This is the third in a three-part ARTINFO series on art patronage in Los Angeles.
by Yasmine Mohseni
Published: April 19, 2013
Stefanie KeenanAnnie Philbin, Will Ferrell, and Viveca Paulin-Ferrell
Patronage in L.A. (Part 3 of 3): Will Hollywood Come Through For the Art World?
Posted on April 19, 2013 – 3:28 pm
Stefanie Keenan
Patronage in L.A. (Part 2 of 3): Can LACMA Spark a “Generational Changeover”?
Posted on April 18, 2013 – 3:22 pm
This is the second of a three-part ARTINFO series on art patronage in Los Angeles.
by Yasmine Mohseni
Published: April 18, 2013
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA CEO of Sony Corporation of America Michael Lynton, entrepreneur Lynda Resnick, and LACMA’s Michael Govan
Patronage in L.A. (Part 1 of 3): How Capricious Donors Stymie a Great Art Scene
Posted on April 17, 2013 – 3:18 pm
This is the first of a three-part ARTINFO series on art patronage in Los Angeles.
by Yasmine Mohseni
Published: April 17, 2013
Courtesy the Hammer Museum
Gala in the Garden at the Hammer Museum (2011)
In recent years, Los Angeles has received increased international attention as an important new center for contemporary art. In fact, the idea that L.A. art is the next great frontier has been repeated so many times that today it’s almost a cliché. The real question should be, in the face of all this buzz, what still holds it back?
Kayne Griffin Corcoran Unveil New James Turrell-Designed Space
Posted on April 1, 2013 – 2:40 pm
In May the Los Angeles gallery Kayne Griffin Corcoran is set to unveil a new James Turrell-designed space complete with one of his famous Skyspace artworks. The inaugural exhibition will showcase works related to Turrell’s decades-long Roden Crater project sited in a 400,000 extinct cinder cone volcano in the San Francisco Volcanic Field near the Grand Canyon. Yasmine Mohseni spoke to Maggie Kayne and Bill Griffin about their new space, their ongoing collaboration with Turrell, and creating a new kunsthalle in LA.
L.A. Artist Kelly Barrie Talks Creative Process and Skateboarding
Posted on March 20, 2013 – 2:37 pm
Courtesy of Marine Contemporary /Photo: Joe Pugliese
A skateboarder rides Kelly Barrie’s “Skate Wave” at the opening of his “High and Dry” exhibition
by Yasmine Mohseni
Published: March 20, 2013
The London-born, L.A.-based emerging artist Kelly Barrie taps into local surf and skate culture for his solo exhibition “High and Dry” at the Venice, California, gallery Marine Contemporary. Barrie continues to refine his technique of performance-based photography while delving into new territories with his first freestanding sculptural work. Barrie has a keen sense of a material-based experimentation, which allows for unforeseen circumstances to enter a work harmoniously. Perhaps growing up in a family of artists informed his intuitive creative approach: His parents are artists Ray Barrie and Mary Kelly. ARTINFO’s Yasmine Mohseni talked with Barrie about his new show.
A Q&A With Catherine Opie About Her Bold New Body of Work at Regen Projects
Posted on March 15, 2013 – 2:31 pm
Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles; © Catherine Opie
Detail of Catherine Opie, “Kate & Laura,” 2012
by Yasmine Mohseni
Published: March 15, 2013
Seminal artist Catherine Opie is unveiling a new series in her solo show at Regen Projects, celebrating her 20-year collaboration with the L.A. gallery. The new photos are a departure from the aggressively political imagery of her past work. Here, the portraits and landscapes invite the viewer on an introspective journey into the artist’s current state of mind. Opie pulls from art history, notably Renaissance painterHans Holbein and Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, to create a series of contemporary photographs that address the theme of humanity and our cognitive relationship to memory and history. ARTINFO’s Yasmine Mohseni visited the exhibition with the artist, who offered insight into a new body of work that is at once quiet and powerful.
Artist and Former L.A. MOCA Board Member Catherine Opie’s Take on LACMA’s Merger Move
Posted on March 8, 2013 – 2:34 pm
The photographer Catherine Opie, one of four artists who resigned from their positions on the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Los Angeles last year, has been very critical of the decisions made in recent years by institution’s administration, which received an offer earlier this week from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) that would have the latter, much larger museum take over MOCA. ARTINFO reached Opie earlier today to ask the artist for her thoughts about the merger proposal.Los Angeles Galleries Brought Out the Celebs With Oscars Week Openings
Posted on February 27, 2013 – 2:28 pm
As Angelenos gave themselves whiplash in their attempts not to miss any Oscar-week star sightings, the art world played a supporting role to Hollywood’s leading-lady position. Nevertheless, contemporary art made its presence known in the lead-up to Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, notably with openings at Gagosian and Prism galleries.
The Getty Announces Latin American Focus for Pacific Standard Time 2
Posted on February 27, 2013 – 11:49 am
The Getty has unveiled the theme for its second Pacific Standard Time initiative: “Los Angeles and Latin America,” or “L.A./L.A.” for short. Scheduled to open in 2017, the second iteration of PST will offer an in-depth exploration of the artistic connections between Los Angeles and Latin America. “Our city has had deep roots in Latin American, making it a nexus of cultural creativity between North and South,” said Getty President and CEO Jim Cuno.
Milan Gallery Imports L.A. Art Scene for Angeleno-Only “Set Pieces” Exhibition
Posted on February 25, 2013 – 2:15 pm
by Yasmine Mohseni
Published: February 20, 2013
This month, Milan gallery Cardi Black Box brings Los Angeles to Italy with the exhibition “Set Pieces” (February 8 through April 15). Gallery owner Nicolo Cardi invited L.A.-based curators Andrew Berardini and Lauren Mackler to create a show reflecting their city’s contemporary arts landscape, through both new and existing work by emerging and established artists. And while most of the artists included have exhibited internationally, “Set Pieces” stands out in its ambition to assemble a show abroad with only L.A.-based artists, under the direction of two Angelenos.
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