aesthetic of Marmol Radziner’s residential projects, ... continue
Two fascinating and complementary portraits of the same phenomenon, “Two years after…” is a disturbing trip into the dark sides of the American Dream. Last summer, Angelino photographers Marc Valesella and Lena Herzog took the road towards opposite directions: Herzog went to Washington DC to document the Restore Honor Rally, while Valesella captured Arizona’s SB 1070 protests. They both had the same idea in mind: to document political rallies, as a symptom of the peculiar social and political climate that defines our present, two years after the historic election.
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Second Thursday of Every Month, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Downtown Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the many art exhibition venues in Downtown L.A. — commercial art galleries, museums, and non-profit arts venues. Public information and a printable map of the Downtown Art Walk are available at http://www.downtownartwalk.com.
The FREE Art Walk DASH shuttle loops throughout Gallery Row on Art Walk nights from 7-10 pm, with the last bus leaving at 9:45 pm. continue