by Alicia | Mar 28, 2018 | Artist Essays
From ARTSLANT, by Alicia Eler, March 5, 2018: TO BE BAD IS NOT TO BE GOOD: KATYA GROKHOVSKY’S PERFORMANCE ART BY ALICIA ELER This essay is published on the occasion of the ArtSlant Prize IX Winners Exhibition at SPRING/BREAK Art Show, March 6–12, 2018. Katya...
by Alicia | Jan 31, 2018 | Writing
From Artsy Magazine, October 30, 2015, by Alicia Eler: Portrait of Miranda July by Elizabeth Weinberg. 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...
by Alicia | Jan 31, 2018 | Writing
From Artsy Magazine, October 13, 2015, by Alicia Eler: Portrait of Steve Martin by Danny Clinch. 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...
by Alicia | Jan 31, 2018 | Writing
From KCET Artbound L.A., December 16, 2015, by Alicia Eler: Mirabelle Jones, “To Skin a Catcaller” performance at ATA gallery in San Francisco, November 2015. Catcalling can happen randomly. As a woman, you might start to even expect it. Over time,...
by Alicia | Jan 31, 2018 | Writing
From KCET Artbound L.A., December 1, 2016, by Alicia Eler: Representation of the Salem witch trials. Lithograph from 1892 by Joseph E. Baker. | Source: Wikimedia Commons Witches. Wisdom. Wonder. Vireo, the groundbreaking made-for-TV opera, is now available for...
by Alicia | Dec 27, 2017 | Writing
From “The Morning News”, December 27, 2017, by Alicia Eler: https://themorningnews.org/article/2017-the-year-that-was-and-wasnt Alicia Eler We need legislation protecting the environment, not your freakin’ tears and prayers. Most Important: This single...