Edith Abeyta:
Transversal Garment Manifestation No. 1

Edith’s installation, Transversal Garment Manifestation No. 1 at Windward School was on view for a fruit fly’s lifespan. Like her ongoing installation, Long Beach Garment Manifestation at The Collaborative, it was amazing. I was lucky enough to attend the opening while I was in El Lay, here’s a short Flickr tour of an [...]

Tiny Severed Heads at LACMA

Just when I thought I had exhausted the total supply of severed heads in LA museums, LACMA shines through. I was double lucky (or bi-winning, as we say these days) on this find, as I arrived at LACMA just after they rotated the Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of netsuke in the Japanese [...]

Nilbog at Cinefamily:
Tuesday, March 29 @ 8pm

Nilbog, The world’s only horror movie soundtrack cover band will be gracing the stage at Cinefamily tomorrow, March 29 @ 8pm, followed by The Visitor, a terrible, terrible, beautiful, magical film that features John Huston, Glenn Ford, Shelley Winters, and Lance Henriksen.  Be there or the monsters under your bed will saw off [...]

Art in the Streets is Coming to MOCA,
Do You Approve? MOCA-latte.org doesn’t.

This is interesting, MOCA-latte.org, a website devoted to developing a critical dialogue regarding Art in the Streets, MOCA’s upcoming, “inevitably criticized” exhibition.  They’re sending out stickers allowing you to play the part of Jeffrey Deitch, “approving” or “disapproving” of various pieces of street art out in the wild, they have a forum, a [...]

Gateway: Japan @ Torrance Art Museum Tonight, March 26, 6-9pm

Tonight Gateway: Japan opens at the Torrance Art Museum, a gathering of Japanese and American artists curated by Yuko Wakaume, Ei Kibukawa and Max Presneill. Among the American artists in the show, three of them, Jocelyn Foye, Macha Suzuki and Devon Tsuno number amongst my favourite people and artists.  I spent yesterday previewing [...]

Nam June Paik – Video Flag Z

Currently on view at LACMA.  This thing is hypnotic.

Edith Abeyta: Opening Tonight at Windward School & Long Beach Garment Manifestation

I’ve been having a number of exciting art moments during “Spring Break in LA 2011!!! Woo!!Woo!!”, including a much anticipated visit to Edith Abeyta’s ongoing installation, Long Beach Garment Manifestation, at The Collaborative in Long Beach.  It’s massive, architectural an an awe inspiring piece of installation art. The image above is a tease, [...]

Yoshimura Masunobu: 1932-2011

Yoshimura Masunobu, a founder of the Neo-Dada Organizers, has died.  I do not know if he is a victim of the earthquake or if he has simply passed away.  He was a key figure in the Anti-Art movement and took part in the seminal Yomiuri Independent Exhibitions that shaped avant garde art in [...]

Last Week to Get Your Butt To LACMA for Fashioning Fashion

Sure, you could just browse my Flickr set for all the best bits and lie to your friends that you saw the show, but really?  You’ve got the time.  LACMA’s fashion collection is one of LA’s most hidden gems and I’m hoping that the new addition of space at LACMA creates more opportunities [...]

Robot Prom Coming to a Theatre Near You

The photos from the Cypress College Class of 3011 robot prom were unforgettable, and the teaser for what I think it’s safe to describe as the most anticipated robot dance party film of the coming Oscar season is an accelerated cardboardstorm of pure joy.