Category: Art/Culture
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Paris Photo LA
It’s not every day that you can celebrate Paris in New York and LA at the same time, but thanks to the Paramount Studios NY backlot, you can! Paris Photo Los Angeles made its debut this weekend. For 17 years Paris Photo has cemented a strong presence in the photographic art fair market and it…
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“Delusions of Grandeur”
I was reading an interesting post today about the fashion industry, sizing and proportions, which turned into an interesting dialog about body image. In a moment of levity, I thought of this René Magritte piece at the Getty…If you’ve been swimsuit shopping recently, some of you may relate to this piece 😉
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The Paradox of Having the Last Word
Today I came across an essay by art critic Ken Johnson defending himself against a group who circulated a petition to the New York Times which called attention to two questionably written/edited reviews published by the paper. Johnson’s critical wound was re-opened last month when a fellow critic, David Levi Strauss, lambasted Johnson and used…
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Happy Birthday Yayoi Kusama!
When I was last at MOCA about 2 weeks ago I forgot that I had taken this picture of one of Yayoi Kusama’s works. In honor of her 84th birthday yesterday, I thought I’d share. And at the intersection of Art and Fashion, this is the closest I’ve come to owning some of Kusama’s art.…
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C’est Si Bon! Le Fooding Comes to Los Angeles
Chris Rock once said that women need three things: “Food, Water and Compliments”. Clearly the man hasn’t met me because I need art, good music and a fabulous handbag… At a “Le Fooding” event you can get all of the aforementioned (minus the handbag–well, maybe they’ll be a swag bag… I digress.). Ever since I…
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The Herb and Dorothy Vogel 50 x 50 Collection at MOCA
MOCA hosted a brief viewing of the Herb and Dorothy Vogel 50 x50 collection on Grand Avenue last week and on Friday I had the pleasure of checking it out After falling in love with the Vogels in their documentary chronicling how a retired postal worker and librarian amassed an incredibly comprehensive collection of Minimal and Conceptual…
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Forecast Calls for “Media Showers” @ MOCA
I couldn’t help but chuckle when I went to MOCA yesterday to see the Herb and Dorothy Vogel “50 Works for 50 States” collection and came across the above piece by Mark Kostabi. It’s been a few months since we’ve had some consternation-induced MOCA news, and just when you think you’ve let just enough time…
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(Bay) Lights, Camera, Action!
The highly anticipated Bay Lights LED sculpture was unveiled in a grand lighting ceremony tonight. Over 25,000 LED lights were installed on the west span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge making it the world’s largest light sculpture. Using a software algorithm the designer created unique, non-repeatable lighting patterns. I am transfixed by the live…
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Black History Art #9: Betye Saar
All month I’ve been highlighting African American Art in various forms. One of the California artists I learned about through this process is assemblage artist Betye Saar. Saar was born and raised in Los Angeles/Pasadena, graduated from UCLA and taught art at both Otis and the University of California. Her influences in assemblage began when…
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