by Alicia | Oct 30, 2015 | Artsy, Writing
For the past year, Miranda July’s app Somebody has facilitated the transmission of messages to people you know via strangers. Type a note into the app—with instructions regarding how the message should be conveyed, if you wish—and another user will be sent on a...
by Alicia | Oct 26, 2015 | Daily Dot, Memoir, Writing
It was a Thursday morning. I’d already filed two stories and was trying to wind down my extremely active brain before hitting a new assignment. I had hit “refresh” on my email approximately 23 times for the sheer compulsion of it, and I finally felt done. I was ready...
by Alicia | Oct 15, 2015 | Daily Dot, Writing
We all feel vibes, using that catchall word to casually describe when we first meet someone IRL (or URL) and get a sense of their energy. Surely we all know which vibes we like and which we don’t, and then decide if we want to hang around and quietly absorb. Vibes is...
by Alicia | Oct 13, 2015 | Artsy, Writing
While he’s no stranger to the art world, legendary comedian Steve Martin has only just cut his teeth as a museum curator. His first foray into the field is “The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris,” a survey of the late painter’s work from the 1920s and...
by Alicia | Oct 11, 2015 | Artist Essays, Writing
Hey everyone! I wrote this essay for The Arroyo Seco Garden Golf Classic, an art exhibition as a mini-golf course on Los Angeles’ East Side. The concept is curated by Katie Bode. Check this out and enjoy! The Great American Mini-Golf Game By Alicia Eler My first...
by Alicia | Oct 8, 2015 | KCET Los Angeles, Writing
Los Angeles-based artist Marc Horowitz isn’t a comedian, but humor is an underlying theme in his wide ranging art. Through all of his hybrid performance art/comedy/social practice/long-form experimental projects, he works in a manner more akin to improv comedy...
