by Alicia | Jun 16, 2015 | Artsy, News, Writing
Noah Purifoy’s art practice was sparked after the 1965 Watts rebellion, during a charged period in Los Angeles’ history of racism. It was August 11, 1965 and a young African-American motorist named Marquette Frye was pulled over by California highway patrolman Lee W....
by Alicia | Jun 12, 2015 | KCET Los Angeles, News, Writing
Artist Matt Siegle wanted to understand the drifters, 19th century historical enthusiasts, and homeless individuals who inhabit the San Gabriel Mountains today, where gold mining was once a thriving industry. What he found didn’t so much complete a narrative as...
by Alicia | Jun 9, 2015 | CRAVE Online, News, Writing
At one of the last remaining video stores in America, I asked a real live human who stood behind the counter to help me find the 2006 Almodóvar film Volver that I’d been looking for. He smiled and directed me to the foreign films section. A few minutes later, I...
by Alicia | Jun 2, 2015 | Columns, CRAVE Online, News, Writing
I wandered into a crystal store to buy some rose quartz, a stone renowned for its heart-opening capabilities. On my way to the rose quartz shelf I noticed a rotund psychic, sitting in the back of the store, casually texting and lounging on a chair in front of some...
by Alicia | May 29, 2015 | Columns, CRAVE Online, News, Writing
This week, Crystal Paradise takes a trip to the strange land of social networked dead zones, where we watch but never touch and see but have a hard time actually connecting. Where will it go? Check out the social networked dead zone and find out:...
by Alicia | May 22, 2015 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
What goes West must always return East because New York is still the center of the American art market. California has gone on a cross-country road trip to New York City with the exhibition Left Coast: California Political Art. On view through May 30 at the City...
