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
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ArticlesPatronage in L.A. (Part 3 of 3): Will Hollywood Come Through For the Art World?
April 19, 2013 – 3:28 pm
Stefanie Keenan
Patronage in L.A. (Part 2 of 3): Can LACMA Spark a “Generational Changeover”?
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
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
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.
A Q&A With Catherine Opie About Her Bold New Body of Work at Regen Projects
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.
The Getty Announces Latin American Focus for Pacific Standard Time 2
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
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.
Artist Collective Slavs and Tatars Explores the Polish-Iranian Connection at L.A.’s REDCAT
February 20, 2013 – 11:52 am
Los Angeles is touted as an important hub for contemporary art, and with good reason: from art school classes taught by famed artists such as Catherine Opie and Barbara Kruger to world-class institutions like LACMA and the Getty and small non-profit alternative art spaces such asLAXART and Public Fiction, the city’s artist community has the framework and venues in which to experiment with and showcase the visual and performing arts. But, when placing Los Angeles within a larger discussion on global contemporary art, what is often lacking is an international viewpoint. The majority of the city’s contemporary art exhibitions focus on the United States and Europe, with some examining work by artists from Mexico and Central and South America.
Artadia Expands Its Arts Awards Program to Los Angeles
February 15, 2013 – 11:43 am
Artadia recently hosted a cocktail reception at Blum & Poe to announce the launch of the Artadia Awards in Los Angeles. Executive director Carolyn Ramo spoke to members of the L.A. arts community, including artist Rosson Crow, gallerist Mary Leigh Cherry, andForYourArt’s Bettina Korek about the organization, which has awarded over $3 million to more than 250 artists since its founding in 1997 by investment banker and art collector Christopher Vroom.
Deitch, Sirmans, and More Give Young Artists Pointers in YoungArts’s New L.A. Initiative
February 14, 2013 – 11:55 am
From February 6 to February 11, a select group of young art students across Los Angeles received a crash course in their craft through intense master classes and workshops with internationally renowned artists and art world professionals. All this through the National YoungArts Foundation, which just inaugurated YoungArts Los Angeles, a new program modeled after their signature annual program — YoungArts Week.
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