Alicia Eler
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Terrible Premise, Good Art: The Curatorial Conundrum of “XX” at Subliminal Projects / CRAVE

Terrible Premise, Good Art: The Curatorial Conundrum of “XX” at Subliminal Projects / CRAVE

by Alicia | Sep 29, 2015 | CRAVE

It’s suspicious to name a show “XX,” give no explanation other than “it’s a show about eight emerging Los Angeles artists,” and leave it at that. “XX” very obviously refers to the female chromosome, however, and while all the artists in this show happened to be...
Wall To Wall | Tofer Chin: Inspirations, Angulations, and Egg Men / CRAVE

Wall To Wall | Tofer Chin: Inspirations, Angulations, and Egg Men / CRAVE

by Alicia | Sep 10, 2015 | CRAVE

One of artist Tofer Chin’s favorite art memories involves passing notes under a glass door at the Hammer Museum with Barry McGee. “One night around midnight, I was coming home from a late night class I had at Otis and I saw Barry McGee painting through the window at...
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