by Alicia | May 10, 2016 | CRAVE
Giorgio Andreotta Calò’s recent solo exhibition 5122.65 Miles at Depart Foundation, curated by Luca Lo Pinto, was named for the distance between Venice, Italy and Venice, California. Calò’s...
by Alicia | May 6, 2016 | CRAVE
Lawrence Weiner is into words — big, broad words that unabashedly cover gallery walls and floors, taking up the maximum amount of space. He minted his place in art history back during 1960s conceptualism, and has continued making the same type of typographically...
by Alicia | May 4, 2016 | CRAVE
There is a misty sentimentalism nestled into every aspect of Carmen Argote’s art practice. For her solo exhibition Mansión Magnolia at Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, curated by Seth Curcio, she traveled back to the mansión that her family owns in Guadalajara, Mexico, and...
by Alicia | Apr 14, 2016 | CRAVE
Dumbness is everywhere. Donald Trump, the parody-proof candidate, is just one example of our fascination with the pervasiveness of dumb as it plays out in the theatrical world of American politics. Eric Yahnker’s solo show Noah’s Yacht at Zevitas Marcus Gallery...
by Alicia | Apr 4, 2016 | CRAVE
When someone is applying to art school, they usually decide to focus on a specific medium. It’s one way to hone in on the bigger picture of what their art is about; to major in every medium because the student can’t pick one is problematic. The same issue plagues the...
by Alicia | Mar 29, 2016 | CRAVE
Miranda July took to the stage at the West Hollywood Council Chambers the other weekend with an air of curiosity, lucidness and vulnerability. For her lecture “Artists on Artists: Miranda July on Catherine Opie,” she spoke about artist Catherine Opie’s latest show 700...
